Current research shows that some of the most commonly used and seemingly positive phrases we use with kids are actually quite destructive. Despite our good intentions, these statements teach children to stop trusting their internal guidance system, to become deceptive, to do as little as possible, and to give up when things get hard.
I saw this open tin of stuffed vine leaves in our office fridge and immediately freaked out. I'd always been told that leaving food in an opened tin risked food poisoning, and I believed that. But then I realised I'd never bothered to question why this rule applied. Time to investigate.
Google's official blog rounds up yesterday's top searches, with interesting oddities (cassoulet forever?). Our sibling site Gizmodo explains how CNN's hologram interviews work. And CNET offers a humorous/insightful look at last night's fervor through ten election night tweets worth remembering.
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