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Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Cognitive Scores in a Small Trial In a 24-week trial involving people with mild cognitive impairment, participants assigned to electrical stimulation at vagus-innervated parts of the ear improved by an average of 3.2 points on a general cognitive test, compared with 0.3 points in a sham-stimulation group. Host Dave Asprey explores the proposed connection between the vagus nerve and the locus coeruleus, a brainstem region involved in attention and learning. He explains why an improved test score is intriguing but does not show that vagus nerve stimulation prevents Alzheimer's disease—or that a consumer device will reproduce the study's results.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih+1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36150665/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13214873/ https://theconversation.com/vagus-nerve-stimulation-shows-promise-as-a-way-to-counter-alzheimers-disease-and-age-related-memory-loss-269465 ~~~Nearly 500 Cat Tumors Reveal Cancer Genes Shared With Humans Researchers analyzed 493 matched tumor and normal-tissue samples across 13 types of cancer in domestic cats. They found alterations in genes familiar to human cancer researchers, including TP53, and tested whether a mutation called FBXW7 might predict drug sensitivity in lab-grown models of feline mammary tumors. Host Dave Asprey examines why naturally occurring cancers in pets could help scientists investigate treatments across species, while making clear that a promising response in six laboratory tumor models is not a proven treatment for cats or people.pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih Sources: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7618901/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41712721/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260924231826.htm ~~~Twin-Family Study Challenges a Simple Explanation for Inherited Intelligence Why do parents and children often score similarly on tests of cognitive ability? Researchers using Germany's TwinLife data found that genetic transmission explained more of that resemblance than the particular shared-home-environment pathway their model tested. Host Dave Asprey unpacks the distinction between why relatives resemble one another and whether a child's environment matters. The study does not show that parenting, education, or other experiences have no effect on cognition.pub.uni-bielefeld+1 Sources: https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2993432 https://www.psypost.org/genetics-not-shared-environments-drives-parent-child-similarities-in-cognitive-ability/ ~~~Mulberry Compounds May Change Gut Bacteria and Metabolism A review of mulberry research highlights how leaves, fruit, and differently processed extracts contain distinct mixtures of compounds that gut microbes may use. In mouse experiments, a fraction combining mulberry polyphenols and polysaccharides produced more favorable microbiome and metabolic changes than either fraction alone; transferring microbes from treated mice passed along some of those effects. Host Dave Asprey explores the idea that a plant extract's preparation may matter as much as its name—and why the findings do not yet establish a microbiome benefit from mulberry products in humans.pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih+1 Sources: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13406227/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260928100551.htm ~~~Magnesium Changes Vitamin D Metabolism—But Not Always in the Same Direction Magnesium helps regulate the pathways that process vitamin D, but “more magnesium means more vitamin D” is too simple. In a 12-week randomized trial involving 180 adults, magnesium supplementation changed a measured vitamin D metabolite differently depending on participants' starting vitamin D levels: the modeled difference was positive at 30 ng/mL and negative at 50 ng/mL. Host Dave Asprey explains why this matters to people tracking supplement stacks and bloodwork, while distinguishing a change in a lab marker from a demonstrated health benefit.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih+1 Sources: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6693398/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29480918/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180226122548.htm This episode is designed for biohackers, longevity enthusiasts, pet owners, parents, and anyone trying to separate a compelling biological mechanism from a proven health intervention. Host Dave Asprey examines brain stimulation and memory, what cat cancers could teach human researchers, how genes and environment contribute to cognitive similarity, whether mulberry's microbiome effects translate beyond mice, and why nutrient interactions are rarely as simple as a supplement headline suggests. Several studies discussed here predate this week's coverage; this is a research roundup, not a list of five newly published trials.pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih+4 New episodes every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. Keywords: vagus nerve stimulation memory, auricular vagus nerve stimulation, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's research, locus coeruleus, cat cancer genetics, feline oncogenome, FBXW7 feline mammary cancer, comparative oncology, parent child cognitive ability, TwinLife cognitive ability study, intelligence genetics, shared environment cognition, mulberry gut microbiome, mulberry polyphenols polysaccharides, microbiota transfer mice, magnesium vitamin D metabolism, magnesium supplementation vitamin D, biohacking research roundup Thank you to our sponsors! - Butcher Box | Go to ButcherBox.com/HUMANUPGRADE to get $20 off your first box, plus your choice of free ground beef for life, or free chicken thigh - Beyond Wonderland Conference | Oct 13 - 14, 2026. 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HEALTH NEWS   Small Trial Links Daily Strawberries to Reduced Menstrual Pain Scientists Test an Unexpected Sleep Aid Made From Tree Roots 90% of store receipts contain harmful chemicals linked to cancer, autism and obesity New study highlights red meat sugar as independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes Study suggests skipping sweets during antibiotic treatment may help protect the gut microbiome     Small Trial Links Daily Strawberries to Reduced Menstrual Pain University of Huelva (Spain), September 26 2026 (Natural News)     Women who added about 1½ cups of fresh strawberries to their daily diet for one month reported less menstrual pain than a comparison group, according to a small randomized trial. The trial, published in Frontiers in Nutrition, enrolled 64 women ages 18 to 35 who regularly experienced period cramps, the study stated.   The research team was interested in strawberries because they contain polyphenols, including anthocyanins, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.   Participants were randomly assigned to either continue their usual diet or add 250 grams of fresh strawberries each day for one month. After one month, women who ate strawberries daily reported significantly less menstrual pain than those in the comparison group, and the difference met the researchers' threshold for a meaningful improvement. Lower pain scores were still observed at the two-month follow-up, one month after participants stopped eating strawberries.   Scientists Test an Unexpected Sleep Aid Made From Tree Roots Kyushu University (Japan), September 28, 2026 (SciTech Daily) Falling asleep can be compared to easing down a dimmer switch, with brain activity gradually shifting as sleep deepens. Researchers studying Hinoki, or Japanese cypress, are exploring whether its scent could help smooth that transition for women in middle age, when sleep problems are common. In a small study, Japanese women aged 35 to 60 used essential oil extracted from Hinoki roots at bedtime in their own homes. Compared with an unscented control, repeated use over two weeks was associated with fewer nighttime awakenings and feeling less sleepy and more recovered from fatigue in the morning. Brain-wave recordings also showed changes consistent with a smoother transition into deeper sleep. Each participant tried the Hinoki oil for two weeks and the unscented control for two weeks. On nights when they used the oil, the women put three drops in a paper cup, inhaled the scent for 10 seconds, and left the cup about 30 centimeters, or 12 inches, from their nose while sleeping. A wearable brain-wave headband and a smartwatch recorded their sleep.   After seven days of using the oil, participants showed greater delta-wave activity around the time they fell asleep. Delta waves are slow brain waves associated with deep sleep, and the pattern was consistent with a smoother transition into deeper sleep. The improvements in morning sleepiness and recovery from fatigue were reported by day 13.   90% of store receipts contain harmful chemicals linked to cancer, autism and obesity Center for Environmental Health, September 30 2026 (The Conversation)     Approximately 90% of store receipts contain toxic bisphenol chemicals, including BPA and BPS, which are endocrine disruptors linked to serious health conditions.   Holding a single receipt for just 10 seconds can result in skin absorption of BPS above California's safety threshold.   BPS may be 100 times more potent as an endocrine disruptor than BPA, contradicting the safety of "BPA-free" alternatives.   Cashiers and retail workers face significantly higher occupational exposure, with blood tests showing elevated BPS levels after work shifts.   Consumers can reduce exposure by declining printed receipts, opting for emailed receipts and avoiding hand sanitizer before handling thermal paper. Bisphenols are classified as endocrine disruptors, meaning they interfere with the body's hormone systems that control growth, reproduction and metabolism. Research shows BPA interrupts messaging through multiple hormones, most notably estrogen. Exposure has been linked to preterm birth, abnormal fetal brain development, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.   New study highlights red meat sugar as independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (France), September 28 2026 (News-Medical) Preliminary results of an observational study reveal that a sugar called dietary N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc), which is common in red meat, is independently associated with a 63% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in those with the highest versus lowest consumption, even after taking into account other T2D risk factors such as level of physical activity, overall diet, smoking status and other health conditions. The association was weaker but remained significant after also accounting for body mass index (BMI). Most mammals naturally produce a sugar known as Neu5Gc, but humans lost this ability due to an ancient genetic mutation in the CMAH gene. This carbohydrate is found in red meat (particularly beef and lamb), and to a lesser extent in dairy products. When people consume these foods, animal Neu5Gc is absorbed and metabolically incorporated into human tissues, where it acts as a foreign molecule, a so-called xeno-autoantigen. The immune system produces antibodies against it, and the resulting chronic immune activation (xenosialitis) has previously been linked to cardiovascular diseases and cancer. The analysis covered all red meat, including beef, lamb, pork, rabbit, goat, and game meats. Processed meat products (such as bacon, sausages and cured meats) were recorded as a separate food group.. Dairy products were analysed separately. People in the highest quintile had a 63% higher risk, and those in the second-highest quintile a 41% higher risk, of developing T2D compared with those in the lowest quintile (men and women combined). In the highest quintile, men ate a median of 97 g of red meat per day (136 g including processed meat) and women 73 g (96 g), compared with 5 g (21 g) and 0 g (9 g) in the lowest quintile.   Study suggests skipping sweets during antibiotic treatment may help protect the gut microbiome City of Hope, September 30 2026 (Eurekalert) A new study by researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the country and ranked among the nation's leading cancer centers, suggests eating less sugar could protect the microbiome during antibiotic treatment.  Antibiotics disrupt the diversity of our gut bacteria, or microbiomes, which play an essential role in supporting our immune systems and overall health. In the five-year study followed patients who were hospitalized for several weeks to receive intensive chemotherapy, sometimes with radiation, to wipe out their immune systems and then undergo a stem cell transplant. To prevent and treat infections, each patient took at least one antibiotic during their hospital stay, with 80% of them taking one or more of the broad-spectrum antibiotics that exert the strongest effect on the microbiome by targeting many types of bacteria. The research team tracked 9,419 meals eaten by 173 hospitalized patients and profiled the microbiome diversity in stool samples from 158 patients. No matter how the data was analyzed, patients who consumed more sweets while taking antibiotics were more likely to experience a loss of microbiome diversity as aggressive microbes crowded out other strains of bacteria. One organism stood out: Enterococcus. When it takes over the microbiome, patients undergoing transplant face a higher risk of bloodstream infections, graft-versus-host disease and other life-threatening complications. The combination of high-sugar foods and broad-spectrum antibiotics appeared to multiply injury to the microbiome, leading to a substantial 24% drop in bacterial diversity for every 100-gram increase in sweets (equivalent in sugar content to a large milkshake).

