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The Actual Benefits of Intermittent Fasting, According to Experts

The Actual Benefits of Intermittent Fasting, According to Experts

Published by Jenni Sidey

Every couple of years, like the very clockwork it depends on, intermittent fasting resurfaces as a dietary trend. “It’s really interesting that it has held this kind of unusual fascination as a trend for so many years, as it isn’t anything new from a clinical nutrition perspective,” says Stacie Stephenson, DC, CNS, board member of the American Nutrition Association. To be fair, though, intermittent fasting is one of the more beneficial and universally useful nutrition strategies out there—just not for the reason most people think. “Do I consider intermittent fasting a weight loss diet? No, I don’t,” Dr. Stephenson says. “But I think it’s a really great tool.” A tool for what, then, you might ask? Here’s everything you need to know. What is intermittent fasting? “Intermittent fasting is as simple as not eating for half the day,” says Dr. Stephenson. “For 12–14 hours of your day, you’re not consuming anything other than water. That is as simple as it is.” Basically, with intermittent fasting, half or more of your day is spent in a …

Feeling like you slept poorly might take a heavier toll on new parents than actual sleep loss

Feeling like you slept poorly might take a heavier toll on new parents than actual sleep loss

Published by José Betancourt

A new study published in Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation suggests that depression and anxiety may play a growing role in sleep problems among new parents, particularly as their baby gets older. Becoming a parent is often described as one of life’s most joyful experiences, but it can also be exhausting. Frequent night wakings, feeding schedules, and the stress of caring for a newborn can disrupt sleep for months. Previous research has long shown that poor sleep and mental health issues like depression and anxiety are linked, but most studies have focused solely on mothers and the early weeks after birth. Researchers wanted to better understand how sleep and mental health influence each other over time and whether the same patterns apply to fathers. Led by Avel Horwitz and Liat Tikotzky of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, the research team followed 232 couples from late pregnancy through their baby’s first year. Participants reported on their sleep and mental health during pregnancy (the third trimester) and again when their baby was …

Google News Now Prominently Featuring Polymarket Bets Instead of Actual Journalism

Google News Now Prominently Featuring Polymarket Bets Instead of Actual Journalism

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Google News has started showing Polymarket bets alongside actual news articles, often appearing as large blocks that contain links to numerous gambling opportunities on the service. The bets often appear in the “For you” section of Google News, which is tailored to a user’s personal interests. In one instance, it was even the very top result, as with this bet on the price of Bitcoin. In our testing, Polymarket bets are also showing up on the Google News home page. But links from the prediction market can pop up all over Google News, including in searches. In further tests, looking up “will ships transit the strait,” referring to the Strait of Hormuz, returned numerous credible sources like Financial Times, The Guardian, and Reuters. Just below them, however, was a Polymarket bet on the number of ships that would be allowed to pass through the critical oil passageway.

I found the best AI chatbot for my actual tasks using this one tool

I found the best AI chatbot for my actual tasks using this one tool

Published by skeptic

Everyone has an opinion about the best AI chatbots. Most opinions, unfortunately, are based on vibes, company-written benchmarks, or whichever model impressed someone that day. I wanted a better way to test leading chatbots against my real work, free from my own assumptions. It turns out that the tool already exists, it’s free, and it changed which AI chatbot I actually reach for every day. Related No single chatbot is enough, but this stack covers everything Your favorite AI chatbot isn’t flawless. Why most “best AI chatbot” lists don’t actually help you Your tasks are different from their benchmarks Credit: Bryan M. Wolfe / MakeUseOf Most AI chatbot comparisons test the same things: write a poem, explain quantum physics, or solve a math problem. Those types of prompts show general capability but tell you little about whether a model fits your needs. I write about technology. My real tasks are drafting article sections, summarizing research, rephrasing awkward sentences, and generating quick code snippets. Benchmarks on creative writing or advanced calculus don’t help me. I needed a …

Taylor Swift sued over ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ by actual showgirl

Taylor Swift sued over ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ by actual showgirl

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Taylor Swift is being sued for trademark infringement, false designation and unfair competition over the title of her last album, 2025’s The Life of a Showgirl. The lawsuit was filed Monday in California federal court by Maren Wade, a former Las Vegas showgirl who owns the trademark to “Confessions of a Showgirl.” She is seeking unspecified damages from Swift and UMG Recordings and a court order that would bar the pop star from continuing to use the album title. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Wade’s lawyer Jaymie Parkinnen said: “A solo performer who spent twelve years building a brand shouldn’t have to watch it disappear because someone bigger came along.” Wade sang on America’s Got Talent in 2014, the same year she started writing a column in the Las Vegas Weekly titled “Confessions of a Showgirl.” The column featured Wade’s reflections …

A Reporter Tried Cooking Actual AI-Generated Recipes and the Results Are Stomach-Churning

A Reporter Tried Cooking Actual AI-Generated Recipes and the Results Are Stomach-Churning

