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Matthew Medinsky

Guide to Preserving Sacred Land Near You

Preserving biodiversity is among the most urgent issues of our time, and it needs to be addressed regionally to succeed. This article was produced by Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Anthropogenic climate change and biodiversity loss are the most pressing issues for our planet. Carbon

What Does It Mean To Be Sober Curious

Dry January and Sober October challenges have encouraged people to abstain from alcohol for an entire month.

For the Love of Newts

Happy Newt Year! Those who have followed me for a long time have probably noticed a marked uptick in the frequency of newt mentions in the last few years.

5 Ways To Start the New Year Off with Intention

With 2024 rapidly ending and the new year upon us, now is an excellent time to consider the changes you want to make in your life.

Control of people’s perception and behaviour through media began a century ago

Mechanisms of controlling people through media, films and music began with Thomas Edison’s Motion Picture Patents Company in 1908. Using Edison’s model, significant entities like the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations emerged, shaping knowledge about medicine through strategic grant-making, which contributed to a larger architecture of social control. While

Mixed Emotions — How Your Brain Processes Complex Feelings

Have you ever felt happy and sad at the same time, perhaps during a signiﬁcant life event like graduating or saying goodbye to a loved one? These are what neuroscientists refer to as mixed valence feelings — experiencing positive and negative emotions simultaneously. Despite their common occurrence across different cultures and

Why 'Unbalanced' Muscles Cause Pain

What is the primary benefit of photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD)? * It eliminates the need for dietary supplements * It targets abnormal blood vessel growth * It improves mitochondrial function and visual acuity Photobiomodulation therapy uses specific wavelengths of light to target mitochondria, enhancing ATP production and reducing

Weekly Health Quiz: Cooking Oils, Gut Health and Autism Research

1 What do cholesterol dehydrogenase enzymes, encoded by ismA genes, do in the gut? * Increase cholesterol absorption * Convert cholesterol into coprostanol Cholesterol dehydrogenase enzymes encoded by ismA genes convert cholesterol into coprostanol, a form less easily absorbed by the body. Learn more. * Break down dietary fiber * Produce harmful endotoxins Cholesterol

Can Puzzles and Games Prevent Alzheimer's?

In the later stages of life, the specter of Alzheimer's disease looms large, affecting over 50 million people worldwide and projected to surpass 150 million by 2050.

When Is the Best Time to Take Your Supplements?

Supplements have become increasingly popular with more people aiming to improve their health and well-being.

Sticking Wires into the Brain is not new

Considering Elon Musk’s efforts to wire people’s brains to send messages to a receiver, Dr.

Convivial Economics

“It’s not a usual thing to do, you know, to invite total strangers into your home,” the woman says as she steps across the threshold. Four o’clock in the afternoon, already quite dark outside, but we’ve lit a couple of marschaller, the large outdoor candles that Swedes

Beyond Growth: The promise of a wellbeing economy

In this guest blog, econometrician and sustainability researcher Gaya Herrington considers whether a transition to a Wellbeing Economy is possible and what that would mean for our society and how we interact with the natural world. Why, despite all our innovative capabilities, do problems like poverty, hunger, and environmental destruction