Category: Health & Education
Why Office Workers Can’t Sleep (and Why That’s Bad)
By Linda Geddes Ever since the discovery that light—and particularly blue light—can suppress melatonin and alter the timing of our circadian clocks, evidence has been building that exposure to even low levels of light in the evening and during the early part
African countries optimistic about halving deaths from malaria, but major challenges remain
PRESS RELEASE Malaria experts are very concerned that climate change could increase the threat of malaria in the region ABUJA, Nigeria,(ANN) — Central African countries surveyed in new opinion study believe that halving malaria deaths is more achievable than elimination
My Life Without Sugar
My plan was to have a sugar-free month. But now I feel so much better that I can’t imagine going back. By Olivia Judson, The Guardian- pocket. Three years ago, I stopped eating sugar. My plan was to have a
The Only Metric of Success That Really Matters Is the One We Ignore
By Jenny Anderson, Quartz -pocket On a blustery March day five years ago, I locked arms with my mother and walked into a church in Maplewood, New Jersey to bury my brother. Bagpipes played “Amazing Grace.” I remember shivering and
How Giving Up TV For A Month Changed My Brain And My Life
The Dangers of TV By Stephanie Vozza, Fast Company Pocket I’ve never seen Game of Thrones, I don’t know what the Scandal is, and I couldn’t name a single “real” housewife. I thought I didn’t watch much television and that
Tired of procrastinating? To overcome it, take the time to understand it
By Daryl Chen, TED Procrastination isn’t shameful or a character flaw. Instead it’s rooted in a very human need: the need to feel competent and worthy, says educator Nic Voge. This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a
To Tell Someone They’re Wrong, First Tell Them They’re Right
By Olivia Goldhill, Quartz – Pocket A philosopher’s 350-year-old trick to get people to change their minds is now backed up by psychologists. The 17th century philosopher Blaise Pascal is perhaps best known for Pascal’s Wager which, in the first formal
Why a Medieval Woman Had Lapis Lazuli Hidden in Her Teeth
By Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic – Pocket What Anita Radini noticed under the microscope was the blue—a brilliant blue that seemed so unnatural, so out of place in the 1,000-year-old dental tartar she was gently dissolving in weak acid. It
The Simple Words That Save Lives
By William Park BBC Lessons from “expert talkers” could make all the difference when helping a person in crisis. In 1984, Dallas, Texas, a call to the emergency services went catastrophically wrong. An elderly woman had stopped breathing, or was
Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea gives thumps up to Bioko Malaria Program Award
PRESS RELEASE During the 74th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the project won the Concordia P3 Impact Award in two categories MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, (ANN)– The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea applauds the