Monthly Archives: August, 2013

WWII Propaganda Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help See in Dark

The science is pretty sound that carrots, by virtue of their heavy dose of Vitamin A (in the form of beta carotene), are good for your eye health. A 1998 Johns Hopkins study, as reported by the New York Times, even found that supplemental pills could reverse poor vision among those with a Vitamin A deficiency. But as John Stolarczyk knows all too well as curator of the World Carrot Museum, the truth has been stretched into a pervasive myth that carrots hold within a super-vegetable power: improving  your night-time vision. But carrots cannot help you see better in the dark any more than eating blueberries will turn you blue.

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Ambient Backscatter: Communicating without battery

Moving Sidewalk at the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris

Shot by Thomas Edison in 1900, from the Library of Congress collection

8 Errors You Must Stop Making in Your Job Search

Every job searcher faces different challenges, but hiring managers see some of the same mistakes over and over again. Chances are good that if you’re looking for a job, you’re making some of these errors – and you might have an easier search if you resolve to change your ways.

Here are eight job-search missteps to put an end to today.

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Unsecure coffee distribution system

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