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Making funny faces in Gaza
Imagine you’re 10 years old and live in the occupied territories of Palestine. There are no playgrounds in the neighborhood and the danger of violence is very real, and often experienced daily. That’s not a good place to play, be a kid, or make funny faces. That’s the reason Right to Play and Read More...
Statin doc backtracks on claim
A meta-analysis of statin drugs captured headlines in March with the tantalizing claim that the cholesterol-lowering drugs have no more side-effects than a placebo, or sugar pill. However, Dr. Ben Goldacre, one of the authors of the paper and a noted critic of so-called “bad Read More...
A mossy miracle
The Teardrop Glacier in northern Canada is melting rapidly, but that’s not all bad news, at least not for researchers who have revived a group of mosses that date back 400 to 600 years. Catherine La Farge, a biology professor at the University of Alberta, came across newly exposed moss on one Read More...
Herb of the month: Lavender
The Latin name for lavender is Lavandula angustifolia or officinalis. Lavender comes from the word lavare, which means to wash. Lavender is a hardy winter plant. It has lanceolate, grayish leaves. In the summer purple flowers will appear on the flower stalk. According to herbal books Cleopatra Read More...
Are you inside, behind your computer? Go outside!
‘Every day I make time to go outside and truly enjoy nature. Because of that I have much less stress and have gotten to know my inner child.’ -Participant Rewild your Life You can’t expect people to be mindful of the planet and nature if they don’t have a connection to it, says Canadians Read More...
When A Pencil Makes You Reevaluate Life, Extraordinary Things Happen
Above: Adam Braun, founder of Pencils of Promise. This story was originally published on Truth Atlas This story could have been an artsy movie from the 1970s, where a smart and young American goes to India seeking a spiritual reawakening, and transforms his view of the material world. Thankfully, Read More...
Fracking banned across New York State
The side effects of hydraulic fracking are notorious. Fracking is the use of liquid to fracture shale rock, and then extract the natural gas that comes through the fractures. Fracking deposits a cocktail of chemicals into underground waterways, one of the most infamous occurrences of this is a Read More...
Vitamin A reverses pre-cancerous breast condition
A form of vitamin A called retinoic acid can cause breast cells with the pre-cancerous condition DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) return to a normal state. These preliminary laboratory results suggest that retinoic acid might also help women with DCIS from progressing to full-blown breast cancer Read More...
Innocent
In his daily life John Wareham coaches some of the most successful and wealthy people. With his neatly combed thick white hair, his bespoke suit and professorial glasses you’d never expect him to spend his free time at a prison. And yet the psychologist, author of several novels and self-help Read More...
Brain power
Marty Wuttke is conducting a 2–part online course with The Intelligent Optimist on May 5 and 19. Learn more and sign up here. Marty Wuttke became a pioneer in neurotherapy—the manipulation of brain waves to reduce stress, help repair damaged brains, enhance creativity and improve mental Read More...