With the endless stream of advice, there are 3 keys for menopause fat loss you need to know. The answer isn't another diet, harder workouts, or doing even more. One of them might surprise you, because it has nothing to do with giving up when your body composition isn't changing the way you want. If you're doing “all the things” but still frustrated by changes in your body composition, Bill Campbell cuts through the noise with three things he believes women should keep front and center.  Discover the 3 keys for menopause fat loss Bill would put at the top of the list—the advice he would tell his wife—and why they may matter beyond the number on the scale. My Guest: Dr. Bill Campbell is a Professor and Director of the Performance & Physique Enhancement Laboratory at the University of South Florida. His research focuses on improving exercise performance and physique enhancement within a maintainable lifestyle. His pioneering research includes dietary protein intakes to optimize body composition, rapid fat loss strategies, and weight loss resistance in women going through the menopause transition. His research laboratory recently completed the largest menopause fitness survey ever conducted. Dr. Bill Campbell Answers A Personal Question In This Episode: If your wife says she is overwhelmed by all the advice, what three things would you tell her to focus on? Connect with Dr. Bill: Website - Dr. Bill Campbell PhD Instagram: @billcampbellphd YouTube: @BillCampbellPHD Connect with Flipping 50: Facebook Group - Flipping50 Insiders Instagram - @Flipping50TV YouTube - @Flipping50TV More Episodes - Flipping 50 The Stronger Way Other Episodes You Might Like: Full Episode with Bill Campbell - Building Muscle and Losing Fat in Menopause and Beyond Resources: Not sure you're doing what is best for you right now? Get a 90-Minute Ultimate Consultation with Debra. Together, you formulate the actual plan that will work for you!  Use Flipping 50 Strong Aging Index to measure what matters with an easy at-home self-assessment test you can do in minutes.  Join the Hot, Not Bothered! Challenge to learn why timing matters and why what works for others is not working for you.

Martin Willis welcomes analytical chemist and longtime paranormal researcher Matt Moniz for a fascinating discussion of the physical evidence surrounding UFO and abduction cases. Matt describes his laboratory examination of material from Betty Hill's dress, including microscopy and chromatography comparing affected areas with control samples, and discusses other materials he has collected or studied from notable UFO cases. He explains the importance of provenance, contamination, metallurgy and isotope ratios when evaluating alleged UFO materials and discusses several classic cases he believes deserve further scientific investigation. The conversation then becomes deeply personal as Matt recounts his own claimed abduction experiences beginning in early childhood, including encounters he says continued throughout his life and an extraordinary later meeting with someone he remembered from one of those experiences. Martin and Matt also explore consciousness, ghosts, paranormal investigation and the difficult question of how science can approach phenomena that are unpredictable and difficult to reproduce.SHOW NOTESCONTACT AND SUPPORT

The DRC's cobalt industry is also moving uranium through global supply chains, creating a problem that extends beyond critical-minerals security. Researchers estimate that 2,000–5,000 tons of uranium may have left the country as a byproduct of cobalt production, raising questions about nuclear-security risks, environmental exposure, and the traceability of mineral exports. The challenge is persistent rather than catastrophic: uranium occurs naturally alongside DRC cobalt and can remain in cobalt hydroxide even when companies follow existing processing standards. Weak shipment-level monitoring and inconsistent reporting leave uncertainty over where the uranium goes and how it is handled after reaching China and other markets. Ryan Manzuk, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Program on Science and Global Security, joins Cobus and Geraud to analyze uranium contamination in DRC cobalt exports, including nuclear-security implications, environmental and worker exposure, and measures to improve traceability and local processing.

HEALTH NEWS   Study Links High Polyphenol Intake to Reduced Risk of Short Telomeres Ashwagandha root extract on sexual health in healthy men What science says about ultraprocessed foods and the aging brain Study finds oral hormone replacement therapy increases venous thromboembolism risk Watercress Trial Reports Increases in Detoxification Byproducts       Study Links High Polyphenol Intake to Reduced Risk of Short Telomeres University of Navarra (Spain), September 24 2026 (Natural News)      A study has found that individuals with the highest dietary intake of polyphenols had a 52% lower risk of having short telomeres compared with those who consumed the least. Researchers from the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, measured telomere length in samples from more than 1,700 adults in 2008 and again in 2015, according to the study.   Telomeres are protective caps at the ends of chromosomes that safeguard DNA information inside cells. Shorter telomeres have been linked to an increased risk of age-related diseases including cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, some cancers and overall mortality, the study noted. The findings add to growing evidence that diet plays a role in cellular aging. Moderate coffee consumption of up to one cup per day was associated with a 26% lower risk of short telomeres compared with non-consumers, according to the researchers. Participants who ate four to five servings of fruit daily had a 29% lower risk of short telomeres compared with those who ate the least fruit. Overall, participants with the highest total polyphenol intake had a 52% lower risk of short telomeres.   Other polyphenol-rich foods such as olive oil, red wine and vegetables did not show a statistically significant effect on telomere length in this study. A separate study found that higher blood levels of theobromine, a compound in cocoa, were associated with longer telomeres, specifically linked to theobromine rather than other cocoa or coffee metabolites.   Previous work has also shown that walnuts, which contain polyphenols, can help preserve telomere length. The current study assessed overall polyphenol consumption through dietary questionnaires rather than measuring specific compounds in blood.   Ashwagandha root extract on sexual health in healthy men Aman Hospital and Research Center (India), August 12 2026 (Front. Reproductive Health) Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is widely recognized in Ayurvedic medicine as a potent Rasayana and aphrodisiac herb, with preclinical studies demonstrating androgen-modulating, anxiolytic, and antioxidant properties that may enhance male reproductive physiology. The present study aimed to rigorously evaluate the efficacy and safety of a standardized Ashwagandha Root Extract (ARE) in improving sexual function in healthy adult men. A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial was conducted over 8 weeks in 76 healthy males aged 30–50 years. Participants were randomized (1:1) to receive either 300 mg ARE twice daily or a matched placebo. ARE supplementation resulted in statistically significant improvements across multiple domains of sexual function compared with placebo, including SDI-2 scores, SSEs, sexual desire, and overall IIEF outcomes. Semen analysis demonstrated a 36% increase in ejaculate volume, 38% improvement in total sperm count, and an 87% increase in total sperm motility after 8 weeks, with moderate to large effect sizes indicating clinically meaningful benefits. No adverse events or safety concerns were reported. What science says about ultraprocessed foods and the aging brain Louisiana State University, September 23 2026 (Eurekalert) The colorings, additives and preservatives added to food products, as well as food processing techniques, are a source of great concern because they are ubiquitous worldwide, yet the effects of these items on metabolic health are not fully understood. In addition, researchers are increasingly investigating how these dietary items may also affect the brain as people age. The review examines several ways diet could potentially influence the aging brain, including pathways involving metabolism, inflammation, vascular health and other biological processes. It also considers evidence connecting ultraprocessed food consumption with cognitive performance and dementia-related outcomes. The bottom line is that the data is concerning.   Study finds oral hormone replacement therapy increases venous thromboembolism risk Steno Diabetes Centre Copenhagen, September 24 2026 (News-Medical) Current use of oral menopausal hormone therapy (commonly known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT) is associated with an increased risk of blood clots in legs / lungs regardless of dose or treatment duration, finds a large Danish study published by The BMJ . Researchers searched Danish health registry data for women aged 50-69 living in Denmark between 2003 and 2021 and diagnosed with a first venous thromboembolism, ischemic stroke, or heart attack (myocardial infarction). None of the women had a history of blood clots, cancer, liver disease, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, fertility treatment or surgery to remove ovaries (oophorectomy). Among women unexposed to hormone therapy, rates of venous thromboembolism, ischaemic stroke, and heart attack were 15.8, 20.3, and 13.0 per 10,000 person-years, respectively. Oral oestrogen therapy (alone or with progestin) was associated with one extra venous thromboembolism case per 1,055 women taking oral hormone therapy for one year, one extra stroke per 1,642, and one extra heart attack per 3,846. Oral therapy was consistently associated with increased venous thromboembolism risk, whereas increased stroke and heart attack risks were confined to those taking high-dose oral oestradiol (above 1 mg/day) for more than a year, rising with longer use.   Watercress Trial Reports Increases in Detoxification Byproducts University of Minnesota, September 28 2026 (Natural News)     A randomized crossover trial examined whether a watercress beverage affected urinary mercapturic acids, the byproducts produced when the body processes environmental toxins.   Researchers recruited 188 participants with full compliance. Participants spent two weeks drinking the watercress beverage, then two weeks drinking a matched placebo, with a one-month break separating the two phases, according to the report. Detoxification byproducts for six separate environmental toxicants rose significantly during the watercress phase compared with the placebo phase. Two increases stood out clearly.   Acrolein detoxification rose 65.6%, and benzene detoxification rose 37.3%, both reaching strong statistical significance, according to the report. Watercress contains a concentrated dose of a plant compound called phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC), and researchers believe PEITC drives the entire effect. PEITC activates the glutathione detoxification pathway, one of the body's primary systems for neutralizing toxic compounds and flagging them for removal, the report stated.

