Crazy Diet Plan Involves Syringes & Starvation
A trendy new doctor-prescribed diet makes use of pregnant women’s pee. The daily injections of the hormone hCG (which is what makes that blue line appear on home pregnancy tests) combined with a 500-calorie-a-day diet is said to make women-who are paying upwards of $1000 for monthly consultations-lose weight rapidly. It’s probably obvious to anyone…
Carla Speed McNeil explains what she’s learned in 15 years of creating Finder
When I admitted to Carla Speed McNeil that her new graphic novel Voice was my first experience of Finder — a world that she’s been writing, drawing, and self-publishing since 1996 — she said: “Oh dear.” “Most people start their stories from a simple place and get more complex as they go. I threw people…
Cognitive Reverse Engineering Explains The Incredible Allure Of Angry Birds
With more than 50 million copies of Rovio’s bird-slinging casual game downloaded, Angry Birds is one of the most popular games of all time, but why? Usability engineering consultant Charles Mauro tears down the surprising secrets to Angry Birds’ success. A certified human factors engineering professional and president of usability engineering and user interface design…