The Rigged-Up Net

Americans are doing a lot more dashboard dining and takeout than they did 20 years ago, according to a new survey from a leading market research firm. Takeout, curbside dining are on the rise

These unGoogleables don’t post online, blog, publish or build web pages using their own names. They’re careful about revealing information to businesses, belong to few organizations that can leak personal data, and never submit online résumés — all common ways that Google captures your data. They spoke to Wired News only on condition that their […]

The majority of foreign women in UK jails are there on drugs offences. Here, one Trinidadian woman explains why she risked her life and liberty by swallowing cocaine to smuggle into Britain. Sunshine island’s deadly trade

Austin ranks No. 9 in a new ranking of “Hot Cities” for entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur.com and the National Policy Research Council. Austin is No. 9 among hottest cities for entrepreneurs

The brains of pathological liars have structural abnormalities that could make fibbing come naturally. Liars’ brains make fibbing come naturally

Dell Inc. plans to ship many of its computers to U.S. post offices for customer pickup, instead of straight to buyers’ homes, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Wednesday. Dell to stop computer deliveries to some customers’ homes

Pomegranate juice, a deep red juice becoming popular as a health drink, works against prostate cancer cells in lab dishes and in mice, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Pomegranate juice affects prostate cancer: study

…that unmistakable new-car smell may soon be heading the way of the rumble seat: Recent research linking it to a toxic cocktail of harmful chemicals is spurring efforts by Japanese automakers to tone down the fumes. New-car smell is going away: It’s no good for you

Where the Boys Are, released in 1960, is the quintessential college spring-break movie. Today, visitors to college campuses can’t help but ask: Where are the boys? Big (lack of) men on campus

Simon Hunt is proud of his gadgets. From the open-sesame electric garage door to the satellite navigation gear in the car, he isn’t afraid to extol the virtues of technology. Why we buy salad shooters and breadmakers

An Israeli couple was fined 1,000 rupees after an Indian court found them guilty of obscenity for kissing during their marriage ceremony in a Hindu pilgrim town, newspapers reported Wednesday. In India, you may NOT kiss the bride

Men are dirtier than women. So scientists confirmed by spying in public restrooms, watching as one-quarter of men left without washing their hands. Women’s Hands Cleaner Than Men, Study Says

Smokers who believe a few cigarettes a day don’t do any harm will need to think again. Light smoking triples risk of heart disease death

Google’s one-of-a-kind computer network gives it a chance to surpass Microsoft to become the most dominant company in tech, according to the author of a recently published book on the search giant. Google builds an empire to rival Microsoft

Sex is more likely to lead to depression in teenage girls than experimenting with drugs or alcohol, research has found Sex and drugs hit girls harder

Hewlett Packard is recalling about 135,000 battery packs for some HP and Compaq laptop computers because of reports they overheated and melted, the Palo Alto, Calif., company announced Friday. HP Recalls 135,000 Laptop Battery Packs

Kiplinger.com named Austin as one of the coolest cities for young professionals. Austin among ‘coolest cities’ for young professionals

Talk about keeping it real: Tyra Banks underwent a televised sonogram on her new talk show to prove that her breasts aren’t fake. Tyra Banks Proves Breasts Are Real on TV

This whole RNAi discovery is just fascinating… this could change EVERYTHING! Research scientists are hoping that RNAi, already in human clinical trials, will treat a host of diseases, including AIDS, cancer, and Huntington’s. NOVA – Science NOW – RNAi

Teen drivers could soon have to put down their cell phones when driving if states follow the recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board. The government agency pushed for new regulations at a hearing on highway safety on Tuesday. NTSB: Ban Teen Cell Phone Use in Cars

Teenage angst and clashes with authority may be caused by changes in youngsters’ brains during puberty, but luckily for harassed parents the problems pass. Changes in the brain may explain teenage troubles

Working long hours is considered a hallmark of a medical residency. But in recent years, concerns have risen about how shifts that can last days affect a doctor’s ability to function. The results of a new study quantify the negative effects and show that the performance of fatigued residents is comparable to how they would […]

Planting trees can create deserts, lower water tables and drain rivers, rather than filling them, claims a new report supported by the UK government. Planting trees may create deserts

Most units in Spring will be priced around $250,000, with some units under $200,000, according to Lorenz. 36-story condo project to rise in downtown Austin

There are no “steals” for prime property here. Homes with the three key components — great location, good condition and curb appeal — are selling at approximately 95 percent of the list price. Summer is hot in Houston — what’s the temperature of the market in your area?

