Live while you are alive
The notion that melancholia spurs creativity is widespread, but in science it has been controversial, and research has not really demonstrated a direct link between sadness and many of the most lasting achievements in art history. Now, a new study from an economist at the University of Southern Denmark appears to show that link. The researcher, Karol …
When Amazon launched the Kindle, in 2007, the death of the printed book was confidently predicted. But while e-books make up a significant share of the market—between 20 and 25 per cent—sales slowed sharply in 2015. In the US, the number of people reading books primarily on e-readers fell from 50 per cent three years …
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 …
Americans throw away almost as much food as they eat, inflicting a heavy toll on the environment. Vast quantities of fresh produce grown in the US are left in the field to rot, fed to livestock or sent to a landfill, because of unrealistic and unyielding cosmetic standards. High-value and nutritious food is being sacrificed …
Letter to the New Scientist from Laura Re: “Your article on having kids does not take into account one crucial factor contributing to happiness: fitting in with your peers. My grandmother, talking about the war, used to say: we were poor but it didn’t matter, because everybody else was. My aunt once stated that she eventually …
