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Raw vegan diet may be a risk to your health – here’s why
The raw vegan diet is an extreme form of veganism. Foxys Forest Manufacture/ Shutterstock Vegan diets have become increasingly popular over the years, especially among people looking to improve their health. Indeed, a growing body of evidence shows that plant-based diets (including vegan diets) can have many benefits for health,Continue Reading
How a quest for mathematical truth and complex models can lead to useless scientific predictions – new research
The mathematical concept of a fractal is a never-ending pattern. G. DAWSON/Flickr, CC BY-SA A dominant view in science is that there is a mathematical truth structuring the universe. It is assumed that the scientist’s job is to decipher these mathematical relations: once understood, they can be translated into mathematicalContinue Reading
Infamous Breeders’ Cup brawl that turned racecourse into boxing ring saw tiny jockeys fight ferociously on live TV
AN infamous Breeders’ Cup brawl that turned a racecourse into a huge boxing ring saw one jockey threaten to ‘kill’ another in a moment that still shames the sport 12 years on. The star-studded American meeting is one of the biggest in the world with tens of millions up forContinue Reading
The Real Story of How the Weird Al Movie Scored Fake Cameos
The comedian talked to WIRED about how he raided his address book to cast his biopic parody Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.Continue Reading
Russia Is Ramping Up Nuclear War Propaganda
Kremlin-backed media is spreading rumors of a Ukrainian “dirty bomb” attack to rouse support for extreme retaliation.Continue Reading
Ukraine war: what new missiles is Iran providing to Russia and what difference will they make?
It has been reported that Iran is preparing to transfer short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for use against targets in Ukraine, allegedly as part of a shipment of 1,000 additional weapons of unspecified type. Iran has allegedly already transferred a number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia. Many ofContinue Reading
Israeli elections: Benjamin Netanhayu set to return – with some extreme new partners
It looks very much as if Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, will soon be back in office. The results of the 2022 elections (the fifth in four years) give his bloc a clear lead in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. In each of the four elections, Netanyahu has madeContinue Reading
Why Prince Andrew and Prince Harry can fill in for the King, and how the law might change
A fundamental principle at the heart of the UK constitution is that the crown never dies. On the death of one monarch, the heir to the throne immediately accedes. This smooth transition ensures that the government (which is carried on in the name of the crown) continues largely unaffected. WhileContinue Reading
4 of our stocks are in the news. Here’s the Club’s take on each development
Four of our Club holdings — Costco Wholesale (COST), Amazon (AMZN), Humana (HUM) and Bausch Health (BHC) — were in the news Thursday. Here’s how we feel about the developments. Costco The news: Costco reported sales for the retail month of October after the closing bell Wednesday evening. In the four-weekContinue Reading
The Harms of Psychedelics Need to Be Put Into Context
As psychedelic therapy trials get bigger and the drugs become more accessible, researchers need to start talking about their potential adverse effects.Continue Reading