The nerdy persona of gamers and their usual nitpicks on their favorite series is something that is all too commonly seen in game forums and communities. Back in the day, when a gamer wanted to give their opinion, they were at a disadvantage. When it came to the early days of the Internet, the most effective way fans could get a point across was via snail mail.

The City University of New York made a bold move against smokers during a Board of Trustees meeting held late January last year. In early September of this year, all City University of New York campuses will be completely tobacco free. This decision expands upon the tobacco policy enacted Sept.

As scientists study the way music affects the brain, new research has begun to show that music therapy techniques may have sparked the key to rehabilitation for patients with brain damage. Neurologist Catherine Wan from Harvard Medical School is working with her colleagues to work towards combining music therapy to aid with physical and mental rehabilitation.

Drinking eight eight-ounce glasses of water a day is a myth. "No way, that's impossible," you may be saying now. You may even claim that drinking eight glasses of water a day is common knowledge and a prescription given by many health professionals. In fact, there is nothing magical about the 8x8 dose.

It's a busy time to play games. Between "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim", "Saints Row The Third", and "Assassin's Creed: Revelations", there is no shortage in open-world themed games to play. In fact, there just might be too many. The open-world genre has changed so much that it's not really a type of game anymore — it has now become canonical of most titles.

It was an eventful evening for the sciences as biology, chemistry and physics all met under one roof at Baruch College for the biannual Bio-Med Society's Science Fair. The event featured research projects that were conducted and presented by several Baruch students, including Jamie Lau, Christopher Cosgriff, Julie Sesina, who are seniors, along with Stefan Barone and Irina Kushenazarova, who are graduates. 1 comment

Ever wonder why people's appetite for sex is insatiable? Sex is not only a lot of fun, but it also comes with a plethora of health benefits. No wonder why people love knocking boots. A 2005 study in Scotland, with a sample of 46 individuals, found that those who had more sex were less stressed out. 1 comment

The new Google Android software version 4.0 called Ice Cream Sandwich will be released later this month. The previous software nicknamed Honeycomb 3.0 was only for Android tablets, while the new version will be available for both tablets and smartphones. 5 comments

As the holidays come closer, it seems that game companies love to release all their triple-A titles at once. With great games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and Assassin's Creed: Revelations promising hours of gameplay, it becomes easy to forget some old favorites.

  As Rockstar's debut of the trailer for Grand Theft Auto V brought record breaking traffic to game sites (IGN reported their highest traffic since last summer's E3 Expo), fans of the series found themselves with an itch they could hopefully scratch with the newly released Saints Row 3, a game that some see as Grand Theft Auto copycat.

  Marie Curie has long been regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of modern science. The Polish born physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity was also the first person to be honored with two Nobel Prizes, in chemistry and physics.

Every now and then people may feel sad for any given reason. However, when the gloominess prolongs to more than two weeks, it is no longer a blue, it becomes depression.  Mental illnesses, though very serious in nature, are still taboo nowadays, especially depression, which is by far the most common mental disorder.