Cheryl Brin
@cherylbrin.bsky.social
Tutor, writer, progressive. My first novel, The Melody of Memory: https://chemtable.wordpress.com/the-melody-of-memory/
Is this the Anti-Social Century?
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Is this the Anti-Social Century?
From Michael Chabon to Philip K. Dick: A few of the best Sci-Fi Crime Novels www.greghickeywrites.com/best-sci-fi-...
The 81 Best Sci-Fi Crime Novels
Definitive rankings of the best sci-fi crime novels ever written based on curated lists and suggestions from readers and authors.
www.greghickeywrites.com
January 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
From Michael Chabon to Philip K. Dick: A few of the best Sci-Fi Crime Novels www.greghickeywrites.com/best-sci-fi-...
Forever chemicals: what's in your home?
Forever Chemicals: What’s in your home?
These ubiquitous chemicals are in food, makeup, and clothing. Forever chemicals, or PFAs, include a vast collection of synthetic chemicals used widely in the processing and packaging of food produc…
chemtable.wordpress.com
January 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Forever chemicals: what's in your home?
A global trend toward farmers abandoning cultivated farmland; what happens when nature reclaims the land?
Farmers are abandoning land worldwide. What should happen to it?
Ecologists differ on whether to steer recovery or let nature take its course
www.science.org
January 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A global trend toward farmers abandoning cultivated farmland; what happens when nature reclaims the land?
Which books were most frequently borrowed from public libraries this year?
These were the most-borrowed books from public libraries in 2024
Many of the most-borrowed books in 2024, including 'romantasy' titles and memoirs, also appeared on public library lists in 2023.
www.npr.org
December 30, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Which books were most frequently borrowed from public libraries this year?
Caltech researchers have quantified the speed of human thought - 10 bits per second
Thinking Slowly: The Paradoxical Slowness of Human Behavior
A new Caltech study quantifies the speed of human thought processes and finds that we think, remember, and process remarkably slowly.
www.caltech.edu
December 22, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Caltech researchers have quantified the speed of human thought - 10 bits per second
A new study shows a slowing of age-related declines in older adults - compared to previous generations
Study finds slowing of age-related declines in older adults
A study from the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at the Mailman School of Public Health reveals significant improvements in the health of older adults in England when compared to previous gener...
medicalxpress.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:07 PM
A new study shows a slowing of age-related declines in older adults - compared to previous generations
Short-term boost our brains receive after exercise persists for up to 24 hours
Short-term cognitive boost from exercise may last for 24 hours
The short-term boost our brains get after we do exercise persists throughout the following day, suggests a new study.
www.sciencedaily.com
December 14, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Short-term boost our brains receive after exercise persists for up to 24 hours
"Daisy" is an AI granny developed to scam the phone scammers
A phone company developed an AI 'granny' to beat scammers at their own game
The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from real people.
www.npr.org
December 10, 2024 at 7:21 PM
"Daisy" is an AI granny developed to scam the phone scammers
Short bursts of vigorous physical activity throughout the day can almost halve the cardiovascular risk in middle-aged women
Tiny, daily bursts of vigorous incidental physical activity could almost halve cardiovascular risk in middle-aged women
An average of four minutes of incidental vigorous physical activity a day could almost halve the risk of major cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, for middle-aged women who do not engage in ...
www.sciencedaily.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Short bursts of vigorous physical activity throughout the day can almost halve the cardiovascular risk in middle-aged women
Pando - Earth's largest living organism, also one of the oldest
Pando, Earth’s Largest Living Organism, Could be 80,000 Years Old
New research explores the genetic identity of the Pando aspen clone, one of the oldest studied organisms.
gizmodo.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Pando - Earth's largest living organism, also one of the oldest
Only 28% of PET containers actually get recycled in the U.S. - compared to 90% in Europe www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
November 18, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Only 28% of PET containers actually get recycled in the U.S. - compared to 90% in Europe www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
The annual migration of red crabs has begun in Australia: millions of these crustaceans swarm roads and beaches to reach the ocean to breed
Red crab migration season has begun on Australia’s Christmas Island
YouTube video by NPR
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November 17, 2024 at 7:59 PM
The annual migration of red crabs has begun in Australia: millions of these crustaceans swarm roads and beaches to reach the ocean to breed