“Memory supplements” have become big business: in the US, a quarter of people over 50 are thought to take them, often believing that they help ward off dementia. But according to a new report, these people are wasting their money. Researchers from the Global Council on Brain Health looked at evidence across a range of …
“It is better for you to be free of fear and lying on a bed of straw than to own a couch of gold and a lavish table, and yet have no peace of mind”. (Quote from “The Essential Epicurus”, by Eugene O’Connor, Great Books in Philosophy series) The wide gulf between what companies pay their …
A study suggests that eating all of your meals in a 6-hour window may prevent diabetes. A research team at the University of Alabama tested a time-restricted diet in eight overweight men who were all on the threshold of developing type 2 diabetes. For five weeks in the Spring of 2018 the volunteers ate identical …
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According to a new study, a huge amount of atmospheric warming is caused by the cloud-like vapor trails – or “contrails” – that planes leave in their wake when flying at high altitude. These are created when vaporised water condenses or freezes around sooty exhaust particles to create cirrus-type clouds. These can persist for hours, …
There’s much talk these days about the threat to democracy posed by Kremlin-backed troll factories spreading disinformation online. But maybe we should pay more attention to our own homegrown “astroturfers” – political operators who concoct a following to give the appearance of spontaneous grass roots support. Looking at Facebook, for instance, you’d think frustrated …
