WEIRD FACTS
By P.K. Newby, ScD Harvard – Scientist, Science Communicator, and Author, Harvard University – Do you feel like nutritionists are always changing their minds? Do you want science-based information about diet but don’t know whom or what to believe? If you’re nodding …
“Comfort eating is something that can actually comfort you.” By Sarah Sloat – At UCLA, there’s a lab that zigs where others zag. It’s the Dieting, Stress, and Health Laboratory — DISH, for short — and inside, researchers look into the what and …
This villain will loom large in the ‘GoT’ spinoff. By Allie Gemmill – Filming is underway on the Game of Thrones prequel series, and George R.R. Martin recently offered up some new insight into the new plot and setting of the first official …
The cost is falling precipitously. But burger lovers remain skeptical. By Mike Brown – Lab-grown meat: techno-wizardry, societal savior, or an impressive imitation of the real thing? As it turns out, which of those three phrases you use to describe lab-grown meat may …
By Loz Blain – The new De Tomaso P72 may end up being more of a design feat than a technical one, but this design is superb. (Credit: De Tomaso). Wealth is concentrating upwards toward the 1 percent of the 1 percent. Instagram …
How healthy is fruit, anyway? By The Conversation – “Eat more fruit and vegetables” is one of the most common recommendations we hear when we’re encouraged to eat healthily. But when it comes to eating more fruit, we get mixed messages about how …
Improve brain health by incorporating these key foods into your diet. By Mark Alfano – Dietary nutrients are critical for brain structure and function, so they have a potentially profound impact on mental health. An increasingly robust body of research points to the …
“No one has done a comparison of these meat sources.” By Emma Betuel – Red meat has a bad reputation, and it is well-deserved. From its impacts on climate change to its effects on health, it’s clear eating red meat comes with serious …
C.C. Weiss – The Tuatara looks sharper than ever and has now gone into production. (Credit: SSC). Way back in 2011, a year after Bugatti had set its long-standing world speed record, SSC showed it had no intention of relinquishing the title …
By Loz Blain – The Make it Extreme team show how to build this funky monowheel from scratch. (Credit: Make it Extreme). Monowheels are kind of ridiculous, largely pointless and far from a practical way to get around. On the other hand, they’re …
