fun facts
How to talk to anyone – and why you should.
How to talk to anyone – and why you should. “You don’t always know if it’s OK. Sometimes you have to take the risk and find out.” The Guardian argues we’ve lost the everyday habit of talking to strangers, and […]
fun facts
Payphone tag.
Payphone tag. “Payphone calls in Australia are now free. No coins, no credit, just pick up and dial.” Someone turned the collection 14,000 free payphones across the country into a real world game of territory control. ~ learn more
teaching the kids
Selection bias, the real teacher.
Selection bias, the real teacher. “In the world of educational data, “too good to be true” usually means there is a hidden variable in how the data was collected or filtered.” Readers may remember that I’m bullish on Alpha School’s […]
under the microscope
Fasting hype meets a meta-analysis.
Fasting hype meets a meta-analysis. “Intermittent fasting just doesn’t seem to work for overweight or obese adults trying to lose weight,” said Luis Garegnani, after a Cochrane-backed review of 22 randomized trials found IF was no better than standard dietary […]
under the microscope
How exercise can lower Alzheimer’s risk.
How exercise can lower Alzheimer’s risk. “Now, closely examining cells from geriatric animals’ blood-brain barriers, the researchers noticed that a damaging protein, known as TNAP, proliferated on the surface of those cells in far greater numbers than on cells from […]
under the microscope
A way to rejuvenate the immune system.
A way to rejuvenate the immune system. Stimulating the liver to produce some of the signals of the thymus can reverse age-related declines in T-cell populations and enhance response to vaccination, which is evidence of boosted immune reaction. ~ learn […]
retail therapy
AI-generated ads win, as long as users don’t know.
AI-generated ads win, as long as users don’t know. “Across studies, we find that genAI-created ads consistently outperform both human-and genAI-modified ads, increasing click-through rates by up to 19% in field settings.” Visual generative AI shows more promise in creating […]
to your health
The nutrition wars will never be won.
The nutrition wars will never be won. “The universality can be wrong, even when the experience is real.” A good frame for why nutrition debates keep looping: people find what works for their body, then mistake it for a rule […]
to your health
Not for human consumption.
Not for human consumption. Amid the FDA’s efforts to regulate peptides, communities on platforms like Telegram are conducting their own lab testing and trials, often without clinical backing. Retatrutide, a new frontrunner in weight loss drugs, shows promise with “28.7% […]