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We Need to Talk About GMail Add this to your ever-growing anxiety list.

The Worst Chore on the Planet A hilarious reflection on a Sisyphean chore - good balm for these endlessly despairing daily news.

open.substack.com/pub/poeticou... Words of wisdom from the great philosopher.

Men suffer more severe heart damage after a heart attack. It appears that testosterone fuels inflammation, worsening injury. A rheumatoid arthritis drug, tocilizumab, may offer a fix by reducing this immune response. This finding highlights the need for sex-specific treatments in heart disease.

I don't give a rat's ass about what The Atlantic says about Substack

Meaning isn't out there in the people, places and work you encounter in daily life. You can go nuts looking for meaning and purpose in the world. It's within yourself. Virtually every little act you perform can be imbued with meaning.

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Memory beyond the mind - the intelligence in our other cells youtu.be/8J9tUyOic2A?...

{P}rescription #56 is out! p4life.substack.com/p/prescripti...

👎𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 | In a courtroom drama fit for the screen, a plaintiff in a dramatic foam neck collar seeks a fortune for “whiplash", but science calls "Cut! Spoiler: The collar’s a fail: it might stiffen more than just the plot.

Much needed initiative in the age of the reproducibility crisis.

Never underestimate the power of a good book

Read the full article in the current issue of my newsletter.

Read the full article in the current issue of my newsletter

Read the full article in my current newsletter.

The hidden tragedy of the obesity epidemic. MORE -> substack.com/profile/7192...

Introverts hate brainstorming for good reasons. Read More: substack.com/profile/7192...

How to sniff out bullshit(ters) MORE --> substack.com/profile/7192... #bullshit #truth #Dunning-Kruger

Can genomics and AI give us the power to control evolution? MORE: substack.com/profile/7192...

🄿🅁🄾🄳🅄🄲🅃🄸🅅🄸🅃🅈 || Why we need solitude in our hyper-connected world || More here: substack.com/profile/7192...

🄷🄴🄰🄻🅃🄷 || Ethical medical practice should stand on four columns ||  More here: substack.com/profile/7192...

{P}rescription #25 is out! ➡️ From numbers to narratives. Transforming data into captivating stories ➡️ Outsource critical thinking to stay afloat in the information deluge ➡️ The need to be seen as treating - action bias in medical practice ➡️ Embracing life's final chapter - The rise of Death Doulas

PRODUCTIVITY || Outsource your critical thinking to stay afloat in the information deluge || Using RSS readers like Inoreader to filter and curate your "information diet." ▶️ More ... substack.com/profile/7192...

🄿🅁🄾🄳🅄🄲🅃🄸🅅🄸🅃🅈 || 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 || 𝕄𝕪 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖-𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 Data visualisation makes use of simple yet intriguing stories to successfully share information with an audience. More ▶️ substack.com/profile/7192...

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Between crypto currencies and AI there will be be no energy left over for the rest of us, who will revert to becoming hunter-gatherers living in caves and painting Mario on the walls.

And also, dismantle hydroelectric projects and use their flood plains for solar panels. I have absolutely no knowledge of this subject but I think it might work.

🄷🄴🄰🄻🅃🄷 || 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘀 || 𝕄𝕪 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖-𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 || Death doulas offer a complementary layer of support, guiding individuals and their families through one of life’s most significant transitions. More here ▶️ substack.com/profile/7192...

🅆🄴🄻🄻🄽🄴🅂🅂 𝕎𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝟞𝟘 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕗 𝕒𝕤 𝕞𝕦𝕔𝕙 𝕖𝕩𝕖𝕣𝕔𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕙 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕗𝕚𝕥𝕤 The 10,000 steps a day recommendation went out of the window some years ago. A large study has lowered the bar even more - for women over 60 years of age.