More than a quarter of the people living in Japan are over the age of 65, making it the world’s oldest population. With this in mind, the rest of the world can learn something from how Japan cares for the well-being of its elderly and aging population. About Elderly People in Japan In Japan, the … Read more
This gallery, from Bored Panda, shows the weird and wonderful labels found on products from food to clothes. They range from a simple ‘Hi’ to praising people for being inquisitive. Others could be a genuine mistake, with one label randomly referencing an iguana. Either way, we might check the labels from now on. This box handily … Read more
Consumers are getting increasingly comfortable with voice assistants like Apple’s Siri, Google’s Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa. So comfortable, in fact, that they’re looking to use those assistants in their bathrooms — even while on the toilet. That’s according to public relations firm Walker Sands’ 2018 “The Future of Retail” report, based on a survey of … Read more
From memes to dance moves, 2018 is already responsible for a huge number of worldwide trends… but which are the ones that need to go out of style already? Reddit user Fireswar posed the question to the website, asking for people’s suggestions of trends that should stop as soon as possible, and people had strong opinions. Here … Read more
Modern MRI machines could end up poisoning people who have had a filling put in at the dentist, as new high-powered scanners can cause mercury to leak out of previously set fillings, a study has found. Research, published in the journal Radiology on Tuesday, found levels of the poisonous metal were much higher after they were exposed to the strong magnetic … Read more
Despite being awarded native title over one of the Northern Territory’s most controversial cattle stations, a newly recognised traditional owner says the determination will “do nothing substantial to help Indigenous people”. The Federal Court sat in the dry Finke River on Henbury Station, 120 kilometres south of Alice Springs, on Wednesday morning to recognise native … Read more
Instagram’s 800m-plus users feature plenty of people to love from the interior world. From professionals and amateurs at home and much further afield, here’s Carol O’Callaghan’s pick of who to follow. As a latecomer to Instagram and its 800m users, it took news of the astonishing 11m ‘likes’ on Beyonce’s pregnancy announcement photo to spur me on … Read more
A few weeks ago, I was sitting around thinking about eating. I do this a lot. It’s my favorite topic, at least after wine and Bloody Marys. And I was recalling the olden days, before I had kids, when I used to throw a lot of fancy dinner parties with real china and crystal. After … Read more