To the New Scientist From Margaret Kettlewell Imagine getting a call from Life Extensions R Us in 2116. They have just revived your great-great-great uncle Kevin, who died in 2020. His pancreatic cancer is cured, though he still has some arthritis. Before being frozen, Kevin set up a trust fund on which he proposed to …
“Why may not a goose say thus: ‘All the parts of the universe I have an interest in: the earth serves me to walk upon, the sun to light me; the stars have their influence upon me; I have such an advantage by the winds and such by the waters; there is nothing that yon …
Despite Mr. Trump and other fear-promoters, 8,000 Syrian refugees have been resettled in 38 American states this year, in communities that are able to absorb refugees, and organised by nonprofit groups, faith-based communities, and volunteers. The figure is set to rise to 10,000 by the end of the year. Michel Gabaudan, president of Refugees International, …
Medicare, just over 50 years old, is a great success. Older Americans on Medicare are spending less time in the hospital and living longer. The cost of a typical hospital stay has actually come down over the past 15 years, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers looked at the experience of 60 million …
As long ago as May 2003 Dr. Lawrence Britt examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. I am posting it in light of election developments in the United States. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each Fascist regime: 1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism …
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