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  • Kintsugi
  • January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Your Sense of Smell Declines as You Age, But Scientists Say Identifying a Sweet Scent Is Always the Easiest

By Nashia Baker Research has backed the theory that people begin losing their sense of smell at the age of 55. However, scientists are now finding that it’s not an all-encompassing loss. Acc

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 20, 2020November 5, 2025

Old Dogs, New Research, and the Secrets of Aging

By James Gorman Nov. 9, 2020 Another recent paper came to the disturbing conclusion that the calculus of seven dog years for every human year isn’t accurate. To c

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 16, 2020

Why Does Time Seem to Speed Up with Age?

When asked to reflect on their lives, the participants older than 40 felt that time elapsed slowly in their childhood but then accelerated steadily through their teenage years into early adulthood.

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https://youtu.be/Xd56ap_aa4k?si=ku6W3EvVJa0IkrqC

NY Times

  • NOAA Issues El Nino Advisory
  • SpaceX Finalizes IPO Price at $135 a Share in World’s Largest Public Offering
  • Late Night Prepares for Trump’s U.F.C. Birthday Fight at the White House
  • Tornadoes Are Reported as Storms Sweep the Midwest
  • ‘Operation Pushkin’: Paris Trial Puts Spotlight on Rare-Book Heists
https://youtu.be/SmHrlKaOBYc?si=ddFrERkCsPwpL4hw

NPR

  • This week's Short Wave news roundup
  • Socioeconomic factors are becoming 'biologically embedded' in children's brains
  • From neon mosquitoes to winged migrations, top images captured by scientists
  • NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission
  • Whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay. New ship alerts could help protect them
https://youtu.be/hI1UcHIxK1Y?si=QdV2nwcTpGhpUsOC

The Progressive

  • Fighting for Care
  • The Equity Docket: Fast-Tracking Exclusion
  • Don’t Ax Proven Ways to End Homelessness
  • ‘No One Should Be Left Behind’
  • Donald Trump and a Joyless World Cup
https://youtu.be/ryXsRRonhVc?si=61yPXXV3PS9VEBKv

FactCheck.org

  • Trump Exaggerates Previous Spending on Reflecting Pool
  • FactChecking Trump’s Contentious ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
  • Ohio Senate Candidates Spar Over Donations Tied, Loosely or Not, to Epstein
  • Trump’s Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
  • Trump Misrepresents Climate Change Scenarios
https://youtu.be/d5BWWQAQ-co?si=He4nHqhAZJodLpvT

Snopes.com

  • Criminals aren't using screws at gas pumps to scam customers, despite warnings
  • DOJ attorney said government could 'bulldoze' Statue of Liberty, but context is key
  • Did Gwyneth Paltrow star in commercial for luxury real estate in Israel?
  • Unverified FBI tip alleged Trump knew of and funded 'underage sex parties' at golf course
  • Image of Karmelo Anthony crying in court is fake. Here's how we know

Tradeoffs

  • Where Did the No Surprises Act Go Wrong? And Can It Be Fixed?
  • Mental Health Courts Offer People Facing Prison an Imperfect Alternative
  • A Closer Look at a Widely Despised Health Insurance Policy
  • Republicans Want to Change How You Buy Health Care
  • The U.S. Saved $1 Trillion on Health Care. Why Doesn't It Feel Like It?

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