You said you wanted someone different. Then you went and found the same person again, wearing a new name, a new face, a new zip code, and you called it a fresh start. A university lab just proved you wrong, not with an opinion, with your own ex's own words. Researchers stopped asking people to remember their past partners and started asking the partners themselves to describe their own personalities. The finding held anyway. Your type is not a preference. It is a signature, and it surfaces even when you swore you'd left the old version of yourself behind. Here is the part that should actually unsettle you. Before you ever chose anyone, your body had already been handed a forecast. Children of trauma survivors carry measurable changes to a stress gene passed down from a parent who suffered something the child never personally lived through. The nervous system was calibrated for danger before it had earned a single memory of its own. You did not decide what safety feels like. You inherited it, the way you inherited a jawline or a laugh. That inheritance became a template operating beneath your own awareness, filtering every person you've ever felt pulled toward before your conscious mind got a vote. You did not fall for them. You recognized them, the way a lock recognizes its key, built from a blueprint older than either of you. So tonight is not a debate about whether you keep repeating yourself. That question is closed, published, and peer reviewed. Tonight is about whether you are willing to hear that the forecast in your body has a name, an origin, and an exit, and whether you can survive knowing it before you dial the next number. Lines are open.

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AI is no longer just consuming information, it is reshaping the economics and infrastructure of the internet itself. The challenge now is ensuring that the creators and custodians of trusted data can continue to exist in a world increasingly dominated by machines.This week, Dave and Rob are joined by Stephen Follows, film data analyst, author, publisher and researcher to explore how AI systems are fundamentally changing the economics, architecture and future of the web and why it should worry us all. TLDR00:20 – Introduction to today's topic: AI agents, web scraping and the changing internet01:40 – Hang out: Rob's confusioned by the always-on AI assistants07:55 – Dig in: Privacy, convenience and the growing tension between AI assistance and personal data collection11:55 – Conversation with Stephen Follows about what happened to the film industry website The Numbers45:16 – Is Tom Cruise really taller on screen and favourite movies discussion GuestStephen Follows: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenfollows/https://stephenfollows.com/HostsDave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Rob Kernahan:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Realities Remixed' is an original podcast from Capgemini

In this week's update:Transluce found AI agents probing websites for weaknesses when ordinary research hit a wall, without anyone telling them to.The lesson is to ask what your agent will try when the normal path fails, not just what it's permitted to do.OpenAI agents in a research environment posted 53 user images online, and a swarm shrugged off its own safety warning when a peer posted 'GO.'The lesson is that access plus freedom plus internet equals surprises, so give agents the minimum they need.Flock's CEO, who pitches surveillance as a reasonable compromise, blurred his own home and skipped a Senate hearing while the internet renamed his house.The lesson is that people who preach transparency for everyone else rarely volunteer for it themselves.Partisan sites disguised as local news are feeding AI chatbots, and the chatbots repeat them nearly half the time.The lesson is to demand sources from your AI, especially when it's talking about your vote.Bill Gates says a kill switch is useless if you can't tell when to use it.The lesson is that AI safety means continuous monitoring, records and accountability, not an emergency button.A developer offered 4,500 households $10,000 each for a 1,300-acre data center, and the town rejected it anyway.The lesson is to price the long-term cost to your community, not the size of the check.Researchers forged a 1024-bit RSA signature without stealing or factoring the key, using a raw signing oracle and a 2007-era technique.The lesson is to find where your systems expose raw cryptographic operations before someone else does.A New Mexico jury found nearly 44 million deceptive statements in Meta's privacy claims, with the penalty still to come.The lesson is to treat a free service's privacy promises as fine print to be verified, not marketing to be trusted.This week's throughline is that nothing stayed inside its lane, whether it was agents, executives, chatbots, developers, or even the math we trust. Systems will do what they can do, not just what we meant them to do, and hope is not a control. So here's your challenge for the week: pick one system you rely on, an AI tool, an account, a key, or a service, and ask what it can do that you never intended. Come back next week and tell us what you found.

In 2024, scientists using instruments on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft spotted a new large impact crater on the surface of the moon. Tyler Powell joins host Flora Lichtman to describe what they found, and what scientists are learning about the lunar surface from studying it. After, Sofia Sheikh describes different approaches to hunting for intelligent alien life through ‘technosignatures'. These are technological traces that could only be produced by intelligent life, like radio transmissions, industrial pollution, or city lights at night. Researchers from the SETI Institute have proposed sifting through lunar dust to look for tiny traces of a long-gone super advanced galactic civilization.Guests:Dr Tyler Powell is a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Dr. Sofia Sheikh is a Technosignature Research Scientist at the SETI Institute.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Follow our show on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Bluesky @scifri and sign up for our newsletters. Got a science question that's keeping you up at night? Call us: 877-472-4374 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The science of scarcity is in, and your scarcity mindset is costing you a whole lot more than a bad mood. Researchers measured exactly what it takes from your mental bandwidth, and that number is going to make you look at every bad decision you've ever made differently. The email you missed. The call you never returned. The thing you said no to that could have been your big break. And every time, you took it as proof that something was wrong with you.Nothing is wrong with you. What you've been calling a bad money mindset is your mind locked in the tunnel, doing exactly what it was built to do in an emergency, while you pay a tax on your attention without ever seeing the bill. I'm walking you through the research and the real story behind the two wolves parable, including the part almost nobody knows. Then I'm handing you what to do on a random Tuesday at 3:00 PM when that scary notification comes in.Episode Takeaways:Discover what one imaginary car repair did to people's test scores in a New Jersey shopping mall.See why sugarcane farmers in India got sharper in a matter of weeks with the exact same brains.Recognize tunneling as your brain trying to protect you instead of punish you.Uncover where the two wolves parable actually comes from and why the truth makes the lesson hit harder.Practice a three-step nervous system regulation reset for the moment your chest gets tight over money, time, or love.Scarcity was never proof of who you are. Once you stop letting the bill be the only thing you see, your mind gets its room back, and you start catching the doors that were right in front of you the whole time. This is where manifestation and the law of attraction stop being a pretty quote and become something you practice daily. What you focus on, you will find. Feed the wolf that believes there's enough; keep feeding it for 30 days, and an abundance mindset becomes the way your brain actually runs.Research Mentioned:Mani, Mullainathan, Shafir and Zhao, "Poverty Impedes Cognitive Function," Science, 2013Join Solid Ground: My 30-day coaching program for anyone tired of living in the tunnel. It takes about 25 minutes a day, includes a one-on-one session with me on day 21, and comes with 30 days inside Manifesting Miracles Academy. I only open 20 spots each quarter: https://manifestingmiracles.thinkific.com/products/courses/solidgroundIf this episode resonated, the first 14 days inside the Manifesting Miracles Academy are completely free — link below.✨ MANIFESTING MIRACLES ACADEMY  ✨ Your first 14 days are completely free.Join now: https://manifestingmiracles.thinkific.com/pages/memberships 

