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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
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/skim-reading-from-screens-is-doing-scary-thing-to-your-brain-according-to-neuroscience.html
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
https://qz.com/1381132/big-city-capitalism-buys-our-way-back-to-the-quiet-rural-life/
A startup called Ambrosia that charges $8,000 to fill your veins with the blood of young people plans to launch its first clinic in New York City. Founded by Stanford grad Jesse Karmazin, the company just completed the first clinical trial designed to test the benefits of young blood transfusions. Source: Ambrosia: ‘Young blood’…
John Kaag’s fascinating new book about the German thinker seeks to tether philosophy back to the mess of daily experience. Source: Nietzsche’s Guide to Better Living – The Atlantic
VICE talked to Alan Rockefeller, a mushroom expert who took Hamilton on a trip to find both psychedelic and dangerous mushrooms on ‘Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia.’ Source: Meet the Man Dedicating His Life to Uncovering Rare Mushrooms – VICE
There were at least 2,000 ShiftPods at Burning Man this year, thanks to its ease-of-use, dust-proof skin and heat reflectivity. Source: How the ShiftPod won Burning Man
Swedish researcher Carl Cederström on how corporations redefined happiness and turned hippies into Reagan voters. Source: A history of happiness explains why capitalism makes us feel empty inside – Vox
Psychedelic drugs appear to be extraordinarily effective in treating mental disorders: latest research results show immediate and long-lasting effects in mood disorders and addiction. Source: Psychedelics and Mental Health – Sapiensoup Blog
A military veteran suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) once described MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as “like years of therapy in two or three hours.” Yet despite the drug’s time Source: Here’s How MDMA Treats PTSD | The Beckley Foundation
The natural, plant-based substance may be even more therapeutic than mushrooms and LSD. Source: Treatment for Depression and Alcoholism Discovered in Psychedelic Plant-Based Drug Ayahuasca
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