Author Archives
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The Geometry of Grief
“What exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious,” Lisel Mueller wrote in her stunning poem about what gives meaning to our mortal lives as she neared, but never quite reached, the triumph of having lived a… Read More ›
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Consumption of coffee and tea and risk of developing stroke, dementia, and poststroke dementia
Our study showed that there was an interaction between coffee and tea that associated with stroke and dementia. There are several mechanisms whereby the combination of coffee and tea may be related to stroke and dementia. First, coffee is the… Read More ›
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The Lightless Sky
The boy who fled Afghanistan and endured a terrifying journey in the hands of people smugglers is now a young man intent on changing the world. His story is a deeply harrowing and incredibly inspiring tale of our times… More… Read More ›
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A recovered watch obsessive
For some time now I have been fascinated by watches, those tiny little objects that do nothing more than let you know where you are in the day, and like for so many others that fascination quickly turned into something… Read More ›
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Thoughts on the Oculus 2
Also, just having stereo speakers near your ears vs PS4 VR’s ear buds felt much more real – albeit at the cost of annoying anyone in the vicinity. Which is similar to one of the few drawbacks of the Oculus… Read More ›
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Did We Underestimate The First Known Outbreak of Bubonic Plague?
Historian Peter Sarris from the University of Cambridge says historians and archeologists need to work together with geneticists and environmental scientists to fully understand the scope and scale of ancient disease outbreaks – including, in this particular example, the arrival… Read More ›
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It claimed to be Xerxes and then Jesus got involved
End Times preacher Sharon Gilbert says that an alien imitated her husband, and then it tried to have sex with her, and then it claimed to be Xerxes, and then Jesus got involved, and then the alien turned out to… Read More ›
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‘Most people in the NHS, they are sad’
“NHS staff have run off adrenalin for the past year and that adrenalin is running out. We’re all coming to the point where we’re all just crashing and burning out.” Emily Moorhouse is one of thousands of NHS staff who… Read More ›
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Wear OS now in striking distance of Apple
Apple is still in first place with the Apple Watch, but Counterpoint says Apple’s smartwatch market share is down 10 percent year over year in Q3, to 21.8 percent thanks to the delay of the Series 7 watch into Q4…. Read More ›
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A recovering smartwatch owner…
Since I dropped the Apple Watch back onto its shelf I have been wearing a Garmin fenix and overall I have been enjoying the experience. The sense of freedom compared to the Apple Watch was acute and alongside the decent… Read More ›
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