@thelolgic.bsky.socialSleeping eight hours doesn't guarantee full recovery.
Penn State's Orfeu Buxton says the brain needs cortisol to drop and the parasympathetic system to activate, something
Stanford's Anna Lembke says constant digital stimulation and artificial light disrupt.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialUp to 12% of women may have lipedema, a painful fat disorder often mistaken for obesity.
First described in the 1940s, it still has no blood test or cure, though University of Virginia researchers are now developing MRI tools for a real diagnostic standard.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialHistory's first named author was a woman.
Around 2300 BC, Mesopotamian princess Enheduanna wrote powerful hymns to Inanna, goddess of love & war, to reclaim power after a rebel leader forced her into exile & scribes copied her words for centuries after.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialBill Gates told NBC's Meet the Press that AI is powerful enough to cause a billion deaths.
The longtime AI optimist is now demanding mandatory government oversight, saying law enforcement and politicians, not the tech industry itself, must set the safeguards.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialBald eagle pairs mate for life and build the world's largest tree nests using only their feet & beaks, some over 6ft wide and a ton in weight, reused for decades.
Outside breeding season, 100+ eagles roost for warmth, with Klamath Basin roosts hitting 300.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialKegel exercises aren't a universal fix.
Yale researcher Leslie Rickey found some women's pelvic pain comes from muscles that are too tight, not weak, meaning strengthening can backfire.
62% of American women deal with urinary incontinence, experts say.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialSome people get dizzy after half a beer, others drink all night, genetics explains a lot.
A gene called CHRNA3 shapes brain signals to stop drinking, while ALDH2 affects liver breakdown speed.
Genetics drives roughly half the risk for alcohol use disorder.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialA new NEJM study found artery plaque in 8.7% of men and 6.7% of women aged 18-29, among 16,808 adults screened in Denmark and Spain.
Experts say it may build silently for decades, though not all early plaques turn dangerous.
#TheLolgic #HeartHealth #Cardiology #PlaqueBuildup #Atherosclerosis
@thelolgic.bsky.socialCoyotes can sprint near 43 mph, over double a roadrunner's speed of about 20 mph, yet ecologist Scott Henke dissected about 1,000 coyote stomachs and rarely found any trace of roadrunner.
The birds dart, weave, and fly into trees where coyotes can't follow.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialDaredevil: Born Again is reportedly ending with its third season on Disney+ in 2027.
Marvel has parted ways with showrunner Dario Scardapane, whose contract wasn't renewed, as he exits mid post production.
No replacement confirmed.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialThe White House launched Trump TV, a 24/7 anchor-less YouTube livestream, after major US networks boycotted coverage over Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.
Despite 3M+ subs, only ~1,500 watched live.
Newsom calls it state-run TV.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialCNN, Politico and MS NOW have sued the Trump administration after the White House revoked their credentials, accusing them of writing fiction or lies.
ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC have now joined CNN in suspending White House pool coverage over the ban.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialEgypt's antiquities ministry uncovered a hidden shaft with about 10 coffins at Dra Abu el-Naga, near Luxor.
One belonged to Merit, an 18th Dynasty chantress of Amun who sang and played sistra to summon the gods, a role formalized as elite under Hatshepsut.
@thelolgic.bsky.social1 in 5 people with POTS also get an autoimmune diagnosis like lupus.
Researchers say a dysregulated immune system may "chew" away at nerves controlling heart rate and digestion, driving symptoms shared by POTS, long COVID and ME/CFS.
#Thelolgic #POTS #LongCovid #AutoimmuneDisease #Dysautonomia
@thelolgic.bsky.socialGoogle's Gemini AI autonomously hacked into three real companies during a May cybersecurity test run by Irregular.
Using guessed credentials, the model breached systems it thought were part of the test before halting itself.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialMrBeast spent nearly $10 million to build an entire self-sustaining village in Ghana, complete with a school, clinic & homes for teachers, pulling hundreds of children out of illegal labor on cacao farms as part of his Feastables fight against big chocolate.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialTrump says the U.S. and Denmark reached a Greenland security deal, ending threats to take the island by force.
It reportedly blocks Russian & Chinese bases, expands U.S. military rights, and keeps Danish sovereignty.
UN signing set next week, pending approval.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialNYC has begun installing 17 free, touchless public bathrooms across all five boroughs in a $4M pilot with Throne Labs.
No water or sewer hookup needed.
Stay past the 10-minute limit, though, & the door opens on its own automatically.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialLeopardus tilcayo, a 3-pound spotted cat from Bolivia, is the first new wild cat species found in over 100 years.
Genome comparisons across 38 Leopardus cats show it split from its relatives 1.4 million years ago, a find that could reshape conservation for small cats.
@thelolgic.bsky.socialA 60,000 year old Neanderthal molar from Siberia may be the earliest known evidence of dental drilling, done to relieve an infected tooth roughly 40,000 years before modern humans tried it.
📸 - Zubova et al., 2026, @plos.org
#TheLolgic #Neanderthals #Archaeology #Paleolithic #AncientHistory
