Favorites February 17th 2022
Shockingly, mindfulness apps really work. This randomized controlled trial on the Headspace app finds it reduces anxiety and depression by a huge .44 standard deviations after 4 weeks - in the same range as drug treatment & cognitive behavioral therapy. adviksh.com/files/in_progr…
Wow! There's a lot in the trial design that's interesting, the idea of the cash transfer placebo tickles me. Also, cool that the effect lasts long after the period where they’re incentivized to use the app. I wonder how long the effect lasts after you stop using the app.
Carbs also dropped, slightly later, sorta looks like obesity has at least stopped increasing as quickly?
TL;DR, 50/50 senate, if anyone is out of town, suddenly everything comes to a crashing halt.
BREAKING: A giant cargo ship "Felicity Ace" is on fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
It's carrying a cargo of Porsche and VW automobiles.
The crew safely abandoned ship in lifeboats. Under maritime law the ship is now "finders keepers."
62% of Ukrainians wish their country to be a NATO member, 30% are against. 68% are for the EU membership, 24% are against. This is all-time high support for both NATO and EU in Ukraine. Stop spreading Russian propaganda about "divided nation". A 2/3 majority is not a devision.
And showing up with tanks doesn't seem to be making the numbers move in Putin's direction.
Ex-Googlers resurrect Google Inbox interface as “Shortwave” email arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/0… by @RonAmadeo
I got an invite a while back, and I absolutely love it.
Skyscrapers in marin county alone make the Star Trek future a glorious utopia.
