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Have No Regrets In Five Years: Advice From Your Future-Self

One common meme online is for bloggers and forum users to discuss what they wish they could tell their “past self” – perhaps five or ten years ago. Common examples are things like:Take better care of your teeth.Don’t start a relationship with

Take the Kids to Vote on Tuesday

We on GeekDad encourage all U.S. citizens who are registered to vote to go to the polls on Tuesday. We also encourage parents to bring their kids along to the polling place. It’s a unique opportunity for them to see you exercise your right to participate in government.

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The Exercise Pill

If you don’t like exercising you’re definitely not alone in your aversion. However, soon there may be a solution for you - in a form of a pill. Scientists from the Salk institute for Biological studies in California have developed a drug that imitates the effect on exercise on the body. This discovery can have great implications for patients with muscle diseases such as wasting and frailty, as well as obesity and for the many associated metabolic disorders where exercise is known to be beneficial but physically difficult to perform.