Learn more about Parkinson's and find support: https://dpf.org  Researchers are exploring a growing number of potential disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson's. But what does "disease-modifying" actually mean, and what progress is being made?  In this podcast, Chris Krueger of the Davis Phinney Foundation talks with Dr. Lorraine Kalia, a neurologist and Parkinson's researcher, about the science behind disease modification and why finding therapies that change the course of Parkinson's is so challenging.   Topics discussed include research targeting alpha-synuclein, inflammation, genetics, mitochondria, gene therapy, and stem cells, while also addressing common questions about experimental and unproven treatments. Dr. Kalia closes with a hopeful message: while researchers continue working toward tomorrow's breakthroughs, there are meaningful steps people with Parkinson's can take today to support their health, well-being, and quality of life.  Lorraine Kalia, MD, PhD, FRCPC is a scientist at the Toronto Western Research Institute and Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases. She is also a neurologist specializing in Parkinson's disease and related movement disorders at the Toronto Western Hospital. She is an assistant professor in the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto.   Sign up for updates on webinars, events, and resources for the Parkinson's community: https://dpf.org/newsletter-signup  

More than 1,300 feet below the surface of Lake Superior, scientists are investigating a fisheries mystery: siscowet lake trout that should be fat and robust are turning up strikingly thin. Researchers call them “zombie fish,” but the real story is less sensational—and still unresolved. In this episode of the Lake Superior Podcast, Walt Lindala and Frida Waara talk with returning guest Shawn Sitar, a Michigan DNR fisheries research biologist and science officer aboard the RV Lake Char, about what the team is learning from Lake Superior's deepest waters. From possible food shortages and disease testing to lake trout recovery and long-term monitoring, Shawn takes us into the science behind one of Lake Superior's most unusual recent findings and how long-term fisheries research helps scientists track the health of the lake.Notable quotes:“There's a famine event going on out there…they actually kind of look like zombies.”“We're not alarmed, we're concerned.”“Overall, Lake Superior is in a really good place…We have abundant populations of fish. We have a lot of biodiversity also.”“Recently we declared that lean lake trout, the one that's utilized by humans, has been recovered or in a rehabilitated state. That's a good sign.”“I'm glad to work on a system that is basically the most natural of the Great Lakes. Things are in good shape.”“Part of my duty is to communicate the science to everyone so that they have a better understanding and appreciation of everything around us.”Helpful links:Michigan DNR – Researchers Head to Superior Maximus to Investigate “Zombie” Fishhttps://www.michigan.gov/dnr/about/newsroom/releases/2026/06/08/researchers-head-to-superior-maximus-to-investigate-zombie-fishMichigan DNR – Fisheries Researchhttps://www.michigan.gov/dnr/managing-resources/fisheries/researchThe Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mysteryhttps://www.thefishthief.com/Lake Superior Podcast – Shawn Sitar's previous lake trout recovery episodehttps://podcast.nplsf.org/1756982/episodes/16661302-s6-e3-the-lake-trout-resurgence-in-lake-superior-a-conservation-success-story-an-interview-with-shawn-sitarConnect with us:Lake Superior Podcast Page: https://nplsf.org/podcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NationalParksOfLakeSuperiorFoundationSponsors:Cafe Imports – Minneapolis-based importers of specialty green coffees since 1993, focused on sustainability. Learn more: cafeimports.comNational Parks of Lake Superior Foundation – Donate to protect Lake Superior's five national parks: nplsf.org/donate

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An Arizona State University professor is coming to Boise State to talk about the search for water on the moon and mars, and the tiny spacecraft helping scientists look for it.

Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts.In honor of Calypso History Month this October and the recent passing of the great "Calypso King of the World" Slinger “Mighty Sparrow” Francisco, we reshare this throwback episode with music sociologist Dr. Meagan A. Sylvester. Calypso isn't just a sound you dance to, it's a way Caribbean people have documented power, pain, pride, and punchlines for centuries. Together, we follow calypso from its roots in the slavery era, where satire and storytelling become tools for survival, into a genre that still functions like public commentary set to rhythm. Along the way we unpack why “mother music” matters, and why the calypsonian's job has never been only to entertain. We also zoom in on Trinidad and Tobago's outsized role in shaping calypso's modern identity, from early recording history to the migration that brings artists from across the region into Port of Spain's competitive calypso scene. Dr. Sylvester breaks down how language and tempo shift over time, and why double entendre becomes a signature strategy when you want leaders to hear the song but miss the sting. Carnival sits at the center of the story, not as a side note but as a major stage where lyrics carry debates about colonization, independence, republicanism, civil rights, and everyday governance. We talk calypso's relationship to soca, how generations argue about what counts as “real” calypso, and how new artists move between styles. Meagan A. Sylvester - Music Sociologist.Author.Researcher is a published author of over fifteen book chapters and journal articles and is a well know public academic in her native Trinidad and Tobago where she participates in both television and radio discussions on the Calypso and Soca musical artforms. Her research topics of interest are Music and National Identity in Calypso and Soca, Music of Diasporic Carnivals, Narratives of Resistance in Calypso and Ragga Soca music, Steelpan and kaisoJazz musical identities, Gender and Identity in Calypso and Soca music and Music and Human Rights in the Americas. She has presented academic papers and hosted scholarly workshops in several spaces across the globe including Europe, Latin America, South America, the United States and numerous islands in the Caribbean.Follow Dr. Sylvester on Facebook and Twitter. Support the showConnect with Strictly Facts -  Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube | Website Looking to read more about the topics covered in this episode? Subscribe to the newsletter at www.strictlyfactspod.com to get the Strictly Facts Syllabus to your email!Want to Support Strictly Facts?Rate & Leave a Review on your favorite platformShare this episode with someone or online and tag usSend us a DM or voice note to have your thoughts featured on an upcoming episode Donate to help us continue empowering listeners with Caribbean history and educationProduced by Breadfruit Media

First, find out why a UC San Diego scientist is one of this year's recipients of the MacArthur “genius” grant. And, how a $50 million gift is going to help build 500 affordable housing units downtown. Then, how the California Wolf Center in Julian is expanding its effort to protect gray wolves. And finally, hear how a new California law could help cancer patients keep their hair.

If Alzheimer's runs in your family, you may find yourself wondering: Is this going to happen to me?You may worry about losing your memory, your independence, or your ability to make your own decisions. And every forgotten name or misplaced pair of glasses can suddenly feel a little more loaded.But here's what I want you to know: your genes are not your destiny.We now know that the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's can begin 10, 20, or even 30 years before noticeable symptoms appear. And while that may sound scary at first, there's another way to look at it: that long runway may give us an important window for Alzheimer's prevention.In this episode, I'm breaking down what prevention actually means in real life. We'll talk about preclinical Alzheimer's, amyloid and tau, the prevention trials testing whether treating earlier can protect cognitive function, and a finding involving people in their 50s and early 60s that I found particularly encouraging.Because the goal isn't simply to avoid an Alzheimer's diagnosis.It's to stay sharp, curious, independent, and fully engaged in your life for as long as possible.WHAT TO LISTEN FOR00:00 — What Alzheimer's prevention really means in real life. It's about more than keeping a blood test negative. It's about protecting your memory, independence, judgment, relationships, and ability to live life on your terms.03:47 — Myth #1: “Alzheimer's runs in my family, so I'm probably going to get it.” Learn why family history and APOE4 can affect risk without determining your future.06:11 — Myth #2: Alzheimer's is a disease of old age. The symptoms may appear later in life, but Alzheimer's-related brain changes can begin 10, 20, or even 30 years earlier.07:18 — What “preclinical Alzheimer's” actually means. You can have Alzheimer's-related biological changes while still thinking normally, working, driving, and managing everyday life.09:03 — Amyloid vs. tau: the wildfire analogy. Amyloid may act more like kindling, while the spread of tau appears to track more closely with brain-cell loss and cognitive decline.13:33 — Are we treating Alzheimer's too late? Learn what the AHEAD and TRAILBLAZER-ALZ prevention trials are testing in people who are still cognitively normal.15:42 — The midlife finding I found especially encouraging. Researchers stopped screening 55- to 64-year-olds for one major prevention trial because so many weren't reaching the required p-tau217 blood-test cutoff.18:07 — Why “earlier treatment” doesn't automatically mean “better choice.” Anti-amyloid drugs can have serious risks, which means preventing or delaying the need for treatment remains an important goal.20:14 — Prevention vs. cure vs. reversal. These words aren't interchangeable. Learn what each would actually mean for Alzheimer's disease—and where medicine stands today.27:00 — Why I want us to aim higher than “not getting dementia.” Meet the “superagers” and consider a new goal: building a brain that stays sharp, curious, resilient, and engaged as you age.Alzheimer's prevention doesn't have to begin with a brain scan, blood test, or prescription. For most healthy people, it can begin much earlier—with the daily choices that support a stronger, more resilient brain.So instead of asking only, How do I avoid dementia?, let's aim higher: How do I give myself the best possible chance of staying cognitively strong as I age?Listen to the full episode, subscribe to Happy & Healthy with Amy, and download my free RESTORED Protocol to learn the eight essential protective factors you can start working on now.Episode about ARIA and anti-amyloid treatment risks:https://youtu.be/sjof-a6ow6MAnti-Amyloid Treatment Checklist:https://www.amylangcoaching.com/treatmentchecklistNational Institute on Aging:https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-caregivingAlzheimer's Association:https://www.alz.org/help-support/caregivingRESOURCES:Take the Quiz: Is It Just Brain Fog? Download After Mom's Alzheimer's Diagnosis: The First 8 Things to Know and learn how to support her with more calm, clarity, and confidence.Download the RESTORED Protocol: Eight Essential Protective Factors to Build an Alzheimer's-Resistant BrainDownload the FREE Excerpt of Thoughts Are Habits TooSchedule your Breakthrough Roadmap session with AmyFollow Amy on Instagram @amylangcoaching  and on Facebook @amylangcoachingSubscribe to Amy's YouTube channel @happyandhealthywithamy

