The 10 biggest scientific breakthroughs of 2022.
Start your year with this link and you’ll have plenty of cause for optimism! Humans are amazing. ~ learn more
Start your year with this link and you’ll have plenty of cause for optimism! Humans are amazing. ~ learn more
“Far from being profoundly destructive, we humans have deep capacities for sharing resources with generosity and foresight.” | learn more
Most of us are familiar with the annual flu vaccine that targets a few strains that are expected to be most prevalent. “But what is particularly unique, and potentially controversial, about this new 20-strain mRNA vaccine is its targeting of […]
Humans are intuitive drivers, which often means bad drivers. Machines can do it better. “That’s the initial suggestion from a five-day trial that took place in Nashville last week that saw researchers from the CIRCLES Consortium deploy 100 human-piloted vehicles […]
“A group CrossFitters passed by a restaurant in Brazil. Everyone eating thought they were running away from something, so they jumped up and ran with them.” | see video
This author is adamant that we are not, but failed to convince me. “People can be awful to one another, inside and outside their own groups. But that is a capacity, not an obligation, and it is not even the […]
The latest coverage I’ve read on the Dog Aging Project. This provides helpful context. “But dogs are just the beginning. Because they are a great model for humans, anti-aging or life-span-extending drugs that work for dogs could eventually benefit people, […]
“For our ancestors, finding food could be incredibly difficult, so they didn’t waste energy. Today, even though have energy sources ready at our fingertips, we still naturally protect how we spend that energy.” | learn more
There isn’t any solid research about whether fasting helps the human body fight an infection. But there was a study published Cell in 2016 that found mice fared better against bacteria while fasted, and against viruses while fed — specifically with glucose. | learn […]
“According to the South China Morning Post, a fully-automated cloning process now exists, and it apparently works like a charm. In fact, in a slightly brutal blow to human scientists, the AI-powered system is alleged to have drastically reduced the […]