Links for 2021-12-10
A supplement based on alpha-ketoglutarate appears to have strong rejuvenation effects https://www.aging-us.com/article/203736/text
Despite generous Danish social policies, family influence on important child outcomes in Denmark is about as strong as it is in the United States. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927537121000348
Nuclear War Analysis: “The current nuclear arsenal will not kill all humans and the pattern of nuclear explosions for a nuclear war between the largest nuclear powers will not destroy civilization, let alone kill all people or even half of all people. The greatest risks from a total nuclear war are from fire and starvation and not from the radiation or the blasts.” https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2021/12/173941.html
“Emergent Ventures changes lives — it changed mine.” https://angadmakes.medium.com/emergent-ventures-changes-lives-it-changed-mine-49c2d6c2c18d
Atlantropa: “The project was devised to contain several hydroelectric dams in key points of the Mediterranean Sea, such as the Strait of Gibraltar and the Bosporus, to cause a sea level drop and create new land to settle.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantropa
On Twitter Purge: A Retrospective Analysis of Suspended Users https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.00070
“Lord's paradox raises the issue of when it is appropriate to control for baseline status.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord's_paradox
Scientists unravel secrets in DNA that help hydras regrow their heads. And some of the genetic programming for this regenerative superpower may have been passed down to humans. https://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-unravel-secrets-in-dna-that-help-hydras-regrow-their-heads/
Hispanic Voters Now Evenly Split Between Parties, WSJ Poll Finds. Republicans have made rapid gains among a crucial voting demographic that has long favored Democrats." https://www.wsj.com/articles/hispanic-voters-now-evenly-split-between-parties-wsj-poll-finds-11638972769