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by Emily Yoffe at The Free Press: Eithan Haim, 34, is at the beginning of his career as a surgeon. He and his wife are expecting their first child in
Continue readingA Doctor Told the Truth. The Feds Showed Up at His Door.
by Rachael Petersen at Aeon: Gustav Theodor Fechner championed the idea that plants have souls – something we might call ‘consciousness’ today. I first learned of him in an interdisciplinary
by Kate Hext at Aeon: At its most extreme, Decadence is a reckless pursuit of intense sensations: one that often teeters on the brink of scandal and sometimes topples over.
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By Stefan Zweig at Poetic Outlaws: For I saw nothing more magnificent, nothing more moving in Russia than Tolstoy’s grave. Away from the road and lonely, this noble shrine lies
by Liz Wolfe at Reason: In the roughly week and a half since former president (and presumptive Republican presidential nominee) Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies related to falsifying
Continue readingThe Conviction Effect: National Polls Show Slight Shift Toward Joe Biden
Why Do You Always Have To Hurt Me?Why Do You Always Have To Think So Negatively?Why Do You Always Look At The Glass Half Empty?Instead Of Looking What We Have,I
Ewen Callaway in Nature: Genetic information usually travels down a one-way street: genes written in DNA serve as the template for making RNA molecules, which are then translated into proteins. That
Continue readingBizarre Bacteria Defy Textbooks by Writing New Genes
Sara Reardon in Science: We all need sleep, but no one really knows why. For the past 10 years, a prevailing theory has been that a key function of sleep is
Continue readingDoes Sleep Really Clean the Brain? Maybe Not, New Paper Argues
From Smithsonian: Coppery like a penny, thick like bad molasses, even a little gamey like a possum. The white conductor’s blood in her mouth probably didn’t taste good, but it probably
William Deresiewicz at Persuasion: Higher ed is at an impasse. So much about it sucks, and nothing about it is likely to change. Colleges and universities do not seem inclined
Continue readingReal Learning Has Become Impossible in Universities: DIY Programs Offer a Better Way
Shared by Masroor Ali, NJ: On his death bed, Alexander the Great summoned his generals and told them his three ultimate wishes: The best doctors should carry his coffin; The wealth
Roselyne Min at Euronews: Scientists have successfully developed a new, controllable prosthetic extra thumb designed to enhance productivity. Researchers at Cambridge University say the robotic thumb can help expand the
Continue readingThe Robotic Thumb Designed to Help You Enhance Productivity at Work