This is disappointing news: Based on a number of experimental studies, brain-training exercises and games don’t seem to improve general brain health or ward off dementia. It is true that practicing specific tasks, such as learning and recalling names or … Continue reading
This three-minute silent animation shows how the International Space Station was assembled over a period of many years in near-Earth orbit: Link: https://youtu.be/vgfWH3g9kpY There’s not a lot of information given on how the various modules are used, but that’s covered … Continue reading
Tomorrow is election day in many states, counties, and cities in the U.S., and in some places the results really are a matter of life and death for many people. Once again John Oliver performs a public service by explaining … Continue reading
When I was growing up there were urban legends of evil people slipping razor blades into apples to give to kids on Halloween. Yes, kids, back in those days razor blades were paper-thin pieces of metal rather than plastic cartridges … Continue reading
About ten years ago I saw a doctor for a sinus infection and he prescribed antibiotics, even saying I wouldn’t get over it without them. That struck me as a bit implausible at the time. Did people really never recover … Continue reading
Here in under 4 minutes John Green reviews how much has been made achieved toward an ambitious set of goals created by the United Nations 15 years ago and finds that on most of them the world has made a … Continue reading
Even his fans, or at least a lot of them, realize that Donald Trump has a habit of spouting nonsense, much of which is soon forgotten and of no particular significance anyway. Who cares that he still claims to doubt … Continue reading
In a post yesterday I mentioned Betsy McCaughey (pronounced McCoy), the former New York lieutenant governor best known for spreading falsehoods about the Affordable Care Act back in 2009. Here she is (very, very briefly) in a segment from Comedy … Continue reading
Here’s another short video (about five minutes) from pediatrician and author Dr Aaron Carroll, this time talking about the importance of getting written down in advance your personal preferences about end-of-life care, well in advance of a medical crisis, and … Continue reading
Like a lot of people, I sit way, way too much, and I keep reading that this is bad for one’s health and telling myself I ought to do something, like maybe get a standing desk or move around for … Continue reading