Daily Dose: March 27, 2013
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Check out the list of links that should be on your radar today:
Mindfulness training can improve your memory and help you do better on tests. Want to be more mindful? Check out these tips. [Medical Daily]
A Veronica Mars movie is happening, thanks to a crazy-successful Kickstarter campaign that raised $ 2 million in one day. Get excited by reading this interview with Veronica Mars star and former Women’s Health cover girl Kristen Bell. [Fast Company]
New prostate cancer tests promise to cut down on the number of false positives, which could save tens of thousands of men each year from unnecessary biopsies and radiation treatments—not to mention unnecessary grief. [NYT]
As if going through IVF treatments weren’t trying enough, a new study suggests that IVF babies may face a higher risk of neurological problems. [TIME]
Boston College is trying to stop a student group from passing out 1,000 to 1,5000 condoms a semester. Apparently safe sex doesn’t mesh with the whole Catholic college thing. [Boston Globe]
Jon Hamm isn’t too comfortable with all press his package is getting. In a Rolling Stone interview, he asked everyone to please stop talking about his penis. Sorry, Hamm, not going to happen. [The Daily Beast]
Researchers say that junk food isn’t actually as addictive in the same way nicotine and other drugs are. Try telling that to someone attempting to eat just a single French fry. [TODAY]
Mattel has partnered with a production company to create an UNO game show—and the toy makers aren’t sure if episodes will be a half hour or an hour long yet. Sixty minutes of watching strangers drop “reverse” and “wild” cards? #badidea [Vulture]
You can drink rye whiskey made from the same recipe that George Washington used back in the day—for $ 95 a bottle. And one expert says the stuff isn’t even any good. [Newser]
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