Read or Die — HQ

June 2024 “Short Review” Update

My impressions, a few examples, and the latest changes in boost guidelines

Honoring your dreams on the path to a life well-lived

Photoshop magic and nostalgic chats: the making of my favourite photo series, an undeniable proof that LEGO’s Rivendell set is indeed worth…

Lifespan is increasing, health span doesn’t. You deserve to know why, and how to change that for yourself.

The price we pay for adrenaline

An ahead of its time accelerated course in self-sufficiency

The former President’s greatest achievement involves conquering a parasite

Caught between the West and the East, and encroached by local dissidents, the Romanian Communist leader refused to see reason

An evidence-based anchor meal as a strategy for healthy aging and nutrient sufficiency.

A Salzburg “Summer of Love”?

Yet, how can something so flaunted remain so invisible?

How to solve the Tuna Dilemma for yourself: The 3 principles against which you should check any news about toxicity.

The scientific debates that inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story and popularized the idea of electricity as a life-giving force

His transformation into the Beast was not the result of an evil, jealous witch, but the fault of his own vanity and selfishness

The wildly deceiving world of screening-test math explained. And how to turn it in your favour.

The importance of raising awareness for people who struggle with Nonverbal Learning Disability

We can no longer ignore the main causes of ultranationalism in Romanian and European politics!

Fake news isn’t all bad. Not when it serves as an illustrative example of how to unmask it!

Writers keep missing the point and listening to terrible advice. Turns out all you need are three ingredients, and to explain, I’m going to…

Keeping your cognitive mojo may depend on rejecting supplements’ false promises, and much more.

Democracy is on fire, but some people are fighting back locally.

The medical and psychological complications of a face transplant

Is cacao a nutraceutical? The FDA says “kind of”, but the evidence tells us how best to consume it: not as dark chocolate!

The many lives of the vampire from Voltaire to Bram Stoker’s nationalist Ireland

How to navigate the gulf between the scaremongering and the science