Why Your Brain Needs Exercise

Answering this question requires that we rethink our views of exercise. From a report: People often consider walking and running to be activities that the body is able to perform on autopilot. But research carried out over the past decade by us and others would indicate that this folk wisdom is wrong. Instead exercise seems to be as much a cognitive…

Unnatural Selection: the Eye-Opening Netflix Docuseries On Gene Editing

Dream McClinton from The Guardian writes about a new Netflix docuseries, called Unnatural Selection, that “explores the various forms of genetic engineering, as well as the societal and environmental implications of its research and use.” An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from the report: Today, we are learning the language in which God created life,” said then-president Bill Clinton, alongside the…

‘I Want What My Male Colleague Has, and That Will Cost a Few Million Dollars’

Women at the Salk Institute say they faced a culture of marginalization and hostility. The numbers from other elite scientific institutions suggest they’re not alone. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/magazine/salk-institute-discrimination-science.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…