Circadian rhythm: liver gene helps body keep working smoothly after late nights and midnight snacks
Our circadian rhythm is an important aspect of our health. kanyanat wongsa/ Shutterstock Every living human is controlled by an internal “clock” which drives our circadian rhythm – the natural internal process that regulates our sleep-wake cycle during a 24-hour period. This internal clock controls most of our body processesContinue Reading
2020-10-05
IPL 2020 Live Score, RCB vs DC Today’s Match Live Updates: Marcus Stoinis Goes On Rampage As Delhi Capitals Looks To Finish Strong | Cricket News
IPL 2020, RCB vs DC: Marcus Stoinis plays a shot against Royal Challengers Bangalore© BCCI/IPL After losing crucial wickets, Delhi Capitals (DC) will be aiming to post a strong target against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 19th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, at the Dubai InternationalContinue Reading
2020-10-05
Why US presidents shouldn’t rely on stock market performance to win votes
Worth shouting about? patcharapon via Shutterstock While Donald Trump’s positive test for COVID-19 provoked volatility on US stock markets, they remain only a few percentage points down from the all-time highs reached in early September. After a crash in March caused by the pandemic, major US stock markets such asContinue Reading
2020-10-05
Boris Johnson needs to be loved too much to tell the truth about Christmas 2020
In his brilliant new book Who Enters Politics and Why?, academic James Weinberg provides possibly the most sophisticated analysis of why some people decide to stand for office and others don’t. His research discovers that when it comes to their basic human values, politicians really are “different”. Having spent theContinue Reading
2020-10-05
Why AI can’t ever reach its full potential without a physical body
EPSRC prize winning photograph by Alexander James Spence, Author provided Artificial intelligence seems to be making enormous advances. It has become the key technology behind self-driving cars, automatic translation systems, speech and textual analysis, image processing and all kinds of diagnosis and recognition systems. In many cases, AI can surpassContinue Reading
2020-10-05
Coronavirus: thresholds for effective herd immunity could be lower than predicted – here’s why
blvdone/Shutterstock Basic models for COVID-19 suggest herd immunity is achieved when 60% of people are immune. This is because in a population where everyone is susceptible to the coronavirus, an infected person is estimated to infect on average an additional 2.5 people. Yet if 60% of those theoretical 2.5 peopleContinue Reading
2020-10-05
Facebook denies accusations of fuelling hate speech and pro-BJP bias in India · Global Voices
Demand to probe Indian leadership of Facebook has been raging Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg in the USA (2015). Image from Flickr by Narendra Modi. CC BY-2.0. On September 16, Facebook India’s chief issued a statement denying accusations that the social media giantContinue Reading
2020-10-05
Amit Mishra Ruled Out Of Indian Premier League 2020 With Finger Injury | Cricket News
IPL 2020: Amit Mishra injured the ring finger of his right hand during Delhi Capitals’ match against KKR.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals’ leg-spinner Amit Mishra has been ruled out for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 with a finger injury in his bowling hand. “The 37-year-old sustained a flexorContinue Reading
2020-10-05
Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and the dangers of excessive positivity
Positivity is widely seen as an important quality for effective leadership. Upbeat and optimistic leaders can inspire commitment and creativity. But when taken to excess, being positive can become manipulative and counterproductive. In fact, my research has found that excessive positivity can be extremely dangerous. I have examined the frequentContinue Reading
2020-10-05