Vipology Staff Writer

Bill Gates says “Silicon Valley” Captures a lot of Truths

While some people in the real-world Silicon Valley think that HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” the network’s long-running satire, is too critical of the tech industry, Microsoft’s multi-billion dollar co-founder disagrees.  In fact, in a new blog entry, Bill Gates puts it bluntly: lighten up. “I have friends in Silicon Valley who refuse to watch the show […]

Zero-Waste: A New Trend in the Food Business

Vegetable trimmings being turned into pickles and ferments, coffee grinds used as soil fertilizer, waste milk made into ricotta cheese, the leftover whey added to vinegar to make a pickling liquor … Sounds like something your super eco-minded friend next door would be up to. But as the Irish Times recently reported, these are just […]

Want your Ears to Stand Out without being Weighed Down? Go for Leather!

Giant bejeweled earrings will always hold a special place in our hearts even as the memory of them weighs down our earlobes.  So these new lightweight leather alternatives are a seriously, and not sorely, welcome. Take a gander at Etsy and Pinterest and you’ll see leather earrings popping out everywhere these days.  And non-traditional jewelry […]

Great Thaal of China

Foodies are open to exploring any number of global cuisines, and if you’re looking to open your palate, you need look no further than India.  Ask any Indian native and they will tell you: they have a voracious appetite for global flavors as well as a unique penchant to make those flavors their own.  That […]

Smoking and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk

In a study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, researchers found a definitive link in the risk for musculoskeletal injuries and smoking. The scientists chose to focus their study on military service members, due to the fact that this population generally has a higher incidence of smoking than their civilian counterparts. The […]

Make Your Own Memoji on the New iOS 12

“Be yourself or whoever you want to be.” That’s Apple’s latest mantra when it comes to the coolest new feature of iOS 12, Memoji. Memoji are the next tech-evolution birthed from Animoji, the animated characters that use the iPhone’s front facing TrueDepth camera system to create cartoon caricatures that mimic the user’s expressions. And if […]

Eat Eggs for Stronger Muscles

Eggs, long maligned as being high cholesterol devils, should actually be on a list of superfoods. Eggs are a high-quality, compact, low-calorie protein source, as well as many other nutrients. For athletes, or anyone involved in regular resistance training, an egg, and especially whole egg protein, is particularly valuable for increasing muscle protein synthesis. And […]