Blue eyes came about via a genetic mutation that affects the OCA2 gene. Everyone had brown eyes 6,000 to 10,000 years ago. Then a mutation in the gene reduced the production of melanin in the iris. Voila, blue eyes. The theory is that everyone with blue eyes has one common ancestor. So if you have [...]

So the MSNBC headline screams “Kids with ADHD more likely to bully”. One would think, “Oh, looks like kids with ADHD are the bad guys.” However, upon reading the article, you would find that although kids with ADHD are four times as likely to be bullies, they are 10 times more likely as other kids [...]

One of the best ways to be more efficient with your time is to delegate. Sometimes delegation means you have people help you out. Sometimes it means that technology helps you out. While a crockpot (or slow cooker) isn’t exactly the most cutting-edge technology, it can cook dinner while you are at work. And it’s [...]

This ad by Honda is amazing. None of what you see is computer generated. It all happened in real time. The ad, titled “Cog”, consists of 85 car parts and took 606 takes. And yes, they are all real parts from a Honda Accord. And here’s the same ad on the Honda UK website. Click [...]

Sound mixer Kevin O’Connell has been nominated for an Oscar 20 times over the past 24 years…and he has never won. Kevin’s take on the situation? “I’m like the luckiest guy on the planet,” he said. “How many other people have 20 Oscar nominations? If I had won 25 years ago on my first nomination, [...]

Since I live on 2 acres (and my neighbors do too), I’m used to seeing different animals. Fox, possums, armadillos, hawks, ferrets, falcons, snakes, rabbits, deer, turtles, etc. (I’ll tell you about the ferret story later). So I’m used to seeing critters in the yard. One of our neighbors even has a horse and a [...]

A study looked at patterns of migration and the prevalence of the gene DRD4 (which is one of the ADHD genes). The study found that out of the cultures that had macro-migration (migrating long distances) had a higher proportion of long alleles for DRD4. The proportion of long alleles for DRD4 in this group was [...]

Many people with ADHD experience “sensory overstimulation”, where you feel like you are bombarded by sensory input, such as sights and sounds. A woman who experienced this sensory overstimulation found that it subsided about 20 minutes after taking a potassium supplement. A neurologist found that her symptoms were the same as in “hypokalemic periodic paralysis”, [...]

Puppy Prozac is now available….it’s called Reconcile, and is chewable. (No word on whether humans can take it if they also prefer a chewable Prozac that tastes like beef.) Reconcile is primarily for separation anxiety. There’s also a link that talks about positive behavior reinforcement. One suggestion that is very useful is to not make [...]