Live while you are alive
Scientists have discovered that mammals without the gene IRS-1, which is involved in regulating the function of insulin, live 20-30% longer and have healthier more active lives than those with the gene. Those Epicureans who by definition seek a calm and peaceful life should be concerned. Next the scientists will be removing IRS-1 from hordes …
60 % of British men, 50% per cent of women and 20% of primary school girls are expected to be obese by mid-century, and this will cost 45 billion pounds a year if nothing is done. Come on, Libertarians, do you think this is acceptable, and if not what would you do about it?
Only two cars sold in the US have a combined city/highway gas mileage of over 40 miles per gallon. In contrast, there are 113 such cars in markets elsewhere. It is worse than it looks, because a few years ago there were five cars that could reach 40 mpg in the States. Meanwhile 88% of …
According to the Institute of Child Health, which followed 11,000 Brits born in 1970, those who drank heavily by their mid-teens faced social and medical problems, such as alcoholism, illegal drug use, mental illness, homelessness and criminal convictions, before they were 30. Recent British government figures show that 21% of those aged 11-15 now admit …
Last night we went to the BBC Proms, the biggest (and oldest?) music festival in the world. The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venzuela was playing Shostakovich and a collection of wonderful Latin American pieces.The orchestra consists of over 200 young musicians, aged 12 to 26, and was founded to take poor kids out of …