In the latter half of September, massive numbers of moths appeared in Sydney and along the South Coast of New South Wales. However, experts say there is no need to worry about this unusual sight, as it is caused by the annual migration of the endangered Bogong moth. - 9月後半、シドニーやニューサウスウェールズ州サウスコーストで、大量の蛾が発生しました。 しかし、こうした異例といえる光景に、専門家は心配する必要はないとしています。これは、絶滅危惧種であるボゴング・モス（Bogong moth）が毎年行うマイグレーションによるものだからです。Listen to SBS Japanese Audio on Tue, Thu and Fri from 1pm on SBS 3. Replays from 10pm on Tue, Thu and Sat on SBS1. Listen to past stories from our podcast. Download the free SBS Audio App and don't forget to visit SBS Japanese Facebook and Instagram page!#sbsaudiopodcast - SBSの日本語放送は火木金の午後１時からSBS3で生放送！火木土の夜10時からはおやすみ前にSBS1で再放送が聞けます。SBS日本語放送ポッドキャストから過去のストーリーを聞くこともできます。無料でダウンロードできるSBS Audio Appもどうぞ。SBS 日本語放送のFacebookとInstagramもお忘れなく。#sbsaudiopodcast

Researchers have been investigating the impact of using RAT tests to detect influenza, Covid-19 and RSV at GP clinics, to see if they improve treatment and help curb the spread of winter illnesses. Professor Maria Stubbe co-authored the study, she's from Otago University's Department of Primary Health Care and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

 Episode 311.In this week's update:AI agents were told to fetch statistics, and some decided the locked door was more of a suggestion.Another set of agents posted 53 private user images to the open internet, and OpenAI can't tell you whose they were.A surveillance CEO discovered that having nothing to hide is easier to preach than to practice.Your chatbot sounds neutral about the candidates, but it may be quoting a partisan site dressed up as your local paper.Bill Gates says a kill switch isn't enough, and the reason is that you'd never know when to press it.A developer offered every household $10,000, and the town said no anyway.Researchers forged an RSA signature without ever stealing the key, and the math behind it is older than the iPhone.And a New Mexico jury found that Meta's privacy promises didn't hold up 43,899,725 times.It's been a week of things going off script: agents, executives, algorithms, and even math. We start out unsettled, move through some genuinely absurd territory, and end on what you can do about it. Let's get into it.Find the full transcript here.

9/30/26 Co-Host --Brian Adams David Wissemann, co-owner of Warner Farm and Mike's Maze. We talk about the corn maze and the beer maze(!), how they are conceived and constructed and how they incorporate 100 years of television on 8-acres of corn - funny stuff — with a bit of seriousness about the economics of farms, farming and agritourism. Habitat for Humanity's Megan McDonough tells us about their new affordable housing project in Northampton, who's eligible and how the lottery works, sweat equity and President Jimmy Carter. The Hidden Lives of Sharks: Eat, Prey, Love with UMass researchers Grace Casselberry and Andy Danylchuk—their new discoveries revealing intimate details—seriously, intimate details. Cool Films with Larry Hott. Larry interviews Nina Kleinberg on "Some Like It Hot," "Witness for the Prosecution," and "The Apartment"-- a retrospective on Billy Wilder coming to the Amherst Cinema.

Researchers at the University of Calgary say spending too much time on social media, gaming or streaming can affect young people's wellbeing in similar ways to being poor, born prematurely or having bad parenting. The study also links excessive screen time to obesity, diabetes and heart problems. Critics say the findings are "not insignificant" but insist that screen time is not the only reason teenagers become emotionally distressed or fail to reach their academic goals. Also: Russian drone strikes Ukraine's National Academy of Science in Kyiv, sparking a huge fire; prosecutors in New York reopen an investigation into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University in 2024; Google Earth's updated satellite imagery shows the scale of destruction in Gaza; a special report on the brutal kidnappings plaguing Nigeria; the backlash over plans to build data centres; and an 11-year-old British girl becomes the youngest chess player in history to earn the woman grandmaster title. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.ukPhoto: Social media app icons, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and WhatsApp, displayed on a mobile phone screenCredit: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Release. Adhesions. Breaking things up. Some of the words we use every day in massage make claims we can't always back up. But what if being honest about what we don't know made our work more credible, not less? In this Meet the Researchers episode, Rachelle talks with Dr. Anna Gabriel, a physiotherapist and fascia researcher studying non-local effects—how an intervention at the foot can create measurable changes elsewhere along the posterior chain. But observing a change isn't the same as knowing why it happened. Dr. Gabriel offers a refreshingly simple approach: say what you did, say what you observed, and don't claim a mechanism you didn't measure. Join Nicole and Rachelle for a conversation about scientific precision, the language of massage therapy, professional credibility, and why we don't need to have all the answers to do meaningful work. Resources and Author links:   LAB COURSE: Journey into the MATRIX www.anatomyscapes.com/MATRIX for more information about "Journey Into the MATRIX: the Fascial System" dissection lab workshop.   LAB COURSE: Dissection Lab Intensive ​​https://www.anatomyscapes.com/DLI for more information about the "Dissection Lab Intensive" lab workshop.  Check out the Anatomy for Touch column in the Massage & Bodywork magazine at https://www.abmp.com/massage-and-bodywork-magazine/anatomy Check out some of Dr. Anna Gabriel's Research: Testing the Posterior Chain: Diagnostic Accuracy of the Bunkie Test versus the Isokinetic Hamstrings/Quadriceps Measurement in Patients with Self-Reported Knee Pain and Healthy Controls Myofascial Treatment Techniques on the Plantar Surface Influence Functional Performance in the Dorsal Kinetic Chain   Host Bios: AnatomySCAPES Co-Directors, Rachelle Clauson and Nicole Trombley, are NCBTMB-approved continuing education providers and teach anatomy explorations for hands-on professionals online and in person. They co-author the "Anatomy for Touch" column in Massage & Bodywork magazine and enjoy helping therapists better understand how anatomy relates to what they are feeling through their sense of touch. Nicole Trombley: As a massage educator, Nicole draws on her passion for human biology to help therapists better understand the tissues under their hands. She owns and operates Equilibrio Massage in San Diego, CA, where she has specialized in massage for pregnancy and postpartum since 2004. Rachelle Clauson: Rachelle loves teaching therapists about the structural organization and beauty of the human fascial system. She serves as the Director of Creative and Administrative Affairs for the Fascial Net Plastination Project, and owns Flourish Bodywork, her private practice where she has been offering hands-on bodywork in San Diego, CA, since 2003.   About Our Sponsors:   Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains originated with founder Tom Myers, who mapped the human body into 13 myofascial meridians in his original book, currently in its fourth edition and translated into 12 languages. The principles of Anatomy Trains are used by osteopaths, physical therapists, bodyworkers, massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, and other body-minded manual therapists and movement professionals. Anatomy Trains inspires these practitioners to work with holistic anatomy in treating system-wide patterns to provide improved client outcomes in terms of structure and function.               Website: anatomytrains.com           Email: info@anatomytrains.com           Facebook: facebook.com/AnatomyTrains                    Instagram: www.instagram.com/anatomytrainsofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2g6TOEFrX4b-CigknssKHA    Precision Neuromuscular Therapy seminars (www.pnmt.org) have been teaching high-quality seminars for more than 20 years. Doug Nelson and the PNMT teaching staff help you to practice with the confidence and creativity that comes from deep understanding, rather than the adherence to one treatment approach or technique. Find our seminar schedule at pnmt.org/seminar-schedule with over 60 weekends of seminars across the country. Or meet us online in the PNMT Portal, our online gateway with access to over 500 videos, 37 NCBTMB CEs, our Discovery Series webinars, one-on-one mentoring, and much, much more! All for the low yearly cost of $167.50. Learn more at pnmt.thinkific.com/courses/pnmtportal!  Follow us on social media: @precisionnmt on Instagram or at Precision Neuromuscular Therapy Seminars on Facebook.     At Heights Wellness Retreat, we believe every person is an unstoppable force, whether navigating daily demands, pursuing goals, or striving to be their best. This drives everything we do. We go beyond traditional spa services by creating a purpose-driven environment where wellness professionals are empowered, valued, and positioned to grow. With steady clientele, support, and a wellness-forward culture, Heights Wellness Retreat is where therapists build meaningful, sustainable careers while shaping the future of the wellness industry.  www.massageheightscareers.careerplug.com/jobs  www.heightswellnessretreats.com  https://www.instagram.com/heightswellnessretreat/  https://www.facebook.com/heightswellnessretreat/    Save your hands for the smaller structures and start getting your clients underfoot! At the Center for Barefoot Massage, we teach you how to enhance your pressure using gravity and physics and help your clients recover from persistent pain through nerd-level anatomical attention to detail—we just happen to use our feet to do it all! From the slow, down-regulating glides of our FasciAshi Fundamentals strokes to the proprioceptive "pattern-interrupts" of our Barefoot Matwork techniques and the resisted movements from our Stretch Therapy class, we offer a complete suite of evidence-based tools for deep, myofascial Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage—we nicknamed our approach "FasciAshi."   Worried about your body size in relation to your clients? Our innovation—the suspended Ashi-strap—allows a more diverse population of massage therapists to regulate and vector their weight and pressure distribution with clinical precision, making deep work effortless on a variety of client bodies. At the Center for Barefoot Massage, we believe the future of massage is afoot! Find when and where our CE classes are happening next at centerforbarefootmassage.com.

