The Atlantic
The Planet Could Have Catastrophic Surprises in Store
20+ min · · The geologic record carries a terrifying warning. · Shared by 266, including Amicitia, Liv 😷, Tim, Arin Basu, Rick King, Antonio Vieira Santos, Shannon Stirone💀, Barry Ritholtz, David Frum, Paul Kedrosky, David Wallace-Wells, Prof Michael E. Mann, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Prof Steve Keen, Andrew Dessler, Wolfgang Blau
The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
Artificial light at night can change the behaviour of all animals, not just humans
4 min · · While artificially illuminating the night allows humans to make use of the the night, in doing so we catastrophically change the environment for all other species. How can we fix this? · Shared by 12, including Liv 😷
The BMJ
Long distance airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2: rapid systematic review
· Objectives To evaluate the potential for long distance airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor community settings and to investigate factors that might influence transmission. Design Rapid… · Shared by 29, including DoctorPeinado, Timothy Caulfield, Eric Topol, Liv 😷
Johns Hopkins University
COVID and the Heart: It Spares No One
3 min · · New evidence suggests anyone infected with COVID is at higher risk for heart issues—a risk that persists even in relatively healthy people long after the illness has passed. · Shared by 128, including Andrea Kuszewski 🧠, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Stever Robbins @stever@newsie.social, Dr. John Grohol 🇺🇦, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, @augieray@mastodon.social, dunschtig, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Liv 😷, Arin Basu, Marc Brupbacher, Prof Steve Keen, David CisMan
The New York Times
How Often Can You Be Infected With the Coronavirus?
4 min · · The spread of the Omicron variant has given scientists an unsettling answer: repeatedly, sometimes within months. · Shared by 243, including Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Liv 😷, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Marc Brupbacher, Abraar Karan, Garance Franke-Ruta, Scott Gottlieb, MD, David Frum, Amesh Adalja, Martin Steiger 🦈, Lydia Polgreen, Carlos del Rio
nature
Diabetes risk rises after COVID, massive study finds
4 min · · Even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections can amplify a person’s chance of developing diabetes, especially for those already susceptible to the disease. · Shared by 51, including Nicolas Babin, Bob Wachter, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Larry Brilliant 💛💙, Roger Highfield, Dr. Saskia Popescu, Eric Topol, Gabriel Leung, Liv 😷, @augieray@mastodon.social
Aeon+Psyche
What can a thermodynamics of mind say about how to thrive?
9 min · · Energy flow between brain and environment drives the non-equilibrium that sustains life. Could turbulence help us thrive? · Shared by 42, including Liv 😷, Jason Silva, Kevin Mitchell @WiringtheBrain@ mstdn .social, Massimo Pigliucci, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Tactical Tech, Anita Leirfall
nature
Why Nature needs to cover politics now more than ever
4 min · · Science and politics are inseparable — and Nature will be publishing more politics news, comment and primary research in the coming weeks and months. · Shared by 90, including Azeem Azhar, Liv 😷, Paul Graham, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙
Reuters
Why time feels so weird in 2020
4 min · · A set of simple perception tests illustrate some factors that can distort our sense of time. · Shared by 259, including Ethan Zeigler, Liv 😷, Thomas Power, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Katja Evertz, Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Oscar MacDonald, Jessel Sookha, Lauren Young, Tauno, feilding cage, Maniteja Nandana
World Economic Forum
These countries top the sustainability rankings
2 min · · The Environmental Performance Index ranks 180 countries on their environmental health and the vitality of their ecosystems. · Shared by 130, including Nicolas Babin, Harold Sinnott, Prof. Sally Eaves, Andreas Staub, Vala Afshar, Katja Evertz, Liv 😷, Marc Benioff, Thomas Power, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #VivaTech
Quanta Magazine
Why Sleep Deprivation Kills
12+ min · · Going without sleep for too long will kill you but scientists haven’t known why. Newly published work suggests that the answer lies in an unexpected part of the body. · Shared by 162, including Paul Graham, Ward Plunet, Kaspar Manz, Thomas Power, Neil Hart 💙, Jonathan Kogan, Aral Balkan, Danielle Fong 🙋🏻♀️, Liv 😷, Anita Leirfall, LoriBeth, René Pfitzner, Alex Barrera
The Atlantic
Why Birds Do What They Do
9 min · · The more humans understand about their behavior, the more inaccessible their world seems. · Shared by 43, including Liv 😷, Dan Hill
refind.com
Top Articles in apps by Liv (mmechomski)
· May 22, 2020– Explore Liv's collection apps on Refind. · Shared by 4, including Liv 😷
Science Magazine
Meet the ‘psychobiome’: the gut bacteria that may alter how you think, feel, and act
19+ min · · Scientists hope to turn gut microbes or their products into new antidepressants or drugs for other brain disorders · Shared by 162, including Tauno, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Matt Walton R.TCMP, Liv 😷, AAAS, Mathew Ingram, John Hagel, Chris Brogan/Chief of Staff, fnord, Ward Plunet, Thomas Power, News from Science
nature
Whose coronavirus strategy worked best? Scientists hunt most effective policies
6 min · · Researchers sift through data to compare nations’ vastly different containment measures. · Shared by 80, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Undark Magazine, Eric Topol, Roger Highfield, Rick Powell, Liv 😷, Carl Zimmer, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI
The New York Times
How Coronavirus Mutates and Spreads
17+ min · · The virus has mutated. But that doesn’t mean it’s getting deadlier. · Shared by 146, including Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Edward Tufte, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Undark Magazine, Cathy 🌻, Liv 😷, Carl Zimmer, Thomas Power, Eric Topol, Rick Powell, Susan Krauss Whitbourne PhD, ABPP, Katja Evertz, Deborah Blum, Hannah Fairfield