A Mutant Future?

Radiation is almost everywhere every part of this modern world today. Whether it's coming from radio towers, cell phones, or microwaves, you cannot avoid it. Everybody has seen at least one movie where everybody on earth gets mutated by radiation, and so the question is: should we fear the same fate? Even though mutation is a bit extreme, physical and mental health risks still seem like a realistic problem to the society. Cell phones especially haven't been around long enough for us to determine whether or not they are a health hazard. There are always articles that are published in the newspaper that tell you not to put your phone in your chest pocket as it may affect heart health, or how they are just plain hazardous to your whole body. This wikipedia article explains how radiation could possibly be a threat to the health of your body, specifically your brain. Since almost every teenager and adult in the North American continent possess cell phones, more research into whether or not cell phones are hazardous may be a great asset to the humans everywhere. Here is another article you may want to check out if you are interested in this topic.

Cramming Before the Test

I was cramming for a quiz today right before I took it, and I started to wonder how much this was really helping me, if it was at all. Many students cram for exams at the last minute, and I was curious as to how this worked and if this really even helped. So I researched this when I got home, and I found that many website who had stated that cramming isn't a good way to study for an exam at all. Although cramming can get you the 'B' or maybe even that 'A' for this quiz or test, in the long run you will suffer for it. Cramming is pretty self-explanatory, you basically cram as much information as you can into your short term memory without much time for practiced study. Since some people do have a very sharp short term memory, cramming works for them better than others without one. Although they might do very well on the current quiz or test, when it comes to the semester exam the student will have forgotten almost all the information that they had crammed for previous exams. So while cramming may seem to work at the moment, in the long term you will greatly suffer.
Try these websites below for a little more information about cramming and how it's not an effective way of studying in the long run.
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-advisor/questions/does-cramming-for-tests-work.php
http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/instructionalmaterials/qt/cramming.htm