<p>• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2009/apr/28/water-saving-coolio" title="">Video of the week</a>: A dancing polar bear and a Daft Punk soundtrack with voiceover by Coolio took first prize at a student environmental film competition in England. • Shocker of the week: Putting lithium in your water <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8025454.stm" title="">reduces your risk of suicide</a><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8025454.stm" title=""></a>! And putting Viagra in your water increases your risk of...well, we'll let you figure it out. • Web-hosting company <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-burdick/godaddy-wants-you-to-know_b_194077.html" title="">GoDaddy is using its .tv domain</a> names to educate people about the <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10950375" title="">sinking island of Tuvalu</a>. • Most obvious study of the week (a title given only to the <a href="/health/isnt-april-fools-over-scientists-study-whether-soda-is-healthier-than-water" title="">most deserving</a> studies): People in higher <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501090927.htm" title="">socioeconomic classes choose better diets</a>, and pay more for them. • Save the poor swine! Farmers worry that <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE5401DJ20090501?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=oddlyEnoughNews" title="">humans will give swine flu to pigs</a>. </p><div class="vert-display-toggle collapsible relative flex flex-col items-center "><div class="vert-unit mt-4 mb-3 top-20"><div ad-type="mobile-desktop" class="ad-wrapper vert min-h-boombox flex items-start justify-center" data-ad-mapping="inline" data-ad-slot="Discover/inline-ad" id="div-inline-ad-0"></div></div><span aria-label="Advertisement" class="text-ad mt-1 text-[11px] uppercase">Advertisement</span></div><p><em>Image: Flickr / </em><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zyphbear/1111375554/" title="">zyphbear</a></p>

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• Video of the week: A dancing polar bear and a Daft Punk soundtrack with voiceover by Coolio took first prize at a student environmental film competition in England. • Shocker of the week: Putting lithium in your water reduces your risk of suicide! And putting Viagra in your water increases your risk of...well, we'll let you figure it out. • Web-hosting company GoDaddy is using its .tv domain names to educate people about the sinking island of Tuvalu. • Most obvious study of the week (a title given only to the most deserving studies): People in higher socioeconomic classes choose better diets, and pay more for them. • Save the poor swine! Farmers worry that humans will give swine flu to pigs. Image: Flickr / zyphbear

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