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Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:33:31 -0800 History students are most promiscuous - Telegraph http://failedidealist.posterous.com/history-students-are-most-promiscuous-telegra http://failedidealist.posterous.com/history-students-are-most-promiscuous-telegra

Published: 11:00AM BST 30 May 2009

The survey of more than 850 students by Oxford University student newspaper Cherwell also revealed that students who do not have sex more than once a month are most likely to get a first in their degree.

But students who claimed to have a more active sex life are more likely to attain a 2:1 or 2:2 in their degree.

Historians were found to claim to be more sexually active than any other undergraduate, closely followed by students studying politics, philosophy, economics and English literature.

According to the responses gathered by Cherwell, the most promiscuous colleges at Oxford University were Somerville and New, whilst in contrast, it was University College that had the greatest proportion of virgins.

The survey revealed that 15 per cent of students were still to lose their virginity.

More generally, however, the survey also threw up concerning results with regard to sexual health.

Although a mere 5% of students confessed to having had a sexually transmitted disease (STD) – much lower than the national average of one in three people – around half of respondents admitted to having unprotected sex.

Approximately 59% of students said they had never been tested for an STD.

Sam Tucker, a spokesman for St Anne's College, said he thought that the reason for a relatively high number of students having unprotected sex could stem from lack of knowledge about the risks.

He said: "I think people sometimes don't realise the consequences of their actions.

"If we make it easier for condoms to be accessible and to be obtained anonymously, then this number should drop."

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Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:34:49 -0800 Love in London is as rare as finding aliens http://failedidealist.posterous.com/love-in-london-is-as-rare-as-finding-aliens http://failedidealist.posterous.com/love-in-london-is-as-rare-as-finding-aliens http://link.reuters.com/pew44h

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Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:49:40 -0700 The Hierarchy Of Digital Distractions | Information Is Beautiful http://failedidealist.posterous.com/the-hierarchy-of-digital-distractions-informa-22 http://failedidealist.posterous.com/the-hierarchy-of-digital-distractions-informa-22
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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:40:14 -0700 Physical vs Digital http://failedidealist.posterous.com/physical-vs-digital http://failedidealist.posterous.com/physical-vs-digital
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A very interesting comparison. most notable is how far storage has come since 2001 and the original iPod. Moore's law in action

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Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:49:20 -0700 Human sex from the inside out - life - 21 August 2009 - New Scientist http://failedidealist.posterous.com/human-sex-from-the-inside-out-life-21-august-0 http://failedidealist.posterous.com/human-sex-from-the-inside-out-life-21-august-0

just plain odd, and kindy quicky. The scientist behind it won an ignobel prize. music could do being changed to something like this though:http://open.spotify.com/track/5ntm7cTBJ4qAH74zSZP4Cs

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Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:00:42 -0700 Augmented Reality iPhone Apps http://failedidealist.posterous.com/augmented-reality-iphone-apps http://failedidealist.posterous.com/augmented-reality-iphone-apps

Apple need to approve this, such an amazing technology, with a myriad of applicaions across industries. AR developers could make millions. Wouldnt you pay £5 for AR Wikipedia? point at the object you want to read about? or an AR social media app, camera on the person you're looking at, Facebook, Twitter and Blog all pop up.

Similarly, i imagine the Police forces could use something along those lines, an officer spots some one, grabs his phone and is presented with their criminal record...now its getting scary, but still worth it

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