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UK Study: Smartphone use giving us the posture of geriatrics

UK Study: Smartphone use giving us the posture of geriatrics

by Maz Compton | Jul 6, 2017 | Featured, On radio this week

Text related injury is a real thing. One leading UK University has discovered that the way we walk while texting is putting our bodies under a geriatric level of strain.

Babe, take my hand…science says it’s ok

Babe, take my hand…science says it’s ok

by Maz Compton | Jun 29, 2017 | Featured, Lifestyle, Loves and Lives, The Big Smoke Arena

Direct from Colorado is a pioneering theory which equates hand holding as an opiate, one that also very loosely legitimises the Backstreet Boys. Science. I want it that way.

The next insipid mum craze: Pearl Opening Parties

The next insipid mum craze: Pearl Opening Parties

by Maz Compton | Jun 16, 2017 | Featured, Quirky, Society

There’s an odd craze hidden in the shell of suburbia: Pearl Popping – where participants plunge the depths of the Internet for value. But do they know it’s a scam?

Harvard offers GoT course: You know something, Jon Snow

Harvard offers GoT course: You know something, Jon Snow

by Maz Compton | Jun 8, 2017 | Entertainment, Featured, Quirky, Society

All those hours binge-watching might actually have a use (beyond expanding your waistline) as Harvard is now offering an education in Game of Thrones. Yes, really.

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