When the physician and scientist Emil Lou was an oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center about a decade ago, he was regularly troubled by the sight of something small but unidentifiable in his cancer-cell cultures. Looking through…
Terry ElliottSo often we see the critical role of accident in discovery, but I don’t think accidents happen on accident. They always seem to occur to folk who have a curious, roving, flexible attitude…and more, whatever that ‘more’ might be.
Psychosom Med. 2017 Oct;79(8):920-926. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000519. 1 From the APC Microbiome Institute (Dinan, Cryan) and Departments of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioural Science (Dinan) and Anatomy and Neuroscience (Cryan), University College…
Terry ElliottWe are obsessed with IFFTT, if this happens then that happens. It comes from having an instrumental view of everything and wish to ‘use’ everything. I like this review of the literature about gut health and mental health. Argues that we just chill a bit.
Tallinn, known for its digital government and successful tech startups, is often referred to as Europe’s innovation capital. Now celebrating five years of free public transport for all citizens, the government is planning to make Estonia the first…
Terry Elliott‘Make public transit free ➡ increased public transit usage (obviously) ➡ decreased congestion, fewer travel delays ➡ increased economic activity, more eating out, better quality of life ➡ more tax revenue to fund the free transit.’ Brendan Eich
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