Is Your McMansion Killing You?

Does having a bigger house really make life easier or better? Building and living costs are exponentially higher, children are spending 10 times as much time watching TV or playing video games as they do playing outside, and obesity rates have increased over 214 percent since 1950. It might be time to rethink the “McMansion.” To learn more about the costs and health risks associated with “McMansions,” check out this infographic presented by HomeInsurance.com.

Propaganda: What Do These Men Have In Common?

Four men from different times, backgrounds, and goals: Adolf Hitler, Dr. Seuss, Pope Gregory XV, and Walt Disney. What do they have in common? All four used propaganda to spread their message and influence the public opinion. In this infographic, learn the how and why of propaganda use is explored.

“The Man” vs. Machine

Speeding tickets are the bane of lead-footed drivers everywhere. Nothing puts a damper on your day like seeing those red and blue flashing lights pull up behind you on the interstate. That’s why many individuals have invested in radar detection devices to alert them when a police scanner is nearby.

School Makes Me Sick: How To Fake Illness

It’s not easy to trick the school nurse into sending you home from school early. Licensed school nurses attend to 64 percent of a given population and end up returning 95 percent of them to class. While this may seem like some daunting statistics, it is possible to convince the nurse that going home is the best option.

The Foundations Of A Successful App

The world of smartphone apps is a hard place to succeed in. Only one in six smartphone apps exceed 500 total downloads and 75 percent of apps earn the developer less than $500 per month. Because app markets are saturated, very few apps are able to accumulate many downloads. In this infographic, take a look at five of the top grossing free apps on the Android market to see what they did that led them to major success.

Five Strangest Mental Disorders

There are some pretty strange mental disorders out there. For example, Cotard’s Syndrome is where the sufferer believes that they are actually dead and that their blood and organs have been removed from their body. Crazy right? Check out the infographic below presented by PsychDegrees.org to learn more about the strangest mental disorders out there.

Your Brain On Drugs

One in 10 Americans are addicted to alcohol and other drugs. But how does this happen? Check out the infographic below presented by BestRehabCounselingDegrees.com to learn about how our brains react to drugs and addiction.

Five Weird Energy Sources

Energy is all around us and can be produced by some pretty non-traditional methods. Check out this infographic presented by SaveOnEnergy to learn about five pretty weird energy sources.