Travel Bag: What phrases should you learn when traveling?
The most important phrase to learn in any language is not ‘Where is the library?’ which, for years, was the first (and only) phrase Spanish 101 high…
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Lightning cables: Why don’t they last?
How annoying is it to plug in your phone and discover that, once again, the lightning cable doesn’t work. Constantly replacing these things can get…
Cybercrime isn’t outlaw fun; it’s boring
Study: Cybercrime isn’t outlaw fun; it’s boring Cybercrime has gone mainstream, according to research by Cambridge University’s Cybercrime Centre, and it…
Vaccine technologies: Why a Covid vaccine will take months, not centuries
The smallpox virus raged among humans for 10,000 years before a leap of insight led to the vaccine that killed it forever. The insight took about 300…
One virus was the scourge of humans
As bad as Covid-19 has been, it is not even close to the worst viral disease that has swept humanity. That honor probably goes to smallpox, a disease so…
People will change their lives because of Covid. Maybe.
After a couple months of quarantine, commentators across the world are speculating about what will happen to relationships and the world. Will the divorce…
Pet Pals Mouth Disease: A big health problem
The number one health problem in adult cats and dogs is not obesity, disease or parasites, though these problems get a lot of publicity. Surprisingly, the…
Caregiving: Voice assistants might help elderly parents, but problems abound
One of her kids helpfully bought a smartphone for mom. Aged 90 at the time, she never really understood it, but then came quarantine. Now a bit older, she…
Out of quarantine: What we need first
If you have just been in isolation for months (or someone you care for has), some basic human needs will have to be renewed upon social opening. – Touch….
New deal lowers insulin prices for seniors on Medicare
Seniors on Medicare plans will pay no more than $35 a month for insulin, thanks to a new agreement between insurance and drug companies and the…