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June 2024 “Short Review” Update
Adrian CDTPPW
Jun 1
The Stories That Get 100% Boosted
The Stories That Get 100% Boosted
My impressions, a few examples, and the latest changes in boost guidelines
Adrian CDTPPW
Oct 5
MOST OF THE STORIES BELOW ARE EITHER BOOSTED OR NOMINATED
The Two Fatal Longevity Lies — And Your Cinderella Solution To Successful Aging
The Two Fatal Longevity Lies — And Your Cinderella Solution To Successful Aging
A scientist’s investigative report on flawed positive psychology and the broken promises of anti-aging medicine
Dr. Lutz Kraushaar
Oct 15
Fun, Fun, Funeral
Fun, Fun, Funeral
Scotty sensed he wasn’t his parents’ biological son but was discouraged from seeking answers.
Rafael Moscatel
Oct 9
Behind the Medical Fallacies of the Anti-abortion Movement
Behind the Medical Fallacies of the Anti-abortion Movement
“Lawmakers are in essence diagnosing patients they can’t see, using medical knowledge they don’t have.”
Danny Cherry
Oct 9
Who Invented Obesity? How The BMI’s Flawed Diagnostic Prevents You From Staying Healthy
Who Invented Obesity? How The BMI’s Flawed Diagnostic Prevents You From Staying Healthy
There is a better alternative to Body Mass Index and the concept of obesity
Dr. Lutz Kraushaar
Oct 7
Accepting, Deflecting, Or Transmuting Praise
Accepting, Deflecting, Or Transmuting Praise
The way you respond to compliments says a lot about your brain
Benighted
Oct 1
The Alcohol-Cancer Axis: How To Spot Biased Science And Query Its Authors
The Alcohol-Cancer Axis: How To Spot Biased Science And Query Its Authors
An insider’s illustration of the depth of prejudice and how not to get sucked into it.
Dr. Lutz Kraushaar
Sep 28
A Former Detective’s 5 Steps for Winning Any Argument
A Former Detective’s 5 Steps for Winning Any Argument
As well as why you might prefer to just avoid them
Joshua Mason
Sep 26
‘It’s Our Time To Eat’: The Role Of Social Division In Post-Election Violence
‘It’s Our Time To Eat’: The Role Of Social Division In Post-Election Violence
What Americans could learn from the 2007 Kenyan elections
Anique van der Putten, MPsych, BBA
Sep 26
Hard Times for 21st-Century Education
Hard Times for 21st-Century Education
What ‘the Dickens’ is going on with declining scores in math, history, and reading?
Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor
Sep 26
Insomnia Solutions: How To Escape The Tyranny Of The 8-Hour-Sleep Dogma
Insomnia Solutions: How To Escape The Tyranny Of The 8-Hour-Sleep Dogma
Ditching the hackneyed advice of the media for micro-dosing on midnight exercise
Dr. Lutz Kraushaar
Sep 18
Lack Of Muscle Strength: The Achilles Heel Of Healthy Life Expectancy
Lack Of Muscle Strength: The Achilles Heel Of Healthy Life Expectancy
Health span has a new surrogate — strength span. Here is why you should pay attention and how to measure and use it.
Dr. Lutz Kraushaar
Sep 14
The Great Icon of Kathmandu, Nepal
The Great Icon of Kathmandu, Nepal
For Buddhists, Boudhanath represents the physical manifestation of all that Buddhists hold dear
The Evidence Files
Sep 13
The Jews and the Bicycle Riders
The Jews and the Bicycle Riders
The history of an anti-anti-Semitic snark
Aaron Zinger
Sep 13
Your Coronary Artery Calcium Scan: How to decipher your CAC score
Your Coronary Artery Calcium Scan: How to decipher your CAC score
What the CAC scan really tells you, who should take the test, and how to use it for improved shared decision making with your doctor.
Dr. Lutz Kraushaar
Sep 6
Do Your Child A Favor: Don’t Be A ‘Tiger Parent!’
Do Your Child A Favor: Don’t Be A ‘Tiger Parent!’
The drawbacks of the authoritarian parenting style
Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor
Sep 4
How I Leveraged ‘Agentic Power’ To Help Kenyan Women Take Control Of Their Lives
How I Leveraged ‘Agentic Power’ To Help Kenyan Women Take Control Of Their Lives
It is impact rather than outcome that determines the success
Anique van der Putten, MPsych, BBA
Sep 3
Script Development: A Script Set in Riverside
Script Development: A Script Set in Riverside
Writing is labor; one of my biggest takeaways is to not rush development.
Kali Veach
Sep 2
Will Artificial Intelligence Be the End of the Human Race?
Will Artificial Intelligence Be the End of the Human Race?
‘Emergent Properties’ Could Lead to Machines Smarter Than Humans Like Me and You
Chip Walter
Aug 31
Lipoprotein (A): After Good And Bad Cholesterol, Do We Now Meet The Ugly One?
Lipoprotein (A): After Good And Bad Cholesterol, Do We Now Meet The Ugly One?
You deserve full disclosure about a controversial new risk factor
Dr. Lutz Kraushaar
Aug 29
Mark Essex: The Fires We Ignore
Mark Essex: The Fires We Ignore
Racial inequality and burning cities in 20th-century America
Danny Cherry
Aug 28
Riding Into Deadwood, SD — Gunfighters and Calamity (Jane)
Riding Into Deadwood, SD — Gunfighters and Calamity (Jane)
Travelling through a mirror in time
Chip Walter
Aug 26
Your Hypertension Diagnosis: Why It’s Possibly Wrong, And The 101 Of Getting It Right
Your Hypertension Diagnosis: Why It’s Possibly Wrong, And The 101 Of Getting It Right
How to prevent blood pressure misdiagnosis, get in charge of your blood pressure, and find the right interventions
Dr. Lutz Kraushaar
Aug 23
A Young Black Engineer Sought Opportunity In The Soviet Union.
A Young Black Engineer Sought Opportunity In The Soviet Union.
‘The Americans got together and decided to drown you in the River’
Danny Cherry
Aug 21
What Does Cinema Mean To You?
What Does Cinema Mean To You?
I texted this question to about 20 filmmaker friends and colleagues
Kali Veach
Aug 20
My Writing Career Was Stagnant… Until I Got Over My Fear Of Dogs!
My Writing Career Was Stagnant… Until I Got Over My Fear Of Dogs!
“He was cute… but all the same, he was still a dog, and I did not like dogs.”
Danny Cherry
Aug 17
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