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A new report from the NRDC has some surprises. Source: What’s the healthiest insulation?
It has long been assumed that blood pressure automatically rises with age, but a Hopkins epidemiology professor shows, by studying two remote tribes, that it might simply be due to our Western diet. Source: Johns Hopkins professor questions conventional wisdom on blood pressure after research among Amazonian tribes – Baltimore Sun
We asked readers for their thoughts on ‘non‑capitalist living’ and were deluged with replies. Here are their ideas for everyday ways to buck the system Source: From freecycling to Fairphones: 24 ways to lead an anti-capitalist life in a capitalist world
Lab study suggests plant compounds may be better than current antibiotics at killing Lyme bacteria that causes lingering symptoms in some cases Source: Essential oils from garlic, herbs kill persistent Lyme disease bacteria
It’s the latest example of the sharing economy creeping into everyday life. Source: Backyard is Airbnb’s foray into homebuilding — and selling – Vox
Pete Davis and Jon Staff created Getaway, tiny-house retreats for connecting with people and disconnecting devices. Source: Two Harvard guys based their million-dollar business on a whole lot of nothing – The Washington Post
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From 2000 to 2016, the suicide rate among the US working-age population, people 16 to 64, increased 34%, a new CDC report says. Source: The jobs with the highest suicide rates in the United States, according to the CDC – CNN
First of its kind study establishes causal link between broadband internet and sleep deprivation. Source: High Speed Internet Is Causing Widespread Sleep Deprivation, Study Finds – Motherboard
A boss’ love of things can end up indirectly destroying a company from the inside. Source: Why Materialistic People Make Bad Leaders, According to Science | Inc.com
At my home in London, where herbs are mostly relegated to garnish, I sometimes wonder why more people don’t use them to their full potential. Source: A Case for Eating Herbs as if They Were Vegetables | The New Yorker
Gear to take your career off the grid. Source: 7 Essentials for Working Off the Grid | Outside Online
How is an environmental catastrophe well within the horizon affecting our mental health? More than you can imagine. Source: Why Climate Change Is Causing “Eco-Anxiety,” Grief, and Mental Health Issues – Vogue
Yes, seriously. Source: How meditation and psychedelic drugs could fix tribalism
“State and local governments could play a role in increasing life expectancies,” writes Professor Jessica Young. Source: Being born in the wrong ZIP code can shorten your life
When the author tried to abstain from alcohol, it became painfully obvious that booze was everywhere. Pictures of cocktails and jokes about drinking flooded her social media, and there was free alcohol at work events and children’s birthday parties. Source: Here’s what happened when I quit drinking a year ago – The Washington Post
I spent this morning on Hampstead Heath, clambering up trees, throwing rocks, dragging logs, leaping over benches and wrestling my team-mates into the mud. No, I haven’t accidentally ended up in The Hunger Games — I’ve just been getting in touch with my inner cavewoman at a paleo-fitness class. Grunting definitely encouraged. Source: Into the…
The simplest kitchen upgrade is salted butter in a covered dish, left on the counter. Source: Why you should leave butter outside the fridge — Quartzy
You’re addicted to your phone. You’re loaded down by useless stuff. And you eat like a teenager. No wonder you can’t find the time to play outside, see the world, and get in shape. Fortunately, Source: The Secret to Happiness? Simplify. | Outside Online
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Three scholars wrote 20 fake papers using fashionable jargon to argue for ridiculous conclusions. Source: What an Audacious Hoax Reveals About Academia
A year after allegations about Harvey Weinstein became public, more cases are emerging Source: Sexual-harassment scandals are hurting companies’ reputations and balance sheets – Daily chart
Lettuce contaminated with pathogens have sickened and killed people. But the FDA has shelved Obama-era plans to test the culprit: farms’ irrigation water. Source: The Science Is Clear: Dirty Farm Water Is Making Us Sick | WIRED
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