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Men with low levels of vitamin D more frequently suffer headaches
Men with low levels of vitamin D are at increased risk for frequent headaches, according to a new Finnish study. The study analyzed information from about 2,600 Finnish men ages 42 to 60 who gave blood samples and answered questions about the frequency of their headaches. Nearly 70 percent of the Read More...
There are still tolerant and progressive countries; here’s the top-25
A wave of intolerant politics is gathering strength throughout the western world. That is a reason for expat website Movehub to create a guide for those wanting to move to a more socially liberal country. The Scandinavian countries, as the usual “suspects”, lead the list, but what about Read More...
5 habits that break routines and boost creativity when you need it
Routines are not helpful when you need to solve a problem. You have to break out habitual patterns to find new answers. So what do you do? Here are five habits to improve your creative chops, backed by scientific research, that don't require committing to a specific daily practice: From taking a Read More...
Google just made a big move to bring down the cost of self-driving cars
Google parent company Alphabet just made a big move to bring its self-driving car tech to market cheaper and faster. Alphabet-owned company Waymo has slashed the price of lidar, a key component of self-driving cars that helps them see the world, by 90%, Waymo CEO John Krafcik said during a keynote Read More...
A robotics expert predicts that kids born in 2017 will never drive a car
Henrik Christensen, director of the University of California San Diego’s Contextual Robotics Institute, has issued a jarring prophecy for the next generation: “My own prediction is that kids born today will never get to drive a car.” His forecast, which he shared in a December Read More...
Three ways to cultivate a sense of hope, even when times seem hopeless
All Souls Unitarian, a liberal church two miles north of the White House in Washington, has seen record attendance in the weeks after the election of Donald Trump. Congregants have filled the pews, bringing fears and disillusionment about what the next four years could mean for them and for Read More...
Historic Cyprus peace in balance at Geneva talks
Rival Cypriot leaders hold UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva from Monday billed as a historic opportunity to end decades of division on the island but the outcome is far from certain. Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and his Greek Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades have held more than 18 Read More...
15 science-based benefits of vitamin D
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for optimal health. Only a handful of foods contain significant amounts of this vitamin. These include fatty fish, organ meats, certain mushrooms and fortified foods. However, unlike other vitamins that you can only get through your diet, vitamin Read More...
Changing the way you think
Many of us may already be struggling with our New Year’s resolutions, but at least we can take comfort in modern neuroscience. Forty years ago, we’d have been less hopeful. Back then neuroscience would say that the brain was fixed after early childhood. One famous experiment in the 1960s showed Read More...
Earthworms heal soil on parched South African farms
The drought that has gripped southern Africa for well over a year now is continuing. Rainfall has still been insufficient to replenish dams and reservoirs and the land remains parched. Africa Business Report went to see how one agricultural entrepreneur in South Africa's Mpumulanga province, in the Read More...