Selling Diamonds to People Who Aren’t Getting Married - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Oct 13, 2016 06:50 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Selling Diamonds to People Who Aren't Getting Married The diamond industry wants to convince millennials that diamonds are a marker of every 'real' relationship. And they have a new ad campaign to go along with it.       Forget the Invisible TV: We Want the Invisible Cooktop! Panasonic showed off some invisible products at an electronics show. How do they work?       Comet Strike Could Explain PETM, Earth's Apocalyptic Ancient Climate Spike Ten million years after the dinosaurs, a comet strike altered the climate, research shows, causing the PETM extinction event. We're affecting Earth in similar ways today.       5 Bits of Intel From the Final 'Rogue One' Trailer Trailers often give away more than audiences realize. We're here to show you the five biggest things you might have missed in the final trailer for "Rogue One."       Could the Barnacle Windshield Blocker Replace Boot Wheel Clamps? It's always terrible getting a boot clamped onto your ride. But this new idea for car immobilization sucks — literally.       Mars Astronauts Risk 'Space Brain' Dementia From Cosmic Rays Cosmic radiation gave the fictional Fantastic Four superpowers, but in real life it could destroy an astronaut's mind, a new study shows. NASA's already on the defense.       Statcheck: When Bots 'Correct' Academics A new application called Statcheck is bringing some academics a lot closer to AI. Not everyone's a fan.       Like Airbnb But for Work: Rent Your Home as Office Space Some people find this as lucrative as hosting overnight stays, but with less hassle.       We're Adults But Act Like Children, Case No. 427: Air Rage Is on the Rise A new airline industry analysis confirms incidents of air rage have increased 16 percent in a single year.       Asgardia Wants to Be a New Nation — in Space Asgardia's going to start small, as in one satellite small, but the proposed nation has big plans.       Scientists Get Serious About Measuring E-cig Puffs Vaping's a pretty new phenomenon, so we're still in the dark as to what an average e-cigarette or vaping user inhales and discharges. That could change soon though.       Cybathlon 2016: Amazing Images from the World's First Bionic Olympics Exoskeletons, prosthetic limbs and mind-controlled computers took center stage in the first-of-its-kind competition in Zurich, Switzerland.       Who Says All Learning Should Happen in Schools? Researchers are figuring out cool ways to spur conversation between kids and caregivers. And all that talk can really help kids' language development.       Robots Made With Living Tissue? That Future Is Arriving Now What are the benefits of growing living tissue in a lab and fusing it to a robotic body? This Fw:Thinking video explores our cyborg future.       Too Tense to Poop? It Happens to a Lot of Women What is the connection between women's brains and their bowels?     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

VR Horror Movies: A New Way to Be Scared Out of Your Mind - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Oct 10, 2016 10:22 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   VR Horror Movies: A New Way to Be Scared Out of Your Mind What could be better for a scream junkie than being fully immersed in a movie featuring a guy in a hockey mask with a big old knife — who is right behind you?       Hear and Now: Bike Helmets That Inflate Plus, new studies have found that horses can communicate with us humans better than we thought, and your walk says more than you realize about your personality.       FDA Redefining 'Healthy' for First Time in Decades, Wants Your Input The FDA hopes to take a more nuanced, modern approach with guidelines for the term "healthy" — and it's asking for public input. It's not just about low fat anymore.       Passwords Sent Securely Through Your Body, Not the Air To thwart hackers from intercepting wireless signals, engineers send a signal through the body, from a smartphone fingerprint scanner to a 'smart lock.'       Penguins All the Way in Antarctica Have Bird Flu, Too Even the frozen continent isn't safe from bird flu.       Research May Show Why Acne Today Means Younger-looking Skin Tomorrow Scientists have long known that people who get acne early in their lives are rewarded with younger-looking skin in later years. Now, they've found one reason why.       How Uber's Dream of Self-flying Drone Taxis Becomes Reality Companies like Uber, Google, Ehang and Terrafugia are at work on innovative autonomous flying vehicles.       Death by Hurricane: It's the Water That You Really Have to Watch Out For As Hurricane Matthew continues its deadly tour of the East Coast, HowStuffWorks Now explore all the ways these mega-storms can take you out.       What Makes Clowns So Creepy? The recent unsettling spate of clowns disturbing America isn't the first time freaky greasepaint bozos weirded people out.     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