Daily Newsletter: University Students Smoke More and More Marijuana in Legalized States, but Binge Drink Less

Interesting Engineering is a cutting edge, leading community designed for all lovers of engineering, technology and science. [Interesting Engineering]() Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020 [Kids in the U.S. Lose IQ Points Due to Harmful Flame Retardants and Pesticides]( [Kids in the U.S. Lose IQ Points Due to Harmful Flame Retardants and Pesticides]( [Health]( Up until now it was widely believed, and proven, that heavy metals such as mercury and lead were the main culprits in adverse effects in children in the U.S. A study by New York University has now demonstrated that flame retardants and pesticides overtake heavy metals in creating a harmful and negative IQ impact on children in the U.[Read More]( [The Car Cassette Adapter: A Legend of Technology]( [The Car Cassette Adapter: A Legend of Technology]( [Gadgets]( Car cassette adapters are one of the unsung heroes of the digital age. They provided hands-free in-car cell phone calling, CD, and MP3 in-car capabilities long before they became standard features of in-car stereos!For teenagers of the 1990s, they were, quite simply, the best thing since sliced bread! Here we take a quick look at these venerable pieces of kit, and ask you to join us as we bow before the altar of the cassette tape adapter!RELATED: 9 INFLUENTIAL INVENTIONS THAT GOT THEIR START IN THE 1960sWhat are car cassette adapters?Car cassette adapters work, on a basic level, by allowing you to play external audio devices through your car's speakers, if you have older cassette-only in-car entertainment systems.[Read More]( [University Students Smoke More and More Marijuana in Legalized States, but Binge Drink Less]( [University Students Smoke More and More Marijuana in Legalized States, but Binge Drink Less]( [Health]( Place your beer down and pass the joint around. That may be a regular sentence in any of the universities based in states that have legalized the use of marijuana. A study by Oregon State University (OSU) has discovered that undergraduate students aged 18 to 26 are smoking more and more marijuana in legalized states.[Read More]( [Circular Runway Concept for Planes is a Terrible Idea, This Video Shows Why]( [Circular Runway Concept for Planes is a Terrible Idea, This Video Shows Why]( [Aerospace]( On your way to your destination, you see the circular runway from above, and you are contemplating what you’ll do when you finally reach home. However, you won’t be able to go home, because the plane won't be able to land and you'll be dead soon.[Read More]( [Women's Fear of Parasites Could Have Led to Humans Developing Less Hair]( [Women's Fear of Parasites Could Have Led to Humans Developing Less Hair]( [Biology]( There's been a long-lasting question and debate among the females of this planet: do women prefer men with or without beards? Now, a study has proven that women, in general, do lean more towards a man with a beard.[Read More]( [The First Spacewalk of 2020 Has an All-Female Crew]( [The First Spacewalk of 2020 Has an All-Female Crew]( [Space]( The first spacewalk in 2020 is also the second in history to be conducted by an all-female crew. The walk, which will see astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch replace batteries on solar arrays on the International Space Station, started on Wednesday morning and is being broadcast worldwide by NASA.[Read More]( [NASA: Australian Bushfire Smoke Now in the Stratosphere and Will Go around the Earth]( [NASA: Australian Bushfire Smoke Now in the Stratosphere and Will Go around the Earth]( [Energy & Environment]( The bleak news revolving around the Australian bushfires continues. NASA has predicted that the fires will produce enough smoke that it will circumnavigate the Earth, to return back to Australia.[Read More]( [Interesting Engineering] [Unsubscribe]( | [Display on interestingengineering.com](