by Dr. Radut

Goodnight, Moon 2026-05-13

By lambert –

“The sleep paradox: why do humans sleep so little when we need it so much?” [Nature]. The complete article is payrolled, sadly. But it’s an interesting find:

Enter David Samson, a biological anthropologist at the University of Toronto in Canada, asking a provocative question: why, if sleep has so many benefits, do humans as a species sleep so little?

Fully Automated Luxury Commenting (2)

By lambert –

Previously, I showed how you can find a searchable table listing all your comments at the “My Account” menu link, eliminating one of the frustrations of WordPress.

Now I want to explain some of the cushy and handy functionality of the comment form itself (the “Add new comment” form that appears below every post). Here is a screen shot, helpfully annotated:

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Goodnight, Moon 2026-05-12

By lambert –

“This 800-year-old Chinese exercise helps lower blood pressure naturally” [Science Daily]:

An ancient Chinese exercise practice that combines slow movements, controlled breathing, and meditation may help lower blood pressure as effectively as brisk walking, according to a large randomized clinical trial published in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology. Participants experienced improvements within three months, and those benefits continued for a full year.

Goodnight, Moon 2026-05-011

By lambert –

“The Surprising Truth About What Outer Space Smells Like” [Mental Floss]:

outer space does have a smell, or rather, many smells. The cosmos isn’t sterile or empty, after all. It’s a quite literally unearthly patchwork of dying stars that shed clouds of pungent soot as well as gases, radiation, and plasma blown about by comets that whiz by at mind-blowing speeds.

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