Selfies & Strife, Transformers as Business Role Models and Teaching Kids to Code - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Feb 09, 2016 09:00 am   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Instagram Selfies Can Affect Romantic Relationships in Ways You Wouldn't Expect It's kinda tricky, but when you combine positive body image with significant public selfie sharing, it can create a feedback loop with implications for relationships.       How Does Your Boss Compare to Optimus Prime? You can learn about leadership in the darnedest of places. Like the 1980s television program "The Transformers."       C-sections Can Affect a Baby's Immune System But researchers are working on a method to boost the microbiota of babies born by C-section.       What's the Right Age for Kids to Learn to Code? A solid education should include computer science and tech literacy. Kids who code develop skills for a digital economy, and also attitudes needed to succeed elsewhere.       Researchers Link Maternal Diabetes and Obesity to Autism in Kids Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder have been rising over the past two decades, along with obesity and diabetes in women of childbearing age. How are these related?       Ridiculous History: The Woman Who Once Was a Cabdriver's Worst Nightmare Cabbies in 19th-century London would flee when they'd hear someone shout the warning "Mother Prodgers!"       Watch Out, Damselfish. Here Comes Leatherface on His Personal Watercraft Your personal watercraft might be great fun on the surface, but under the waves there's a horror show of petrified fish and the marine predators that aim to eat them.       Are Super Bowl Ads Really Worth $30 Million? Well, it depends on who else is showing commercials during the big game.       13 Superb Owl Pictures That Are Truly Magnificent The #SuperbOwl is one of our favorites animals. Every day of the week we love owls, from Monday to #SuperbOwlSunday. Check out these cool owl images learn more.       Peering Into the Heart of the James Webb Space Telescope With its huge mirror now assembled, the James Webb Space Telescope is getting closer to being ready. Get to know the telescope that will enable some serious star gazing.       Chrysler Builds the First Plug-in Hybrid Minivan (You Know You Want It.) This might be the minivan that finally changes your mind about minivans. The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid delivers 535 miles of range and up to 80 MPGe.       This Salad Brought to You by Robots A Japanese company is betting that it can produce half a million heads of lettuce every day in its new "vegetable factory" run mainly by robots.     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list