Raw broccoli, Go Venn, Titration, Execution, The Teflon Diet

This week’s Feedback column (that I write) in New Scientist magazine has five segments. Here are bits of each of them: The raw-broccoli experiment — What would be the effect on young adults and young children of seeing positive expressions on the faces of strangers who are eating raw broccoli? Katie Edwards at Aston University, UK, together with […]

Teflon Chins

Implantech® Associates Inc. of Ventura, California have been manufacturing a complete line of sterile silicone facial implants since 1989. The company specialises in expanded-PolyTetraFluoroEthylene implants (PTFE being more commonly known as Teflon®) Take for example their ePTFE-Coated Extended Anatomical Chin. They are available in Small, Medium, Large and X-Large. A selection of before-and-after photos of […]

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