Can you believe March is almost over? Here are some awesome highlights from the past week…

LIFE

How Many Tetris Pieces Would You Need to Build a House?

It was the game that defined a revolution in handheld gaming, but during the countless hours you spent playing Tetris and neatly organizing falling tetrominoes, did you ever stop and wonder how many of those piecesyou’d need to build a full-size house? Probably not, after all what kid spends their time imagining about home engineering?

But the folks over at Movoto did…FULL ARTICLE.

You Should Wear Red on Your Online Dating Profile

If you want to improve your chance of getting a date on any online dating site, you should wear a red shirt. Slate took a look at various studies comparing the same person wearing different colored clothes and each time, red was the most successful color. Do it. Change your online profile now. FULL ARTICLE.

TECHNOLOGY

Volkswagen’s e-Up! Debuts

At the annual Press and Investors Conference on Friday in Wolfsburg, the home of Volkswagen, the company’s first bet in the all-electric vehicle market made its debut. With a range of 93 miles (150 km) and recharging to 80% of capacity in just 30-40 minutes, the e-Up! should interest commuters but may also offer options for people willing to stretch their wings on the emerging electric-charging infrastructure. FULL ARTICLE. 

Slow Internet Due to ‘Biggest Attack Ever’

A squabble between a group fighting spam and a Dutch company that hosts Web sites said to be sending spam has escalated into one of the largest computer attacks on the Internet, causing widespread congestion and jamming crucial infrastructure around the world. FULL ARTICLE. 

HEALTH

Do Fear and Anxiety Define Your Health Journey?

Think for a minute about the health messaging sources in our culture. Think of the pharmaceutical ads in every magazine and television show. Think of the medical talk shows and evening exposes on obscure conditions, the nightly newscasts depicting the ravages of epidemics in far flung corners of the globe and “expert” sound bytes warning of pathogens closer to home. Then there are the messages themselves. How many doom and gloom health statistics and inflammatory stock images do you encounter in a day? How many times do you hear “Ask your doctor if [insert medication] is right for you”? FULL ARTICLE.