Glasses
Do you look like your name?
In a new series of studies, researchers have found that participants shown ID-style photos of people they'd never met were able to recognise the first name of the depicted person well above the chance… Audio
Lennon's glasses sold at auction
John Lennon's glasses have sold at auction. If you could, what famous item would you bid for? A pair of round sunglasses once owned by John Lennon just sold at auction for $275,000 NZD. Audio
#KuToo takes on glasses and make-up
Last month we mentioned that in Japan women were fighting against mandatory workplace rules, making them wear high heels everyday. They called the movement KuToo. The movement's now expanded. Audio
Vitamins useless, study finds
A new study has found vitamin supplements are essentially useless, unless you have a deficiency. Audio
People who wear glasses may actually be smarter
A new study out of the UK has found that needing glasses is associated with higher levels of intelligent. The study discovered intelligent people are 30 per cent more likely to have genes related to… Audio
The case of the ballooning wine glasses
In Naked Science news, empirical evidence that wine glasses have got bigger... way bigger, and a potential breakthrough in the treatment of the degenerative brain condition Huntington's Disease. Audio
Mr Foureyes: seeing at school
Opticians Ravi Dass and Stephanie Hill of Mr Foureyes sell prescription glasses, and for every pair of glasses they sell, a free pair is given to a child. Audio, Gallery
'Mr Foureyes'
Ravi Dass is a Wellington optometrist who specialises in working with children. With every pair of glasses he sells from his website, one pair goes to a charity he's set up called the Foureyes… Audio
Rabbits in glasses
A video of young rabbits in drinking glasses with their heads poking out is dividing the on-line community. Is it cute or cruel? Audio