Coffee is optional, curiosity is not. We start with a quick National Coffee Day riff, then move into a practical, teacher driven conversation with Lisa Amick, Director of Teacher Research and Teacher Educator Engagement at CPM, about the Teacher Research Community (TRC) and why practitioner research can be one of the most useful forms of professional learning for math educators.We talk about how TRC works and who it's for. Lisa highlights findings from TRC 12.0, including student driven consolidation routines, clearer definitions of joy in math learning, and concrete ways to improve outside of class learning and homework completion with small moves like problem previews and student led symposiums.We also dig into bigger system questions like pathways to calculus, plus classroom strategies that move students from participation to ownership. Finally, we look at artificial intelligence in education.You can find more details about the TRC program at cpm.org/trc.Subscribe, share this with a colleague, and leave a review so more teachers can find the show.Send Joel and Misty a message!The More Math for More People Podcast is produced by CPM Educational Program. Learn more at CPM.orgX: @cpmmathFacebook: CPMEducationalProgramEmail: cpmpodcast@cpm.org

Hosts Giulia Donatello and Lee-Sean Huang welcome Jarrett Fuller, a designer, writer, educator, editor, and podcaster. He is an assistant professor and director of undergraduate programs in Graphic & Experience Design at North Carolina State University, director of the design studio twenty-six, and host of Scratching the Surface. He's edited or co-edited four books, and his writing has appeared in Fast Company, The Architect's Newspaper, Eye Magazine, and Design Observer. His work has won awards from Communication Arts and The Type Directors Club, and he was previously an editor at Eye on Design and a designer at Facebook, Warby Parker, and The Whitney Museum of American Art.Drawing from his new book, Graphic Designers After Graphic Design: Designer as Publisher, Researcher, Change Maker, Performer, Artist (Princeton Architectural Press), Jarrett explains why graphic design is far from dead. They explore how the field's lack of strict boundaries is its superpower, letting millennial and Gen Z designers expand into publishing, research, activism, performance, and fine art.
In This Episode* Graphic designers persist. Jarrett contrasts a future where design persists without human designers with one where designers thrive by reclaiming their practice beyond commercial silos.* The "superpower" of a blurry discipline. Unlike architecture or industrial design, graphic design has always resisted definition. Jarrett argues that this is what allows the discipline to keep expanding and adapting to new cultural moments.* Designer as publisher. Jarrett discusses how designers move beyond shaping the container for someone else's text and become cultural producers when they control the content and make it public.* Social change and activism. Revisiting manifestos like First Things First, Jarrett shows how making complex political ideas visual and legible remains a fundamental form of social action.* Performance, unscripted risks, and rapid prototyping. Drawing on his interview with Silvio Lorusso, Jarrett and Lee-Sean compare design research and public presentations to stand-up and improv, favoring risk, live feedback, and mistakes over slick corporate TED Talks.* Resisting the "AI sameness trap." Reflecting on his recent Fast Company essay, Jarrett argues designers fear AI only because they've been designing for lowest-common-denominator sameness. He calls for radical experimentation and cultural difference.* Going back to the roots (graphe). Jarrett revisits the Greek root of "graphic," reminding us that graphic design is medium-agnostic and encompasses studying, writing, drawing, and giving shape to the world.* Flipping design education. Jarrett proposes redesigning design curricula to start with history, ethics, and critical theory, saving tools and software for last.
Resources * Book: Graphic Designers After Graphic Design: Designer as Publisher, Researcher, Change Maker, Performer, Artist by Jarrett Fuller https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/graphic-designers-after-graphic-design* Article: Design is on its deathbed. Long live design!, Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/91582682/design-is-on-its-deathbed-long-live-design* Jarrett Fuller's Website: https://jarrettfuller.com* Scratching the Surface Podcast: https://scratchingthesurface.fm* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarrettfuller* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrettfuller* Book Recommendation: Fine Design by Scott Klinker https://www.setmargins.press/books/fine-design/* Documentary Recommendation: Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1986): https://www.criterionchannel.com/robert-wilson-and-the-civil-wars* Book Recommendation: How to Begin: Letters to a Young Artist by Edmund de Waal https://www.edmunddewaal.com/news/how-to-begin* AIGA Design Podcast Feedback and Voice Memos: podcast@aiga.org

Top tech executives met with President Trump on Tuesday to discuss the future of artificial intelligence amid growing concerns over AI models losing control. Researchers and lawmakers are calling for stronger safeguards, but Trump said the technology is transforming the economy and that the U.S. cannot afford to lose its lead over China. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Gary Marcus. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

A recent survey conducted in England asked parents to report on how many hours a week their fifteen to seventeen year old boys were playing video games. The survey found that on average, the boys were gaming for almost thirty-four hours a week! Researchers were struck by the fact that in England, schools are expected to be open for thirty two and a half hours a week. What this means is that these boys were spending more time each week playing video games, than they were spending in school. Parents, we need to realize that our kids are being shaped by where they spend their time, who they spend time with, and what they spend their time doing. The teenage years are prime years for education, and what we learn then will shape or mis-shape us into who we are for the rest of our lives. I was reminded of the importance of time with family, time spent at church and in youth group, and the powerful role these thing play in positive spiritual nurture. How are your boys spending their time?

Adolescent cannabis use disorder following recreational cannabis legalization in California, USA: A population-based interrupted time series study Addiction Adolescent past-year cannabis use trends have remained relatively flat nationally as legalization has spread, but less is known about clinical outcomes such as incident cannabis use disorder (CUD). Researchers evaluated incident CUD case trends among adolescents in California between 2014 and 2020 to assess recreational cannabis legalization (RCL) impact. Incidence of CUD was trending lower between 2014 and 2016 prior to RCL, but post-RCL there was an inflection in the annualized incidence rate , and it started to increase. Notably the increase in incidence trend started after RCL passage, even before implementation of the law. The increasing trend continued after RCL implementation and through 2020. The authors note these findings highlight the importance of monitoring CUD outcomes along with use prevalence to assess public health impacts of cannabis legalization.    Read this issue of the ASAM Weekly Subscribe to the ASAM Weekly Visit ASAM

Off the Gold Coast, a mother humpback whale stayed with her dead calf for hours, possibly even days. Researchers talk about post-mortem caring behavior. However, as Barbara Barkhausen has discovered, it has not yet been possible to say for sure if it is actual grief. - Vor der Gold Coast blieb eine Buckelwal-Mutter stunden-, möglicherweise sogar tagelang bei ihrem toten Kalb. Forscher sprechen von postmortalem Fürsorgeverhalten. Ob dahinter tatsächlich Trauer steckt, lässt sich dabei bislang aber nicht zweifelsfrei sagen, wie Barbara Barkhausen herausgefunden hat.For more stories, interviews and news from SBS German, explore our podcast collection here. -

