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Michael Kahana, a University of Pennsylvania psychologist, has been studying memory for over 30 years: how it works, and what’s going on when it doesn’t. He’s not just fascinated with memory loss caused by traumatic brain injury — which affects more than 5 million people in this country — or the nearly 7 million Americans … Read more
A sobering discovery has led to Cambridge University academics calling on the government to stop serving beer in pints to reduce Britain’s alcohol intake. A study found that beer consumption dropped by 10% when pubs shelved pint glasses and served customers with glasses two thirds the size instead. That could be enough to make an … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Fred Taylor will get to pick up his Pro Football Hall of Fame candidacy again. Taylor was one of four ex-Jaguars who were announced as Hall candidates on Wednesday, kicking off the annual debate on whether this will be the year that it happens for the legendary running back. Receiver Jimmy Smith, … Read more
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes questions from reporters after announcing that the Central Bank has lowered interest rates by half a point, its first cut since 2020. Source link
Here’s the thing about fall decorating – it’s all going to end up in the compost pile pretty quickly – in about six weeks. I never think it is wise to spend too much on an autumn planter. So, if it’s only going to last a short amount of time, and its all going to … Read more
What is a gardener? Many years ago Charles would refuse to ‘own’ his part of the garden because he declared that he couldn’t properly claim to be a gardener. He appeared to be giving the term considerable status. Then recently a friend sent me a card with this image on it. I realise I am … Read more
Wall Street wavered near its records after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates Source link
In 2002, Wired magazine’s Kevin Kelly quizzed Google’s Larry Page about why his search engine was free, reports philosopher Yuval Noah Harari in ‘Nexus – A Brief History of Information Networks From The Stone Age to AI’ (Random House). Nexus, by Yuval Noah Hariri “Where does that get you?” he asked. Page replied that Google wasn’t about search at all. … … Read more
Icon Sportswire / Contributor Ron “Wolverine” Bata slapped Damien “The Bell” Dibbell in a five-round bout in Las Vegas in 2023 Doctors are worried a combat sport called slap fighting, watched by millions online and gaining in popularity, is causing serious brain damage. Competitors face off and take turns to deliver bare, full-force, open-handed strikes … Read more
