Links for 20210824
Counteracting age-related VEGF signaling insufficiency promotes healthy aging and extends life span [2021] https://www.gwern.net/docs/longevity/2021-grunewald.pdf
Implantable “neurograins” may be the key to mind-controlled tech https://www.freethink.com/technology/neural-implants
This startup is creating 'real' dairy, without cows https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/12/business/perfect-day-dairy-protein-hnk-intl-spc/index.html
Meta-analysis: The instruction "try to remain awake for as long as possible!" works successfully against insomnia. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jsr.13464?campaign=wolearlyview
A set of dice where the roll of each die is (probably) above average? https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2021/08/16/lake-wobegon-dice/
An overview of where things stand on studies of genes, race, and IQ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353982092_Genetic_Ancestry_and_Cognitive_ability
The most widely used technique for finding the largest or smallest values of a math function turns out to be a fundamentally difficult computational problem. https://www.quantamagazine.org/computer-scientists-discover-limits-of-major-research-algorithm-20210817/