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For as long as most doctors can remember, the female ovary was set to expire one day. Indeed, once a woman went through menopause and her fertile years were over, the organ was considered finished—a spent shell that had done its job. In fact, one of the nation’s leading reproductive biologists, Francesca Duncan of Northwestern…Continue reading Second Act: What Happens to the Ovary After Menopause?
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We’ve all seen a dog asleep on the kitchen floor while its owner cooks dinner. This image is one of the most ordinary scenes in American life. According to research, for dogs, it is also a slow, steady exposure to industrial chemicals that we often don’t think about when it comes to our four-legged family. Our beloved…Continue reading The Canary on the Kitchen Floor
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A new structure is popping up across the United States, and most of us have never heard the name of it. The massive compound is called a frontier AI data center, a term coined as a legal category by the Biden administration in January 2025, and it represents nothing less than an unprecedented computer empire.…Continue reading Public Land, Private AI Empires
Peptides—chains of typically 2 to 50 amino acids—are the new buzzword in wellness, adding incredible hype to what’s considered healthy. Indeed, the peptide buzz is everywhere, from skincare to performance enhancement, anti-aging, weight loss, and medical treatments. So, what are they? Peptides are naturally found in the body and can also be ingested through food…Continue reading Largely Unregulated: The Buzz About Peptides
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Although it surely bypasses the objective behind the concept of wireless power transmission envisioned by Nikola Tesla, DARPA’s Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program recently set a new record for wireless power transmission, beaming more than 800 watts of power delivered during a 30-second transmission from a laser 5.3 miles away. The tests, which…Continue reading DARPA Breaks Wireless Power Record, Beaming Energy Over Five Miles Away
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Junk food companies—those that produce ultraprocessed meals and snacks full of toxins and lacking any nutritional value—bombard younger generations with carefully crafted, powerful advertisements promoting unhealthy, high-fat, high-sugar, and salty snacks and beverages. Research has shown that the marketing efforts of these companies lead to increased consumption of their destructive products. And now, a sweeping…Continue reading Unhealthy Food Marketing: The Intentional Targeting of Our Children
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In June 1941, the FCC allowed advertising on television. One month later, on July 1, the very first paid television advertisement aired on TV. The ad was for Bulova watches and appeared on New York station WNBT (subsequently WNBC) before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. According to reports, Bulova…Continue reading Legacy Media and the Death of Fake News
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Is Google to be trusted? A recently released report by the multinational technology conglomerate itself, titled “Google is helping America become stronger, safer and more competitive than ever before,” notes that, with its AI technology, the company has invested over $49 billion in research and development to “power American technological leadership.” Clearly written with a…Continue reading Wishful Thinking: Google’s Takeover of America
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A recent study conducted by MIT, titled “Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing,” found that using ChatGPT reduced brain function, forming what is known as “cognitive debt,” particularly in young people. Not a big shocker, really. In fact, it seems incredibly naive not to inherently…Continue reading Heavy Reliance on ChatGPT Erodes Brain Activity
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