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more about #hiphop more comments → 0kami: I suspect the same people in charge of bestowing us with the name SyFy are to be blamed for Hyphy. more » Illogic: Sounds like hip hop in general have nothing to do with this, and a throw off subculture of hip hop does. I suspect Death Proof was left out because t... more » jcous: Oh lord, more uncool people trying to scientifically prove that youth culture will kill you. Video games make you a murderer, hip hop makes you car s... more » omgwtflolbbqbye: Car Surfing is a 'hip-hop' thing? I thought it just fell into the 'generic stupid stunt that adolescents instinctively want to try'. Cause I did it ... more » bobbydigital20g: where were these scientists when moshing and headbanging was created? more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: I'm sure Hyphy has played a big part in this, but they played a bigger part in a far worse tragedy... "The Outsider" more » Maxx Craves:: I remember when Doctors were blaming Metal for head and neck injuries caused by over enthusiastic head thrashing. They always seemed to forget the ov... more » David Alvaro: This is more provocative, misleading reporting, io9. First of all, "hyphy" is an incredibly small, regional cultural movement, that overlaps with, bu... more » kosai: I wonder what music is responsible for train surfing? more » geekgrrl: i think this falls into the "not neuroscience" category. more » Purple Dave: This is just proof of that little-documented phenomenon known as "social Darwinism". more » Belabras: What, no mention of Ghostriding the Whip? more » acrobatic rabbit: hm. I always thought it was the pretentiousness of hip hop that lead to brain injuries. *ducks* more » ManchuCandidate: On the other hand, maybe the world might be a slightly better place if we allowed physics and natural selection do it's work. more » crashedpc - Haifisch: *embarrassed to even be in the same area as the Hyphy movement* This is why I maintain a shield of rock music around me at all times to neutralize a... more » -
#madneuroscience
Neurologists Claim that Hip-Hop Leads to Head Injuries
Hip-hop culture has caused profound harm to American adolescents, according to a new study from the Journal of Neurosurgery. But it doesn't warp teenaged brains or make kids more violent; instead, it's lead to a sharp rise in head injuries. More » -
#scifiads
The Moon Is No Place To Lose Your Tires
Hip-hop astronauts dance on an alien moon... until their space buggy gets jacked and their ship gets stolen, in this Bridgestone ad from the Superbowl. I have to admit a weakness for dancing space-dudes.