Amazon.com Inc.’s free-shipping programs are costing the retailer more as its sales grow. Amazon spent $103 million on free shipping to customers in the first half of this year, up from $77 million in the first half of 2004, the company said in its quarterly report filed Thursday Amazon shipping costs top $100M

U.S. teen pregnancy and birth rates have plummeted to all-time lows as more teenagers delay sex, abstain from it, use contraception and use it more effectively. Abortions also are down. Pregnancies among unmarried teens have plummeted

Hooray for the red, yellow and orange! Those are the colors featured on the newly redesigned $10 bill, the third currency denomination to add splashes of color to the traditional green of U.S. currency New $10 Bill Gets a Colorful

Oh wow – class action lawsuit again Palm about their crappy Treo… FINALLY! Palm Sued Over Defective Treos and Palm being sued over Treo

Wineries have come under scrutiny because the fermentation process that turns grape sugars to alcohol releases ethanol, methanol and other organic compounds into the atmosphere, where they react with sunlight and heat to form ozone, one of the components of smog, air regulators said. ‘Wine Smog’ a Growing Concern in Calif.

A new theory proposes that mad cow disease may have come from feeding British cattle meal contaminated with human remains infected with a variation of the disease. Theory: Mad Cow May Have Come From Humans

I LOVE IT! Although many physicists think such ideas are claptrap, it would be ideal if the United States could teleport U.S. soldiers into “a cave, tap bin Laden on the shoulder, and say: ‘Hey, let’s go,’ ” said Ranney Adams, spokesperson for the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards Air Force Base in the […]

Buy now, pay later: It’s been the mantra of American consumers for decades. The results are obvious in the ballooning balances on credit cards and mortgage loans, and in the mushrooming U.S. trade deficit, which reflects the nation’s nearly insatiable appetite for cheap, imported goods. Debt Load Makes Americans Vulnerable

The Fed chief on Friday cautioned Americans against thinking the value of their homes and other investments will only go higher, saying “history has not dealt kindly” with that kind of optimism. Greenspan: Housing Market Will Cool Off

The trend among college women has prompted some sexual behavior experts to light-heartedly refer to the term “LUG,” or “lesbian until graduation,” said Craig Kinsley, a neuroscientist at the University of Richmond who studies the biology of sexual orientation and gender. Survey Finds More Women Try Bisexuality

As a devotee of a diet movement called caloric restriction, or CR, she believes that consuming less will allow her to live longer. It’s a notion she learned from her father, CR pioneer Roy Walford, and one she’s comfortable sharing with a national audience. Dieters Eat Less to Live Longer

The economists’ analysis, based around a mathematical model, suggest that more people would have won a million – and the contestants have taken home more overall – if they were less risk averse and willing to gamble. But contestants would also have suffered some staggering losses, against human nature. “Most people are not reckless,” says […]

So it seems that the placebo effect is not purely psychological: A brain imaging study, conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan, has revealed that our bodies’ natural painkilling system might play a role in the placebo effect. Placebo effect causes a natural high

“There have been reports linking double-dipping to hepatitis and this is actually what closed the tattoo parlors in New York City in the 1960s,” Geronemus told Reuters Health. “More recently there have been reports of hepatitis C with the placement of tattoos and that could lead to a debilitating illness.” Think twice before getting tattoo, […]

“Asians live in a more socially complicated world than we do,” he said in a telephone interview. “They have to pay more attention to others than we do. We are individualists. We can be bulls in a china shop, they can’t afford it.” Asians, Americans Show Perceptual Divide