As millions of people around the world try to extend their lives for as long as humanly possible, research is beginning to shed some light on how caloric restriction could play an important role in not dying.
Category: 30 April 2024
IS IT GAME, SET, MATCH TO MOSCOW?
It is an axiom of warfare that it is always desirable to have friendly territory beyond one’s own borders or the capacity to prevent the buildup of significant military power in neutral territory for an attack against one’s own territory.
‘ERA OF PEACE IS OVER’ IN EUROPE, TOP UKRAINIAN DIPLOMAT SAYS
Dmytro Kuleba, the Ukrainian foreign minister, said last week that Europe needs to come to terms with the fact that the “era of peace” on the continent is over and it is high time for countries to ramp up military production for war with Russia.
DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE GOVERNMENT’S PROPAGANDA OF FEAR AND FAKE NEWS
“Nothing is real,” observed John Lennon, and that’s especially true of politics.
CAN “EMOTIONAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY” WORK?
A scattering of computer scientists and psychologists are laboring to enable computers to accurately recognize and respond to human emotions.
U.S. WARNS IRAQI GOVERNMENT NOT TO STRIKE FORCES STATIONED IN REGION
The Pentagon issued a clear warning last week to the Iraqi government that it must “ensure the safety” of American troops stationed in the region as U.S. bases begin being targeted again for the first time in weeks due to Washington’s unyielding support for Israel.
EXPECT AN EV BATTERY REVOLUTION BY 2030, WSJ SAYS
By 2030, a new generation of electric vehicle (EV) batteries will mean that “gas vehicles will cost more than their electric equivalents, some EVs will charge as fast as filling up at a gas station, and super-long-range EVs will make the phrase ‘range anxiety’ seem quaint,” Wall Street Journal technology analyst Christopher Mims wrote on 13 April.
TINY IMPLANT UNDER THE SKIN STIMULATES BRAIN IMPROVEMENTS
Zapping specific parts of the brain with tiny electric currents can treat neural and psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia and Parkinson’s Disease as well as control chronic pain.
POLAND’S FM PROMOTES WAR WITH RUSSIA: NATO WOULD WIN!
Radosław Sikorski, Poland’s foreign minister, said last week that it is Russia who should fear the West, not the other way around—as he continues his effort to expand the Ukraine War.
ECONOMIC UPDATE – MARKET OVERVIEW
From housing to healthcare, from junk food to soda, across the spectrum inflation is eating away at consumers’ disposable income, and they are feeling the pinch.