Getting your words just right
Please raise your hand if you know what ablaut reduplication means. Even though we can’t see them, we’re confident most of your hands didn’t move.
Ablaut reduplication is a little-known rule….
Seeds have a history
Today’s tale is a shout out to spring and what’s behind those green shoots and budding flowers, which at one time or another began with a seed. When we did some digging around, we found some dazzling “dirt” about how long seeds can do nothing before doing something.
Sleeping in shifts?
Move over the belief that blissful slumber is only obtained from eight hours of nonstop sleep. Two-part sleeping is on the rise, a practice that’s been dormant for the past 100 years.
Technically called segmented sleeping…
Book Review: The Future of Health
The Future of Health by Roberto Ascione is an insightful and comprehensive overview of the past, present, and future of digital health. He skillfully explores how the latest digital technologies are transforming the practice of medicine, and redefining health itself, by making it more accessible, sustainable, and human.
Latest calendar conundrums
Apparently, the internet can’t reach consensus whether or not it’s rude to send digital calendar scheduling links. Which side are you on?
Did we miss the big day?
Looks like we missed Valentine’s Day, but is it just a one-day event? Like birthdays, we feel that’s not enough.
Please stay on the line
Being asked to hold for the next available operator has a 60-year history. So does “hold music”…
The future of mRNAs?
Find out how scientists are studying mRNA’s ability to improve flu and shingles vaccines, and to produce first-time vaccines for Lyme disease, HIV and Zika.
Book Review: Get It Done
Book Review: Get It Done by Ayelet Fishbach The table of contents for Get It Done, by Ayelet Fishbach, quickly piques the curiosity about this book’s fascinating dive into the science that underlies goal-setting motivation and behavior. Fishbach masterfully combines...