‘There’s a temptation to lump octogenarians together’: What you should know about work and aging-brain health
Illustration by Brian Stauffer for YahooIn the upper echelons of politics, there’s no shortage of men and women working well past the conventional retirement age.Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who turns 90 next month, has said she won’t seek reelection in 2024, but she continues to serve as the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, despite a…
Arsecast Extra Episode 516 – 13.03.2023
Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. In this episode we look back at the 3-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday. Arsenal dominated the first half in particular, and we discuss the goals we scored, the control and composure in possession, the footballing IQ of…
A Week in Istanbul – Off-Campus Study
When I was learning about Constantinople in my tenth-grade world history class, I never in a million years thought that I would actually step foot in this incredibly historic city. And yet somehow I ended up there last week! I think it was only slightly less shocking than if I had landed in an actual…
Google Lighthouse: What It Is & How to Use It
What Is Google Lighthouse?Google Lighthouse is a free Google tool that helps you improve the quality of webpages on your website.The tool audits your pages for performance, accessibility, SEO, and more. And offers suggestions so you can improve these aspects.It is open-source software—anyone can use it on any webpage.Whether you’re a web developer, SEO, or…
Sports Illustrated names transgender pop star Kim Petras as swimsuit cover model
According to Fox News, Sports Illustrated came under fire on Monday for using Kim Petras, a transgender female pop star, as one of its cover models for the Swimsuit Edition. It was Petras’ first time on the cover of the Swimsuit Edition. Petras joined Martha Stewart, Megan Fox, and Brooks Nader as the other cover…
Germany Agrees on New Measures to Deal With Increase in Number of Refugees
The federal government of Germany and the 16 states have agreed on several measures to tackle the increase in the number of refugees reaching the country. At a meeting that was held on Wednesday, the federal government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that it has decided to increase the overall amount paid to the…
Grumbling Obedience: Resisting a Common Temptation
If you were giving an exhortation to an obedient people, what temptations would you urge them to guard against? Most of us would likely highlight the danger of pride and self-righteousness. And we’d be right to do so. In his letter to the Philippians, Paul is addressing an obedient people. Unlike the Galatians or Corinthians,…
Let’s talk about menopause – ABC Radio National
Norman Swan: A leading expert in the menopause warns that we are over-medicalising this inevitable transition in women and creating self-fulfilling expectations based on fear. Martha Hickey is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University of Melbourne, and her research group focuses on menopause and healthy ageing in women. I spoke to Martha earlier.Martha Hickey:…
Bing Chat gains image answers with knowledge cards and optimized answers
Microsoft announced a number of new features that have been added to Bing Chat this week, including images within answers, optimized knowledge answers and more. “Some of these features may appear temporarily in your Bing chat experience as we experiment with them,” the Bing team wrote. Let’s dig in. Image answers with knowledge cards. Bing…