If you struggle to go to school in the morning, don’t be so hard on yourself – it could be your parents’ fault. The Mail is reporting a new study that suggests our willingness to learn – or lack thereof – is significantly influenced by our genes. The researchers found that 40 to 50 per
As you flick between smartphone, computer and TV, it may feel you are giving yourself a mental workout. But using several gadgets at once is bad for your brain, scientists warn. It releases a hormone that can have the same effect on thought processes as being high on drugs, they say. Such multi-tasking lowers your
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It’s that time of the year again when the Internet spends at least 24 hours in a complete tizzy over fake news rolled out by opportunistic bloggers and marketing departments of companies hoping to ride the viral wave that is April Fools’ Day. This year, things are kicking off a bit early with several stunts
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Have you ever wondered why we clap our hands, and who invented the act of clapping? Well, it’s impossible to know exactly when people first started clapping, though it’s definitely an ancient and widespread behaviour. It had certainly caught on by the time of the Roman Empire. That’s when crowds would clap, snap and wave
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When someone wrongs you–either by accident or on purpose–it can be hard to get over it. How do you forgive somebody when every fibre of your being resists? How do you look at the person lovingly when you still have the memory of his/her unloving action? Well, you may not be able to forgive and
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Except you’ve been staying under the rock, you’ve probably heard that 2015 UTME is starting on Monday. Yes, this approaching Monday, 9th March. And you know what that means, it’s time for the most feared exam by secondary school students! Of course, you know the only sure way to please your parents and yourself is
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The World Health Organization has warned that 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of hearing loss due to the unsafe use of personal audio devices, including smartphones. Smartphones provide easy access to music-listening apps and earphones are one of the many accessories packaged with smartphones. Hence, there is no surprise that they are implicated as
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Pre-exam slump? Check out this article, It says that students tend to create study plans every day; but the problem is that study plans became futile when the urge to slouch takes over. So instead of making it a daily basis routine, create a project method to plan your exam and plot your work in
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Teens who spend a lot of time playing video games do better at school, an international study has suggested. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said there was strong evidence that playing computer games on handheld consoles like Nintendo DSs and Sony PSPs had ‘positive effects on learning’. It said many games ‘incorporate
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The 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME billed to commence on Monday, March 9 has been greeted with confusion and irregularities, as candidates struggle to access the website of JAMB to print examination slips without a success. Complaints from candidates revealed that they were subjected to pay extra charges of N100 to check their examination
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