2019-07-03 Cullen Roche
“many foreign bonds and junk bonds will actually add to permanent loss risk in a portfolio relative to other fixed income options like T-bonds.”
https://www.pragcap.com/when-bonds-arent-bonds/
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Jim Cramer on how skeptical investors keep carrying the bull market higher
2019-07-01 Tyler Clifford
“Bull markets thrive on disbelief. The moment everyone believes in the bull, well the rally’s over, because then there’s no one left to buy.”
10 Medical Myths We Should Stop Believing. Doctors, Too.
2019-07-01 Gina Kolata
Researchers identified nearly 400 common medical practices and theories that were contradicted by rigorous studies. Here are some of the most notable findings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/health/medical-myths-doctors.html
Swapping spark plugs for nanopulses could boost engine efficiency by 20%
2019-06-26 Jonathan M. Gitlin
More precise ignition events mean better fuel efficiency and fewer pollutants.
What Causes These Mysterious Fairy Circles?
2016-03-14 Ed Yong
For decades, scientists have puzzled over bizarre circles in the Namibian landscape. Now, they’ve found more in Australia.
Researchers have discovered a much faster way to learn new skills
2016-02-12 Christopher Ingraham
If you’re trying to improve your golf swing or master that tricky guitar chord progression, here’s some good news from researchers at Johns Hopkins University: You may be able to double how quickly you learn skills like these by introducing subtle variations into your practice routine.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/12/how-to-learn-new-skills-twice-as-fast/
The upside-down world of the Gulf’s dead zone
2015-12-10 Robynne Boyd
Farming runoff turns the sea floor into a wet desert and forces species onward or upward.
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/upside-down-world-gulfs-dead-zone
Immune Cells Measure Time to Identify Foreign Proteins
2019-05-03 Jordana Cepelewicz
Immunologists confirm an old hunch: T-cells identify what belongs in the body by timing how long they can bind to it.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/immune-cells-measure-time-to-identify-foreign-proteins-20190603/