In the late 19th century, Florence Nightingale revolutionized hospital design in what became known as Nightingale wards. The signature innovation of these wards was large windows that allowed cross-ventilation and abundant natural light. Nightingale believed that the light and air quality in a hospital’s environment play an important role in speeding patient recovery. In the… Continue reading What Florence Nightingale Can Teach Us about Architecture and Health
The Russian Military Has Failed Its Sons
Six days before the invasion of Ukraine, a small group of Russian soldiers huddled together in their tents in Belarus. One of them had covertly acquired a smartphone—barred by the military—and together, the group logged on to Western news sites. There, they read a story that shocked them: according to Western intelligence reports, Russia was… Continue reading The Russian Military Has Failed Its Sons
“Panic”: Yields Soar After WSJ “Fed Leaker” Says Odds Rising Of 75bps Rate Hike
Up until this afternoon, while several banks – most notably Barclays, Jefferies and Nomura – were speculating that 75bps (or even 100bps) of rate hikes on Wednesday was possible, they were also viewed as unlikely because – as Standard Chartered’s Steven Englander said earlier – this is “not a Fed that likes to surprise”, while SGH… Continue reading “Panic”: Yields Soar After WSJ “Fed Leaker” Says Odds Rising Of 75bps Rate Hike
Mysterious Feedback Special, July 2022
Podcast: Download MYS212a: Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including Bill Ray, Our Lady of Kibeho, Steven Greer, Poltergeists, Dr. Edwin May, Inflation, and Ghost Bride. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode and subscribe on YouTube Help us… Continue reading Mysterious Feedback Special, July 2022
You Are Called to Greatness
To the Future—with Confidence Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Is your outlook on life habitually a hopeful one, or do you usually expect the worst to happen? The nature of our temperament, whether cheerful or gloomy, depends to a great extent upon the state of our emotional and physical health. A person who… Continue reading You Are Called to Greatness
Protein Blobs Linked to Alzheimer’s Affect Aging in All Cells
The Stanford team conducted an extensive analysis of the proteins in killifish at various stages of youth and maturity. In the aging killifish, they discovered protein aggregates in all the tissues that they looked at: not only the brain but also the heart, gut, liver, muscle, skin and testis. More than half of the aggregating… Continue reading Protein Blobs Linked to Alzheimer’s Affect Aging in All Cells
Extremism Online, Russia’s Military, Preventing Police Killings: RAND Weekly Recap
This week, we discuss the spread of extremism and hate online; Russia’s lack of concern for the lives and well-being of its military personnel; how much private health plans pay hospitals compared with Medicare; the evidence of Truth Decay in Europe; what we know about police violence and how to stop it; and how the… Continue reading Extremism Online, Russia’s Military, Preventing Police Killings: RAND Weekly Recap
Snyder: The Worst Economic Gloom In 50 Years
Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, We haven’t seen anything like this in decades. Energy prices are soaring to unprecedented heights. Food shortages in some parts of the world are starting to become quite severe. Rampant inflation is out of control all over the globe. Meanwhile, economic activity is slowing down everywhere that you look. Some are… Continue reading Snyder: The Worst Economic Gloom In 50 Years
What Is Life? | Quanta Magazine
Scientists don’t really agree on a definition for life. We may recognize life instinctively most of the time, but any time we try to nail it down with set criteria, some stubborn counterexample spoils the effort. Still, can we really search for life on other worlds, or understand the earliest stages of life on this… Continue reading What Is Life? | Quanta Magazine
Three Principles for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security
Almost 25 years ago, Kim Dae-jung was inaugurated as president of South Korea. In his inaugural address, he defined three amazingly prescient principles for Korean Peninsula peace and security: First, we will never tolerate armed provocations of any kind. Second, we do not have any intention to harm or absorb North Korea. Third, we will… Continue reading Three Principles for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security