FBI Breached, AI Malware Hijacks Servers, Defense Supplier Hit by Ransomware Hackers Claim They Breached the FBI and Stole Data on Nearly Every Agent A criminal crew says it stole data on nearly every FBI agent and job applicant through the bureau's hiring system. The reported way in was the kind of business software your company might run. "We're too small to be a target" doesn't hold up. *The tools you trust are now the attacker's way in.* Bryan Hornung, Randy Bryan, and Reginald Andre break down this week's stories for executives, owners, and operators who don't have time to track cyber news but can't afford to be blindsided by it. First, the FBI. The extortion group ShinyHunters claims it stole more than two terabytes of data on almost every agent and job applicant. The bureau has confirmed it's investigating. The reported way in was a flaw in Oracle's PeopleSoft HR software, the kind thousands of mid-size companies run. From there, the attackers reportedly jumped into the FBI's cloud. That flaw has been disclosed since June and used all year. Any company still running an unpatched box faces the same risk. Leaked HR and applicant data could give the next attacker a ready-made kit for targeting people and their families. Next, malware that brings its own AI. Researchers found a botnet called Carbonato that hijacks Docker servers left exposed to the internet. It installs an AI agent on the machine and lets that agent decide what to do next. The attackers didn't build the AI. They took an open-source tool and rewrote a single 39-line instruction file to turn it hostile. Running an adaptive attack now takes little more than editing a text file. Its number-one target is your AI keys. The crew uses stolen keys to run its own bootleg AI service, so a leak costs you data and funds the attacker. The way in wasn't a nation-state exploit. It was a server left open with no password. Finally, a defense supplier on a ransomware leak site. A group calling itself Storm posted Applied Composites, a California company that makes composite parts for aircraft, missiles, and satellites. There's no ransom number yet and no list of stolen files. Posting the name first puts pressure on the victim; details can follow if it stays quiet. A 500-to-1,000-person manufacturer deep in the defense supply chain is an attractive target: pressure to pay, without a Fortune 500 security budget. For a supplier, a leak-site listing isn't just downtime. It's a customer-trust and compliance event that can cost contracts. None of these started with a genius hack. Trusted software left unpatched, a server left open, a supplier left under-protected. The attackers walked through the door. • How ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI and what data is at risk • Why the software running your HR and cloud is now the front line • Carbonato: the malware that installs its own AI agent to hack for it • Why stolen AI keys are the new top prize for attackers • How a small defense manufacturer ended up on a ransomware leak site • Why attackers target the small supplier to reach the big customer • What business owners should do before their name is the one on the list Security Squawk is a weekly podcast and live stream for business owners and executives. Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/securitysquawk Subscribe | Like | Share #SecuritySquawk #CyberSecurity #FBI #ShinyHunters #Ransomware #DataBreach #AI #Docker #VendorRisk #SupplyChainSecurity #MSP #BusinessRisk

AI company leaders are calling for a slowdown as developer from Anthropic resigns and warns of risk to humanity. How are AI researchers in Wisconsin reacting?

Football season is upon us and a new study is making headlines. Researchers found that roughly 1 in 4 NFL players will develop CTE, a neurodegenerative disease, in their lifetime. While most of us are not professional athletes, concussions are still a relatively common injury. Millions of Americans get concussions each year, but the exact number is hard to pin down because many people don't seek treatment. So what are we learning about how concussions affect the brain? And how are the best practices for treatment changing? To answer those questions and more Flora sits down with Teena Shetty, a former neurologist for the New York Giants and author of the new book “Healing the Brain.” Guest: Dr. Teena Shetty is a former neurologist for the New York Giants and founder of the Teena Shetty MD Concussion Clinic. She is also an associate professor of clinical neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College and author of “Healing the Brain.”Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Follow our show on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Bluesky @scifri and sign up for our newsletters. Got a science question that's keeping you up at night? Call us: 877-472-4374 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus: Nearly 19% of working-age people now use AI, per a Microsoft study. And Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook expects continuing inflation pressure from the AI buildout. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michelle Gielan is a positive psychology researcher, bestselling author, and former national CBS News anchor who examines how optimism shapes performance and well-being. She is the author of Broadcasting Happiness and Resilient Optimism: The Science of Sustaining a Positive Mindset in Tough Times. She was an executive producer of The Happiness Advantage on PBS and a featured professor in Oprah's Happiness course. Michelle holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Tufts University. Her research and ideas have been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and the Today show.  In this episode we discuss the following: Optimism doesn't mean ignoring the bad news, minimizing a problem, or convincing ourselves that cars won't hit us because we're optimists. When Michelle was in the hospital with her newborn in the NICU, she focused on the next meaningful, constructive action she could take. Optimism is connected to countless positive outcomes, when our optimism leads us to take action. It's not just wishful thinking. Our behaviors matter. And an optimistic mindset can change our behaviors, which can change what happens to us next.

  Most people don't think about home accessibility until mobility changes force the conversation. But what if you decide to take control of the unknown and design your living space for whatever the future might bring? My guest, Sarah Timmerman, explains how she took total control of her future by designing and building what she calls The House That MS Built—a home engineered from the foundation up to future-proof her independence through smart, universal design and relentless self-advocacy.  We'll also tell you about a research team that identified 4 biomarkers that, together, can help a neurologist understand whether a stem cell therapy is working for their patient weeks before that patient returns to the clinic. We're sharing results of a trial that answered the question, "Can diet actually change what's happening at the cellular level inside the brain?" You'll want to hear these results! And we'll tell you about a research team that has developed a derivative of an HIV medication that restored mobility and vision to mice with the mouse version of MS.  We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??! This Week:  The House that MS Built  :22 Have you downloaded the new RealTalk MS app for your iOS or Android device?   1:16 Researchers at Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York identify 4 biomarkers that can help physicians track the response to stem cell therapy in people living with progressive MS   2:01 New research identifies how gut health can lead to nerve cell damage in MS   4:49 Repurposed HIV medication restores lost function in the mouse model of MS  8:48 Sarah Timmerman shares her story and explains how relentless self-advocacy became the foundation for the House that MS Built  12:55 Share this episode  24:09 Next week  24:29 SHARE THIS EPISODE OF REALTALK MS Just copy this link & paste it into your text or email: https://realtalkms.com/474 ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION I've always thought about the RealTalk MS podcast as a conversation. And this is your opportunity to join the conversation by sharing your feedback, questions, and suggestions for topics that we can discuss in future podcast episodes. Please shoot me an email or call the RealTalk MS Listener Hotline and share your thoughts! Email: jon@realtalkms.com Phone: (310) 526-2283 And don't forget to join us in the RealTalk MS Facebook group! LINKS If your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes at www.RealTalkMS.com DOWNLOAD: The RealTalk MS App iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/realtalk-ms/id6769516594 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.realtalkms.app&pcampaignid=web_share REGISTER: ECTRIMS Patient Community Day 2026 https://ectrimspatientcommunity.eu STUDY: Effect of Intrathecal Injection of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Neural Progenitors on Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13585449 STUDY: High-Fat Diet Promotes T-Cell Mediated Synaptic Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-026-04049-x STUDY: The Nucleoside Analog Kamuvudine-9 Shows Protective and Therapeutic Efficacy in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis https://science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.aei2870 JOIN: The RealTalk MS Facebook Group https://facebook.com/groups/realtalkms REVIEW: Give RealTalk MS a rating and review http://www.realtalkms.com/review Follow RealTalk MS on X, @RealTalkMS_jon, and subscribe to our newsletter at our website, RealTalkMS.com. RealTalk MS Episode 474 Guest: Sarah Timmerman Privacy Policy

Voters this November will decide on a constitutional amendment that could change how much money public and charter schools get from a state trust. A breakdown of the Permanent School Fund and what's on the ballot.St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her is facing sexual harassment allegations from the police chief. We'll hear from one city council member on why she's calling for the release of the full report from a city investigation into the allegations.Plus, you may have heard about forever chemicals and just how hard they can be to remove. Researchers in St. Cloud may have found a way to actually destroy PFAS.Also, the Minnesota Vikings are off to a hot start for the season, while the Minnesota Lynx went cold for their playoff opener. Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Stranger Blues” by Lamont Cranston Band and our Song of the Day was “Blue Sky” by Push and Turn.

A new taxpayer-funded “study” published in a UN-aligned journal argues that the human population must be slashed by 50 percent—to about 4 billion people by 2200—for “sustainable development.” Those who remain, the authors say, will have to accept a much lower standard of living, more restrictions on consumption, and even “resource quotas.” On this episode ... The post Taxpayer-Funded Researchers Push Depopulation for “Sustainability” appeared first on The New American.

A change to Microsoft 365 so big that Microsoft dropped the 365 and changed to Microsoft Copilot, in more places that one. The super-app is was announced, combining Chat, Cowork, Code, and Autopilot. Daniel and Darrell still managed to find some significant updates that didn't involve Copilot this week. HTML support in SharePoint and changes to Planner meeting plans. 0:00 Welcome Message title and number 2:49 Microsoft OneDrive: New pay-as-you-go storage billing option - MC1477185 7:25 Microsoft Copilot: New ways to work across Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 - MC1479277 17:13 Microsoft 365 Copilot: Updates to the Researcher experience - MC1476269 24:14 Spell check before sending emails in new Outlook - MC1479509 27:16 SharePoint: HTML pages - MC1479517 33:01 Microsoft Planner: Meeting-created plans will expire after 180 days of inactivity - MC1479508

El Niño activity has grown exponentially stronger over the past 40 years than any events over the past 1,000 years. 1850 marks the year when humans began impacting the climate with greenhouse gases, a possible explanation for the rising intensity. The phenomenon is natural, coming every couple of years, and causing the tropical Pacific to become warmer than usual and affecting weather patterns across the globe. A UCSB researcher is tracking the strengthening phenomenon in the tropical Pacific. KCSB's Mavis Holley has the story.

