"CT scans could cause 5% of cancers, study finds". Whoa. When I read that I had to check out the article. The operational word is "could" and if you look at the actual article, they didn't do a longitudinal case-control study, but rather, used the RadRAT model that estimates what the cancer incidence would be. It's a model, and so it could be wrong. Not to panic, as the article commenter said. If you are recommended to get the CT scan, you should get the CT scan. Doctors should continue to be cautious about how many scans they order.
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A caffeine metabolite, 1-methylxanthine (1-MX) has been shown to improve memory and lead to "increases in key brain chemicals linked to learning, neuroprotection, and antioxidant defenses". Sign me up! I already drink coffee, and I do feel like it has some beneficial brain effect. The original study was done in male albino rats, so it's not clear how much of my perceived benefit is just wishful thinking.
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Japan's population keeps decreasing. The drop is a record. Few are interested in having kids in Japan. Marriage rates are low. A lot of young Japanese would rather spend money on crap like gacha. Sounds like an unhealthy society, which is a shame. C'mon, Japanese men and women – get off your oshidi and start making babies!
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A great way to trash Wikipedia's reputation even more. Harvard activists stage a giant Wikipedia edit session, to make them look less bad, and replace antisemitic attributions with innocent-sounding pro-Palestinian goodness. This is why Wikipedia alternatives exist. You would think Wikipedia would care about their online reputation, but I guess not. This is another example of the scability law. Wikipedia was great when it was still small and every editor aspired to quality. When you open it up to the world, it becomes crappy.
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This video is going around. The United States has gotten out of shape in terms of manufacturing, and can't do basic stuff anymore. How far we've fallen. If there's a need for military escalation, I fear for the country. We won't be able to make things as we did during WW II.
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Don't fall for this Google Gmail scam. It's amazing that Google won't fix it, or admit that it's a problem.
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Oregon legislators are set on getting that kicker money, especially since they won't be getting as much federal dollars. But Oregon has the money – they just want to keep wasting it on illegals and the homeless.
Washington is looking to raise taxes, too. Gotta feed that always-hungry Democrat machine.
Well, well. Legacy Hospitals are actually financially healthy and don't need OHSU's rescuing after all. Wasn't that the reason for the merger?
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...people who overestimate their political knowledge are more likely to react negatively during online conversations with those who hold opposing views—and as a result, become more emotionally polarized over time. The researchers found that this “overconfidence effect” helps explain why cross-cutting discussions, or exchanges between people with different political views, often fail to reduce hostility between political groups and may even backfire....the Dunning-Kruger effect was clearly present in the political domain. Participants who scored the lowest on objective political knowledge tended to believe they were more knowledgeable than average. In contrast, those who performed well were more likely to underestimate their knowledge. This misalignment between actual and perceived knowledge helped identify who was politically overconfident.Rather than reflecting an honest effort to engage, such exchanges may become battlegrounds for self-affirmation, particularly among those who falsely believe they have superior political knowledge. When people feel certain they are right, they may become less willing to listen and more inclined to attack, reinforcing existing divisions.
Those elderly who use devices such as cell phones are less likely to be demented. It's probably not cause and effect. I think that if you're not demented, you're more likely to figure out how to use your smart phone.
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“There’s no money to repay anyone”. What a mess. The Ritz Carlton hotel project is so symbolic of Portland. A monument to the city's failure. So what will it become – a giant homeless shelter?
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