Large study finds no links between cell phone use and brain tumors
Large study finds no evidence that cellular phone usage causes brain tumors. This more than a decade after prominent public health pronouncements that led to calls to even ban Wi-Fi…
Oh my: “‘Long concussion’ plagues 1 in 4 kids after even a mild head injury”
Mild childhood head and brain injuries can have long term effects. I know - I've had several TBIs.
Governments want to make “Daylight Saving Time” permanent, but Standard Time may make more sense
The Science appears to support making Standard Time, not Daylight Saving Time, permanent. Of course, governments are passing laws to make DST permanent – just wait ’til winter when kids…
I see big problems (pun intended): Apple to create “contact lens” VR
See below for why I do not buy this: According to MacRumors, Apple is in the process of designing high-tech ‘contact lenses’ which will let you live in augmented reality…
Experts: “Err on the side of caution with head trauma”
Nice – the experts blame the public for not taking head injuries seriously: Bob Saget’s death — the result of a blow to the back of his head, according to…
Muriel Lezak, brain injury expert who helped establish the field of neuropsychology, passed away at age 94
Source: Muriel Lezak, Portland’s pioneering neuropsychologist and brain-injury expert, dies at 94 – oregonlive.com Having dealt with a 5″ skull fracture, and multiple additional knock out blows that in two…
Heh – Company CEO favors tax on his competitors
Laughable: The founder of the world’s biggest plant-based meat company has suggested that a tax on meat could help tackle some of the problems from growing meat consumption. Source: Beyond…
Pilobulus
This outside my usual interests but just saw that the dance company Pilobulus was in the news. In my tech career, I worked with one of the co-founders of this…
Study finds that lockdowns – in the real world – did not reduce deaths
SIP = Shelter in Place In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries implemented social distancing and SIP policies. These policies are designed to slow COVID-19 transmission by limiting physical…
Bike related head and brain injuries among adults remain high
“The fact is that bicycling leads to the highest number of ER visits for traumatic brain injury in the U.S.,” he said. The threat to adults is especially dire.”With an…