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What Planting Tomatoes Teaches Us About Climate Change

What Planting Tomatoes Teaches Us About Climate Change

In my hometown there is a gardening tradition that has been passed down through the generations: never plant tomatoes before Show Day, which in Tasmania falls on the fourth Saturday in October. If you are unwise enough to plant them earlier, your tomato plants will suffer during the frigid nights and will not grow. But […]

Fetal genome editing is on the horizon – a medical anthropologist explains why ethical discussions with target communities should happen sooner, not later

Fetal genome editing is on the horizon – a medical anthropologist explains why ethical discussions with target communities should happen sooner, not later

With the primary goal of advancing scientific knowledge, most scientists are not trained or motivated to think about the social implications of the technologies they develop. Even in genomic medicine, which is aimed at benefiting future patients, time and money pressures make it tough Real-time ethics monitoring is difficult. In 2015, three years after scientists […]

Elite Fitness or Pointless Pain?

Elite Fitness or Pointless Pain?

It is a known fact that exercises are addictive. But CrossFitters—those who commit to brutal CrossFit workouts and strict diets—are known for their fanatical commitment to their fitness philosophy. They can be found doing ponderous pull-ups and squats, flipping tires or hitting them with a sledgehammer, climbing ropes, throwing medicine balls and “switching to a […]

How to Start the Modern Year with a Frigid-Weather Run

How to Start the Modern Year with a Frigid-Weather Run

As 2024 approaches, many people start the year with resolutions to get fitter. Some people find it difficult to get excited about exercising outdoors in the winter. But don’t underestimate the joy of running in a winter wonderland. It’s accessible, available to everyone, and doesn’t involve gym fees or steep equipment. Health benefits First, exercise […]

Leonard Hayflick, who discovered why no one lives forever, has died at 96

Leonard Hayflick, who discovered why no one lives forever, has died at 96

Leonard Hayflick, the biomedical researcher who discovered that normal cells can divide only a certain number of times — a limitation on human lifespan that frustrated would-be immortals everywhere — died Aug. 1 at his home in Sea Ranch, Calif., at age 96. His son, Joel Hayflick, said the cause was pancreatic cancer. Like many […]

Solving the Political Ad Problem with Transparency

Solving the Political Ad Problem with Transparency

Almost all content and advertising on the Internet is adapted to each viewer. The impact of this type of content distribution on the 2016 election is still being studied. However, we can say with certainty that the campaigns used it to tell different things for different people without worrying about accuracy. The solution to this […]

Why Australia’s Olympic funding changes could widen the gap between prosperous and destitute athletes

Why Australia’s Olympic funding changes could widen the gap between prosperous and destitute athletes

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has proposed new strategy to strengthen the financial health of Olympic sports, from less popular disciplines like table tennis to dominant ones like basketball and swimming. The basis of this initiative is a plan to enable individual sports federations to independently market the iconic Olympic rings in Australia. This is […]

Why are Amazon’s practices in its “market” in Brussels’ crosshairs?

Why are Amazon’s practices in its “market” in Brussels’ crosshairs?

Accused of ruin local tradeto generate heavy traffic and from treat your employees badlyAmazon does it too the subject of two European Commission investigationsOn November 10, Brussels informed the US online retail giant that it had “violated European Union rules on anti-competitive practices by distorting competition in online retail markets.” These two surveys have the […]

it’s not a bad idea, but it needs to be designed properly

it’s not a bad idea, but it needs to be designed properly

The revenue collection of the Ghanaian government has been impoverished for several years. The average growth rate total government revenue and subsidies fell sharply from 32.6% (2009-2012) to 19.9% ​​(2013-2016) and 14.6% (2017-2020). Total revenue as a ratio of GDP currently it is 16%. This value is lower than average for sub-Saharan countries of 25% […]