Number of words: 544 Obesity levels are substantially lower in countries that consume high amounts of rice, while counties with lower average rice intake have higher obesity levels, recent findings suggest.The link between rice intake and obesity persisted even after taking into account other lifestyle and socioeconomic risk factors including total energy consumption, education, smoking, … Read more
Number of words: 707 Kolkata’s media, run by and addressed to, bhadralok consumers, has its pyjama strings in knots. Will a saffron wave sweep Bengal? Or will Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) dominate Lok Sabha seats, like the Left Front did before her? Bengal has 42 Lok Sabha constituencies, the third highest in India after … Read more
Number of words: 116 Brilliant Puns:… 1. A man who wants a pretty nurse, must be patient. 2. A man who leaps off a cliff, is jumping to a conclusion. 3. A man running in front of a car gets ‘tired’; And a man running behind a car, gets exhausted. 4. War does not determine … Read more
Number of words: 116 (1) Those who had coins, enjoyed in the rain. Those who had notes, were busy looking for shelter. (2) Man and God both met somewhere. Both exclaimed, “My creator.” (3) He asked, are you a Hindu or Muslim? The response came, “I am hungry”! (4) The fool didn’t know it was … Read more
Number of words: 2,653 Last year, a man-versus-machine showdown took place in the United States. 20 top corporate lawyers from across the country were pitted against an artificial intelligence (AI) software developed by legal technology firm LawGeex, where they reviewed and approved everyday contracts over a period of two months.The results were astounding. The AI … Read more
Number of words: 368 Scientists have determined the ideal wing shape for fast flapping flight — an advance that may lead to better methods for harvesting energy from water as well as for enhancing airspeed.The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society, relies on a technique that mimics evolutionary biology to ascertain … Read more
Number of words: 347 A group ofscientists have developed a way to translate brain waves directly into human speech, potentially giving patients who are unable to use their voices another way to communicate. While the science is still a long way from a method that can be used as an interpreter for people who otherwise … Read more
Number of words: 517 Choosing a high-calorie indulgent dessert may lead you to pick up healthier main and side dishes, according to a study.The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, placed either a healthy or less healthy dessert (fresh fruit vs lemon cheesecake) at the beginning or end of a university cafeteria line.When … Read more
Number of words: 406 When you’re browsing online, who sets the prices? An algorithm, most likely. A study from 2015 showed that a third of all items on Amazon had prices set by an algorithm, and chances are that percentage has only risen. A new study shows how easy it would be for price-setting algorithms … Read more
Number of words: 950 MY MOTHER fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was. … Read more
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