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A new study published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine notes that Tour de France” Cyclists live longer than the general population, despite the view that extreme exercise is detrimental to long term health. The authors write: The age

This is super-interesting. From the Independent: “The controversial test measures vital structures on the tips of a person’s chromosomes, called telomeres, which scientists believe are one of the most important and accurate indicators of the speed at which a person

Here’s my review of Sarah Lacy’s new book, Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky. She’s a great writer and, along with her world travels meeting tech entrepreneurs, she mixes in some interesting history.

In the latest WikiLeaks data dump, around a quarter-million confidential American diplomatic cables were published online. “Cablegate,” as it is being called, has revealed some rather startling information. Among the tech-relevant secrets, the State Department tasked agents to collect DNA

Nancy Pelosi is 70 years old and aiming to run as minority leader despite the huge losses the Dems suffered under her majority leadership. Even if you disagree with her politics, you can’t help but notice that she looks pretty

Great work from Canadian-based researchers. See full study here.

Here’s the Washington Post story.

Here’s the press release.

The SU Blog says: “From its founding, a goal of Singularity University has been to spread its wealth of information beyond the gates of its headquarters at NASA Ames Research Park. Now, just over a year since kicking off its

This is a fascinating story about a woman named Deepa Kulkarni who accidentally cut off the top of her pinky finger. After being told by regular doctors that they have to cut even more of it to make her better