Daily Dose: March 12, 2013
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Check out the list of links that should be on your radar today:
Like:
Raise your glass: A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that drinking water spiked with fluoride helps prevent tooth decay in adults—even if they didn’t have access to fluoridated drinking water as children. [Science Daily]
Mindy Kaling announced plans to work on a second book while The Mindy Project is on hiatus. Get ready to drop pretty much everything you’re doing on the day it comes out. [Deadline]
More people across the country are hosting birthdays, bachelorette parties, and bridal showers at the gym instead of the bar. Bonus: You can enjoy a post-workout cupcake guilt-free. [Reuters]
Dislike:
A new study finds that the expiration date on donor blood may come even sooner than previous realized: after just 21 days, the membranes of stored blood cells are stiffer than those of fresh blood, indicating damage (the current limit for blood storage is 42 days). [NYT]
Silicone breast implants are on the rise because they look and feel more like the real thing than the alternatives. Except for, you know, real breasts. [WSJ]
Many companies convey a subtle bias against women in the wording of engineering and programming job postings, according to a paper published recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Lame. [Wired]
Skeptical:
The author of a new book called Convert Anything to Calories calculated out exactly how many you burn with each mouse click (1.4). One side effect of the mouse-click workout: carpal tunnel syndrome. [Gizmodo]
E.L. James announced that she’ll be publishing a how-to guide on writing. Because we all read the Fifty Shades trilogy for the writing quality… [Today]
A new app called STD Triage encourages you to snap a picture of your nether regions so a medical professional can offer advice about any suspicious skin conditions down there. No word yet on how many pervy guys have taken advantage of the service. [Fast Company]
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