It’s official… Microplastics Are Now a Part of Your Diet!
OK – so we’ve all seen the horror images of whale, fish and bird stomachs blocked with plastic. Now it’s your turn. You’re ingesting microplastics but they are not lodging in your stomach… they’re in your organs! “IN A FEW SHORT DECADES, WE’VE GONE FROM SEEING PLASTIC AS A WONDERFUL BENEFIT TO CONSIDERING IT A […]
Managing Stress and Anxiety Amid the Pandemic
Experts say that too much stress may work against you, making you more vulnerable to infectious diseases. Here’s how to manage stress and anxiety amid the outbreak.
Killer Robots and the Losing Battle for Humanity
Should we really relinquish control over the conduct of our deadliest and most egregious folly to artificial intelligence?
NASA Hires SpaceX for Mission to Mysterious Asteroid
NASA has contracted Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch the agency’s Psyche mission to a mysterious metal asteroid between Jupiter and Mars.
Novel Coronavirus and Why the Truth Matters Now More than Ever
How governments and leaders perform against the virus that causes COVID-19 is likely to be a historic test of their capacity to function.
Diabetic Mice Cured Using Human Stem Cells
Scientists had earlier figured out how to create insulin-producing cells out of human stem cells. But they have been unable to demonstrate the effectiveness in mice – until now.
Pork without meat? It’s possible with Impossible!
Silicon Valley-based company Impossible Foods is making plant-based ‘meat’ and it’s been gathering a lot of attention. Fast-food giant Burger King started selling burgers made with Impossible Beef – aptly named Impossible Whopper – in Missouri as what some believed to be an April Fools’ joke but people loved it so much that they’ve started […]
Facebook Wants to Fight Deepfake Videos by Making Them!
Can Facebook help us decide what is credible in the era of Fake News?
The Epidemic Accelerates!
Look down. What do you see? Statistically, at least one out of every nine of you are going to be looking at clear evidence of obesity. Ladies, for you, it’s one out of every seven! No, I’m not talking about ‘a couple of extra pounds’, I’m talking about obesity! It gets worse… 1 in 40 of […]
Climate, Energy and the Will to Change!
Only a fool – or those politicians sitting on the religious right or in the pocket of big business – can continue to deny the link between our carbon emissions and global warming. We are the problem. We have to be the solution. Your children and their children are counting on our success. As I […]