24 October 2023

PMS is real!  Scientists Show Structural, Brain-Wide Changes During Menstruation. I knew it!

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A cure for baldness on the horizon?  Well, Jean-Luc Picard was still bald, so it's unlikely that treatment for baldness existed in the 24 century. Just sayin'.

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This can't be good. Russia withdraws from the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). We are heading towards dark times.

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We hope so. Yann LeCun says that AI will never threaten humans, says top Meta scientist. Tell that to Geoffrey Hinton.

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Common Fungus Might Fuel Alzheimer’s Onset. C. albicans produces enzymes breaking down the blood-brain barrier, allowing it to access the brain and produce toxic amyloid beta-like peptides, typically associated with Alzheimer’s. This could be related to the claim that Alzheimer's disease was transmitted by transplanting gut microbiota. Could it be that a virulent form of C. albicans was transmitted?

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Password guru regrets past advice.  It seemed like a good idea at the time.  I like my system better, and no, I'm not telling you what it is.

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Depression, anxiety common among college students.  This is concerning because chronic depression and anxiety scars you. It changes one's brain. Episodic and brief anxiety is not so bad, but years of anxiety and depression can affect the rest of your adult life. Young adults need to be taught resilience and given skills to deal with this.

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Maybe this will come to Portland. Canada Will Legalize Medically Assisted Dying For Eligible People Addicted to Drugs. This is an admission that society has failed.

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Google Decides To Pull Up The Ladder On The Open Internet, Pushes For Unconstitutional Regulatory Proposals.  Google no longer wants an open free Internet. It's to protect teens and children, you understand. Google is campaigning for age verification on the Internet, essentially "asking Congress to basically make it impossible for any site other than the largest, richest companies to be able to allow teens on social media".

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Can the A.I. boom rescue San Francisco?

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How to run 50% faster without external energy. Just get these pogo stick shoes. I'll wait for the next iteration. At least.

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