Charles Darwin and conspicuous consumption: Why bling is blingy
Luxury brands are a prominent feature of modern society. Thorstein Veblen coined the term "conspicuous consumption" to describe how the upper classes showcased expensive goods without inherent practical benefits to demonstrate their economic power......»»
Reduced meat diet has many advantages
Which diet is better: moderately reduce meat consumption and eat more fruit, vegetables and wholegrain products or eating more fish and seafood? Or even switch completely to a vegan diet? A new study shows that the answer to these questions is not as.....»»
Reduced meat diet has many advantages
Which diet is better: to moderately reduce meat consumption and eat more fruit, vegetables and wholegrain products, as recommended by the German Nutrition Society? Follow our southern neighbors' example and eat more fish and seafood? Or even switch c.....»»
All-optical computing based on convolutional neural networks
In a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances the research group of Professor Xiaoyong Hu and Professor Qihuang Gong from School of Physics, Peking University, China, propose a new strategy to realize ultrafast and ultralow-energy-consumption al.....»»
Novel carbon-coated bimetallic catalyst for in-situ aqueous phase hydrodeoxygenation
The excessive consumption of fossil fuels causes serious energy and environment issues. As an ideal alternative to fossil fuels, renewable biomass can be converted to fuels and chemicals. Thereinto, lipids, mainly containing 16 and 18 carbons in fatt.....»»
Composable Enterprise
Charles Darwin said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change”. In the context of today’s businesses, those that can adapt faster to market change will thrive, while.....»»
Europe Must Ban Bitcoin Mining To Hit the 1.5C Paris Climate Goal, Say Swedish Regulators
Faced with a sharp rise in energy consumption, Swedish authorities are calling on the European Union to ban "energy intensive" crypto mining. From a report: Erik Thedeen, director of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, and Bjorn Risinger, di.....»»
New device modulates visible light—without dimming it—with the smallest footprint and lowest power consumption
Over the past several decades, researchers have moved from using electric currents to manipulating light waves in the near-infrared range for telecommunications applications such as high-speed 5G networks, biosensors on a chip, and driverless cars. T.....»»
Plant-based alternative food consumption may have doubled in UK over ten years suggests first analysis of its kind
The proportion of UK people reporting eating and drinking plant-based alternative foods such as plant-based milk, vegan sausages and vegetable burgers nearly doubled between 2008 -- 2011 and 2017 -- 2019, according to a new study......»»
Surprising findings on how salt affects blood flow in the brain
Researchers reveal surprising new information about the relationship between neuron activity and blood flow deep in the brain, as well as how the brain is affected by salt consumption......»»
Samsung SmartThings can now monitor your home’s entire energy consumption
Samsung has expanded the SmartThings family to include three new partners that are dedicated to home energy monitoring and management......»»
Time series study first to suggest that increased consumption of ultra-processed foods has environmental implications
A new study finds that over the last 30 years, Brazil has undergone a nutrition transition toward a diet higher in ultra-processed foods, and that of food types consumed, these have been the largest contributor to worsening impacts on greenhouse gas.....»»
Latin American rice breeding gets a boost from genomic tools
How do you like your rice? Sticky, fluffy, brown, or white? These qualities, in addition to grain length, width, appearance, and other traits, are hugely important predictors of rice sales and consumption worldwide. And region matters. Rice preferenc.....»»
A 150-year-old note from Charles Darwin is inspiring a change in the way forests are planted
More than 150 years ago Victorian biologist Charles Darwin made a powerful observation: that a mixture of species planted together often grow more strongly than species planted individually......»»
TI uses low quiescent current to address power consumption in IoT devices
The introduction of low quiescent current technology is imminent, according to Troy Coleman, vice president and general manager of the power switch, interface and lighting division at Texas Instruments (TI)......»»
A better way to raise chickens for low-intensity, small stakeholders
How can rural producers in Rwanda better produce chicken for both household consumption and profit? University of Tennessee researchers are suggesting a hybrid model for the Rwandan broiler industry, among other improvements, in a new journal article.....»»
Zales.com Leaked Customer Data, Just Like Sister Firms Jared and Kay Jewelers Did In 2018
An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: In December 2018, bling vendor Signet Jewelers fixed a weakness in their Kay Jewelers and Jared websites that exposed the order information for all of their online customers. This week, Signet.....»»
COBOLing Together Unemployment Insurance Benefits: How Delays in Fiscal Stabilizers Impact Aggregate Consumption
Abstract of a paper written by Michael Navarrete of University of Maryland: The United States experienced an unprecedented increase in unemployment insurance (UI) claims starting in March 2020, mainly due to layoffs caused by COVID-19. State unemploy.....»»
Increased consumption of whole grains could significantly reduce the economic impact of type 2 diabetes
Increased consumption of whole grain foods could significantly reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes and the costs associated with its treatment......»»
Hazardous levels of alcohol consumption identified in African hunter-gatherer group
The Mbendjele BaYaka are an Indigenous Congolese hunter-gatherer population, one of a number of "Pygmy" hunter-gatherer populations living in the rainforests of Central Africa......»»
Fish consumption still safe despite initial fears over mercury levels
The benefits of consuming traditional foods tend to outweigh the risks of possible mercury contamination, according to a recent study......»»