What we English speakers refer to as grief is actually a complex web of not only emotional, but also physical states. A newly established non-profit founded last fall is pursuing a mission to support individuals navigating grief and burnout through community support and somatic-based practices, instructing them how to grow through…
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A team of MIT graduates has invented a commercial device that will give an alternative to sleeping pills for those who struggle to sleep. It’s a minimally disruptive headband that looks like something that would be sold at an Apple Store. Technically speaking it’s an electroencephalogram (EEG) that sends audio waves…
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Dreamt of since the Roman Empire, the men and women, taxpayers and taxspenders of the Italian Peninsula are preparing for an engineering project unrivaled by any in the nation’s history. Set to begin in the waning days of 2024, a suspension bridge linking Sicily with the mainland across the Messina Strait…
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American parents offer their kids lots of financial advice per year, according to a new poll—but they admit their guidance isn’t always implemented. Indeed, respondents said their child listens only about half the time. The survey of 5,000 parents over age 30, split evenly across all 50 states, asked about the…
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The Federal Trade Commission this week announced a final ‘Click-to-Cancel’ rule that will require sellers to make cancelling their enrollment “at least as easy to use” as the sign-up process. “Too often, businesses make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription,” said Commission Chair Lina M. Khan. “Nobody…
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According to new reports from the FBI and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States is seeing hugely positive trend lines continue—falling crime and job growth. CRIME For their final annual report covering over 94% of the country’s population, the FBI announced this week that violent crime declined across the…
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In Richmond, a company has opened the world’s first indoor strawberry farm. Plenty Unlimited Inc. says their AI-based system makes it possible to grow produce with peak-season flavor, year-round, almost anywhere in the world. AI analyses more than 10 million data points each day across 12 grow rooms, adapting each grow…
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