Industry-sponsored research OK?

New meta analysis shows that research on weight loss funded by industry had significantly higher quality data. Now how to allow industry funding and weed out the bad apples?

Big Picture: ISS

How could you avoid getting distracted by the view? Just extraordinary that we can construct platforms to do this and take this kind of picture. Science and technology don’t have have a counter to religion, heh?NZ from space

Adversity, talent and the brain

Adversity, often in early life helps you prepare for success later, according to Gladwell. There’s the nub of something in there – but what about people who come from adversity and are not successes? But I can see that learning to get around problems, or...

In my prime

Well almost, if you can believe the science, my brain is almost at its peak operational level. Doesn’t feel like it.

Take your time for expertise

Gladwell says genius doesn’t necessarily come at speed. I guess this links in to the 10,000 hours concept as well? It ws funny to hear the latter being mentioned on Radio 4 Thought for the day