‘This Is Astounding’: Overnight, Millions More Americans Could Be Labeled Obese
Adding waist size to BMI raises U.S. obesity rates from 42.9% to 68.6%, according to a major JAMA Network Open study. Source: ‘This Is Astounding’: […]
FEMA buyouts vs. risky real estate: New maps reveal post-flood migration patterns across the US
In general, people are moving to safer homes after disasters, but the vast majority are selling, meaning someone else is now taking on that […]
Longevity progress is real. So are the scams.
Know the science, ignore the charlatans, and get ready for the first true anti-aging breakthroughs. Source: READ
What Happened to the Lighthouse of Alexandria? Theories & History
The ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria was the first lighthouse in recorded history and guided ships for centuries. It became one of the Seven Wonders of […]
What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
French 20th century sociologist Pierre Bourdieu asked how our tastes can reflect our social position. Source: What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste? | TheCollector
Inside NORAD’s Cheyenne Mountain Combat Center, c.1966 – Flashbak
A look around the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Combat Center underground facility. Source: READ
Jeff Wall’s photographs are ‘staged documentary’, but is that ethically sound?
When fine art photographers meticulously construct ‘reality’, we call it genius. When influencers do it, we call it fake. Is that fair? Source: READ
Enchanting Imposters
Johns Hopkins University’s Bibliotheca Fictiva Collection of Literary and Historical Forgery shows that humans have been creating fan fiction and fake news for millennia. Source: […]
the Trump Administration’s aggressive efforts to reform and exert control over higher education in the United States
Core Ideology and Strategy Conservative Discontent: Republicans viewed the post-2020 landscape as bleak, but saw the “culture wars” and the perceived weaknesses of higher […]
Summary of the Bet on Genetics and Intelligence
The article declares the author the winner of a bet made in 2018 with political scientist Charles Murray, co-author of the controversial 1994 book The […]
‘It’s an extremely sexy story’: How the legendary tale of ‘rebel’ saint Mary of Egypt became a medieval blockbuster
In 11th-Century England, a dark-skinned saint with a promiscuous past became a boundary-breaking cultural and religious icon. A new study is hoping to reassert her […]