Science

This one may not be as obvious as some past nominations, but I think this is a good candidate for the "well, duh" file:

Honesty may boost your health, suggests a study that found telling fewer lies benefits people physically and mentally.

Kind of hard to maintain American exceptionalism when the people in charge don't even believe in it:

Today's OMG research into the obvious:

If you drink a Red Bull, then polish off half a handle of Captain Morgan, you're more likely to have casual sex.

That's according to a new study from University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions which took a look at the link between sexual activity, alcohol use and energy drinks (or AmED).

Pretty cool:

So what's that you were saying about my posts showing some paranoia about privacy lately?

WASHINGTON (CBSDC) – The Department of Homeland Security will soon be using a laser at airports that can detect everything about you from over 160-feet away.

Liberals seem depressed by the studies showing that conservatives have the edge when it comes to being happy:

An explanation for the happiness gap more congenial to liberals is that conservatives are simply inattentive to the misery of others. If they recognized the injustice in the world, they wouldn’t be so cheerful.

Seen this?

The big thing in the ongoing communications revolution for the near future will be related to mobile technology or the cloud or both. Everybody is trying to figure out what the next big thin will be, and some believe it might be the wearable computer Google is working on, the "Google Goggle" that would let you see a computer screen in the air in front of you.

A worthy Chucklehead of the Year nominee:

Renewal of federal tax credits for wind energy can save U.S. jobs and reduce dependence on foreign oil, according to Karl Rove, an adviser to former President George W. Bush.

All those who have said I stink -- if I live long enough, you may turn out to have been right:

The distinctive "old person smell" you may have picked up on when visiting your grandparents most likely wasn't your imagination, a new study indicates.

The climate-change debate is one of those issues we've tossed into the great polarizing kettle. Either climate change is a catastrophe just around the corner requiring massive government intervention, or it's a lot of noise about nothing, perhaps even a hoax.