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The AI industry and its legions of AI bros are hellbent on force-feeding everyone AI slop. Most of us encounter these surreal monstrosities as an assault on our eyeballs: weird TikToks of humanoid animals living a white picket fence existence accidentally cannibalizing their young, for instance, or anthropomorphized food items sobbing before they’re boiled alive. But it can get way worse, an intrepid reporter found.  Mia Mercado at The Cut delved into the culinary frontier of AI-generated recipes, and in the several-course-meal of this endeavor, subjected herself to eating “literal AI slop” that she cooked herself, to see if the instructions held up in reality.  On TikTok, she found a recipe video for cottage cheese breadsticks which was entirely AI-made, down to the voiceover, the loud “crunch” of the food, and the physics-defying visuals. “After combining the blended cottage cheese with an egg and mozzarella, I added the optional (???) garlic powder, salt, and pepper. The batter was …

The Actual, Literal College for Tradwives, Where Right-Wing Women Seek Their Mrs. Degrees

The Actual, Literal College for Tradwives, Where Right-Wing Women Seek Their Mrs. Degrees

Published by Sam Flores

Hyles-Anderson, an unaccredited college founded in 1972, is an hour drive from downtown Chicago and awards four-year degrees, operating independently of government oversight. Its website maintains this is to “avoid the potential of outside influences or pressures to change our theological, doctrinal, and moral position.” Hyles-Anderson did not respond to a request for comment. While prospective applicants “must be either a high school graduate or have a GED certificate,” the admission policies at Hyles-Anderson also consider a student’s marital status. According to the 2025-2026 academic catalog, “Married students must be at least 20 years old by the first day of registration for each semester. Single, divorced students must be at least 25 years of age by the first day of registration for each semester.” Tuition costs a modest $2,500 per semester with the total rising to $5,550 to include room and board and a registration fee. The alumni network is narrow, with graduates mostly appearing to funnel into the familiar pipeline of pastors, missionary, or ministry leader roles. For men, the college experience at Hyles-Anderson …

If Someone Has Actual Common Sense, They’ll Do These 11 Things On A Regular Basis

If Someone Has Actual Common Sense, They’ll Do These 11 Things On A Regular Basis

Published by Jenni Sidey

When a person has common sense, they possess a specific kind of intelligence that allows them to make decisions based on logic, self-awareness, and by observing. While the signs a person has common sense may not be so noticeable at first, as these individuals don’t just use their book smart, it becomes a bit more obvious based on their actions. Because if someone has actual common sense, they’ll do certain things on a regular basis. These people are incredibly practical and navigate everyday life without needing interference from others. They take the time to weigh the benefits and downsides of any particular situation and choice, thinking on it before acting. While not everyone possesses this important skill, their good judgment can get them very far in life. If someone has actual common sense, they’ll do these 11 things on a regular basis 1. They keep an open mind and do their own research G-Stock Studio | Shutterstock People with actual common sense tend to keep an open mind, especially when presented with new information. When …

Aeronaut Is an Actual Mac App for Bluesky

Aeronaut Is an Actual Mac App for Bluesky

Published by skeptic

The keyboard shortcuts, sadly, aren’t exactly the same as the ones used by Twitter a decade and a half ago, but they’re easy enough to learn if you check the menu bar. (Command-R for reply, Command-L to like, and Command-T to repost are just a few.) Aeronaut also supports notifications, which is useful if you’ve been regularly finding replies to your posts days after the fact, like I’ve been. I appreciate that you can configure which kinds of notifications you want—I generally only want to be notified if someone says something to me and not when they quickly press the like button. And you can have different notification settings for different Bluesky accounts. What ties everything together, though, is the polish. This application makes Bluesky fit right in with the other windows on my Mac desktop, which is exactly what I wanted. There are a few things that this application decidedly is not. There’s no support for multiple columns, meaning you can’t use it as an alternative to the Tweetdeck of yore. There’s no simple …

CEO Says He’ll Hire Anyone Who Can Vibe Code With AI, Regardless of Actual Skill

CEO Says He’ll Hire Anyone Who Can Vibe Code With AI, Regardless of Actual Skill

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Steven Bartlett, the host of the podcast “The Diary of a CEO,” apparently takes a vibes-based approach to recruitment, and loves it when potential new hires say they use AI to actually do their jobs. According to Isaac Martin, the director of innovation at Bartlett’s media brand Flight Story, Bartlett now prioritizes hiring people who can “vibe code,” or heavily use AI to write code and dream up entire programs, regardless of their technical background. “Previously, there would’ve been a big focus on developers, as that’s the typical sort of person you would expect to be within the innovation team,” Martin told Business Insider. “We’re very much now looking for people who are much more within that vibe coding space, people who have experience across almost any area, really, within our industry.” Bartlett is the founder and CEO of Steven.com, a media company that owns multiple content creation brands, including Flight Story, and he rarely misses an opportunity to …