More friends, Bigger brains

Specifically, people with more friends have a bigger orbital frontal cortex (the part of the brain just above the eyes). Research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B posits that the cognitive skills (like empathy) we use for maintaining large networks of friends are dependent on this specific brain region. Furthermore, MRI images illustrated that, when asked to mentally list their friends (as opposed to just their business associates), participants with a bigger orbital frontal cortex also tended to have more friends and were better at the kinds of social skills that involve juggling large social networks.

What animal understands humans the most?

A study indicated that domestication has so altered the behavior of dogs over time that even untrained puppies are able to understand gestures like human pointing, while chimpanzees, humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom, are not. In the study, humans pointed to an object that was within reach of the subject animal (either a dog or a chimpanzee), and if the animal retrieved the object, it received a treat. The chimpanzees largely ignored the humans, while the dogs were much more responsive. According to the study authors, the effect of domestication is so pronounced that even some cats naturally understand pointing gestures (though much less so than dogs).

20 reasons why I love the Philippines

It ain't much but I wished they would chosen another place like Boracay or Metro Manila but anyways here is the counter part of 20 reasons why I dislike Philippines.

20 reasons why I dislike the Philippines

Hilarious but I got to tell ya, these people need to wake up!

Dog, Cat, and Rat

A dog, a cat and a rat!!! Bestfriends!!!???

Space Saving Furniture

Living in a small apartment? Thinking of buying a new furniture but there's no space? Many people have to live in small spaces, especially in the big cities like Makati, Hong Kong, New York and so on. But living in a small space does not necessarily mean that you cannot make use of great designer furniture that will save huge amounts of that precious space, making a far more usable and viable living area out of a small apartment.

Attractive women make men behave more generously

Researchers separated 130 participants (of both sexes) into three groups -- sitting alone, sitting near an attractive man, or sitting near an attractive woman. The participants were then given the opportunity to donate to a fund they were told would be doubled and paid back out at the end of the game. Men seated near an attractive woman donated 28% more than when they were seated near a man; women donated the same amount regardless of whom they were near. Follow-up experiments also found that men pitted against each other were more likely to be competitive when a woman looked on, as well as to dedicate time to charity or to promise to give blood.

Human genes may be altered when in outer space

A study in the journal BMC Genomics subjected fruit flies to microgravity (similar to the kind experienced by astronauts) for 22 days. The flies in microgravity reproduced less, and upon inspection, their genes had been substantially altered (some of the changes were attributable to the magnetism used to simulate microgravity, but some 200 gene changes seemed due to weightlessness alone). These changes involved genes regulating stress, temperature and immune responses, effects that could potentially become magnified over time -- particularly, for example, on a multiple-year mission to Mars.