John Maytham speaks to Alba Du Toit, Chair of Innovative Agro-processing for Climate Smart Food Systems in the Department of Sustainable Food Systems and Development at the University of the Free State. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh from IIEX AI, Karen Lynch and Sarah Snudden unpack the ideas that stood out across two packed days of conversations about AI and the future of research. They explore why AI's biggest opportunity isn't simply greater speed or productivity, but creating more room for strategic thinking, stronger relationships, and better business decisions. Sarah and Karen discuss accountability in AI-assisted work, the evolving role of synthetic data and AI-moderated qualitative research, and why human judgment remains essential even as research workflows become increasingly automated. The conversation also underscores a key takeaway from IIEX AI: cognitive offloading can be useful, but cognitive surrender is not. Researchers still need to question AI outputs, apply critical thinking, and remain accountable for the work.Key Discussion PointsMoving beyond productivity: Why time saved through AI can be reinvested in strategic thinking, skill building, relationship building, and higher-value business advisory work.Keeping humans accountable: Why researchers need to own AI-assisted decisions and outputs rather than fall into “accountability offloading” or cognitive surrender.Synthetic data and AI-powered research: Where synthetic data, digital twins, and AI moderation can add value—and why real-world data and thoughtful validation remain important.The changing research toolkit: How AI-assisted qualitative research is expanding access to richer conversations while UX, MRX, technology, and cultural insights increasingly converge.Developing the next generation of researchers: Why experienced researchers need to model critical thinking and methodological rigor so early-career professionals learn how to recognize, question, and improve AI-generated work.Resources & LinksIIEX WestYou can reach out to Sarah Snudden on LinkedIn.Many thanks to Sarah Snudden for being our guests. Thanks also to our production team and our editor at Big Bad Audio.

Episode SummaryMikki has said many times — on this podcast, on other podcasts, and repeatedly on Instagram — that eating carbohydrate at dinner helps calm the nervous system, and that this is why people who feel wired at night sleep better when they add some back in. In this episode she corrects herself. Not on the advice, which she still gives and still sees work, but on the mechanism she has been attaching to it: insulin clearing branched-chain amino acids out of the bloodstream, tryptophan winning the competition at the blood-brain barrier, and the resulting serotonin and melatonin sedating you. Every step in that chain is real biochemistry, which is exactly why it sounds right. It just does not happen at the doses found in any meal she would actually recommend.From there she works through what is more likely going on. She covers the head-to-head trial that put carbohydrate, two proteins and a placebo up against each other before bed and found nothing; why the pre-sleep protein literature is muscle research rather than sleep research; the difference between an energy deficit and low energy availability; and the body of work on cognitive dietary restraint — the mental effort of not eating, which carries measurable physiological consequences independent of how much is actually eaten. She is careful throughout about how messy cortisol data is, and about which parts of it she thinks still stand. The practical conclusion is unchanged but better founded: if you are wired and under-eating relative to your training, it is probably the calories, and carbohydrate is usually the easiest thing to add back.Key TopicsWhy the mechanism matters even when the advice is fine — Mikki's argument is that people do not just follow advice, they extend it using the mechanism you gave them, so an explanation that isn't real can cause problems in situations you never had in mind.The tryptophan pathway, and where it breaks — the effect requires carbohydrate high enough and protein low enough for tryptophan to win the competition at the blood-brain barrier. Add meaningful protein and it disappears, and the melatonin generated downstream is nowhere near a dose that influences sleep.Lower carbohydrate was associated with more slow-wave sleep, not less — a meta-analysis of polysomnography studies found lower carbohydrate intake linked to more slow-wave sleep, less REM and a shorter time to fall asleep. That is the opposite direction to what Mikki had been saying.The head-to-head trial in elite female athletes — 40 g of alpha-lactalbumin, 40 g of casein, 40 g of carbohydrate or a non-caloric placebo, taken 30 minutes before bed for three nights each. No difference in total sleep time, sleep onset latency, subjective sleep quality, resting heart rate or heart rate variability, and no difference in overnight glucose on CGM.Pre-sleep protein is muscle research, not sleep research — protein before bed does do what it says for the overnight muscle protein synthetic response. That is a separate question from whether it sedates you, and when sleep is the outcome tested directly it is no better than carbohydrate or nothing.Why it still works in clinic: it is the calories — the null trial was run in adequately-fed people. Mikki's clinical population is in a deficit and often training hard, so adding food at dinner adds total energy to the day. Carbohydrate is simply the lever she usually reaches for, because protein is normally already handled in a fat-loss meal.Energy deficit is not the same thing as low energy availability — two women in the same deficit can be in very different positions depending on training volume. Mikki cites the 30 kcal/kg fat-free mass threshold and is explicit that it is not a number everyone agrees on.Cognitive dietary restraint has physiological consequences — over two years in 123 healthy young women, higher restraint was associated with more cycles showing subclinical ovulatory disturbances (56% versus 34%), and physical activity, general stress, BMI and energy intake did not explain the difference. Related work found higher 24-hour urinary cortisol in high-restraint women, replicated in postmenopausal women aged 49 to 75.A one-off cortisol test tells you very little — within-person variability is large, the cortisol awakening response has test-retest reliability too poor for individual comparisons, and the research Mikki is drawing on compared groups using 24-hour urinary collections rather than single spot samples. Noise that swamps one person averages out across sixty or a hundred.What to actually do — if you are wired, under-eating and training, add the calories back. Put a small portion of carbohydrate on a plate whose protein is already covered; if protein is the thing that is low, add protein instead, particularly through midlife. And if fear of evening carbohydrate is the real barrier, add it back and watch what happens — evidence builds confidence.Chapters00:00 Where I got the mechanism wrong02:59 Benton, dose and the sleep studies04:49 Carbs, casein or placebo before bed07:12 Why it still works in clinic08:56 Energy deficit, training load and cortisol11:39 Fear of carbs and dietary restraint14:19 How reliable is cortisol testing16:09 What to actually doGuest / ResourcesThis is a solo episode. No guest.Researchers and work referred to in the episodeDavid Benton and colleagues, Swansea University — work evaluating the putative mechanisms linking carbohydrate to sleep, and a meta-analysis of polysomnography studies finding lower carbohydrate intake associated with more slow-wave sleep, less REM sleep and shorter sleep onset latency.Andrew Huberman — Mikki recalls hearing him make the starchy-carbohydrate-and-serotonin case for sleep. She refers to this from memory; no specific episode is identified.Zach Bitter — mentioned as a low-carbohydrate proponent who reported that higher carbohydrate intake worsened his sleep. An individual account, not a study.Luc van Loon's group — including Jorn Trommelen and Tim Snijders — the pre-sleep protein and overnight muscle protein synthesis research. Mikki's point is that this body of work is about muscle, not sleep.Anne Loucks — the work establishing that luteinising hormone pulsatility is disrupted below roughly 30 kcal per kg of fat-free mass per day, after subtracting the energy cost of exercise. Mikki notes in the episode that this threshold is not universally agreed.Yuko Nakamura and colleagues — a meta-analysis separating the severity of energy restriction, finding that fasting raises cortisol strongly while low-calorie and very-low-calorie diets do not, and that the effect fades over several weeks.Jennifer Bedford and colleagues — a two-year study of 123 healthy young women, finding higher cognitive dietary restraint associated with more cycles showing subclinical ovulatory disturbances (56% versus 34%), with physical activity, general stress, BMI and energy intake failing to explain the difference.Judy McLean and colleagues — 24-hour urinary cortisol excretion compared in premenopausal women with high versus low dietary restraint scores, matched for age, BMI and cycle length.Candice Rideout and colleagues — the same finding in postmenopausal women aged 49 to 75, who d...

From Apple News In Conversation: Americans spend billions of hours a year navigating government bureaucracy, whether filling out forms, waiting on hold, or standing in endless lines. Researchers call this hidden burden the “time tax.” In her new book, The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time — and How to Fix It, Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowrey argues all of this red tape is more than just annoying — it has real, lasting consequences for the country. Lowrey joins Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu to talk about who pays a disproportionate share of the time tax, why the system was designed to wear us down, and her ideas for how to fix it.

For celiac disease sufferers, avoiding gluten is the only way to avoid symptoms. But that's not always easy to do. Researchers are working on new treatments, including one that targets interleukin-15, a chemical that can cause some of the damage in celiac sufferers. Will the drugs be available to patients soon? Celiac expert Maureen Leonard joins Host Ira Flatow for a look at the latest in treating celiac disease. Guest:Dr. Maureen Leonard is the clinical director of the Center For Celiac Research And Treatment at Mass General Hospital for Children. She's also an associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Follow our show on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Bluesky @scifri and sign up for our newsletters. Got a science question that's keeping you up at night? Call us: 877-472-4374 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Australia launches an urgent review after an AI agent belonging to OpenAI hacked a government healthcare portal. The government has set up a taskforce to examine what happened and whether laws were broken. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused OpenAI of an "unacceptable delay" in informing the authorities about the intrusion. In response, OpenAI said "our models took actions we did not intend" and that it found no record of patient data being accessed. Also: Three US news outlets are denied access to the White House despite a ruling from a US judge overturning President Trump's ban. Tigrayan rebels say they are in a "full-blown war" with the Ethiopian government. As he begins a state visit to Washington, President Xi Jinping says China and the US should be partners, not rivals. Researchers find elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves. The Afghan cyclist who disguised herself as a man to evade Taliban, wins a silver medal at the Asian Games. And joy in Thailand as a young Thai singer wins America's Got Talent.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk Photo: Illustration showing the Australian Medicare smartphone app and medicare card. Credit: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images