LuckyLady

Great article about how influential people can be in our lives. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26709944/inside-relationship-unleashed-steph-curry-greatness Coach McKillop who coached at Davidson was so instrumental in Curry's basketball …

As you might expect from a science website this article is pretty technical. But very interesting and it adds to the list of problems caused by climate change. https://www.livescience.com/65495-low-oxygen-blinds-octopuses.html "Turning light …

Hoping that we can get more dogs trained to detect disease, but in the meantime scientists are trying to create robots that can smell like a dog can. https://www.wired.com/story/quest-to-make-robot-smell-cancer-dog/ Prostate cancer is extremely …

There are lots of scary things out there. But I had never really thought about a plant being so scary. Until now... https://slate.com/technology/2019/05/japanese-knotweed-invasive-plants.html "England and Wales are the most dramatic examples of …

Oh, I totally agree with you! I am afraid I cannot watch that movie. I am not good with gore and I love animals. I have seen or heard so many stories of people being foolish and animals being blamed. What a shame.

Admirable intentions but can this work? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/opinion/sunday/bears-hunting-canada-grizzly.html "In the Bella Coola Valley, and throughout British Columbia, there has been a shift in recent years in the way …

While all the scientific data for vaccines seems to show they are the safest of medical treatments, the news of side effects from antibiotics is scary. Bad news just keeps rolling in about them and pain …

Always intriguing to hear about creative things folks do with technology. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/technology/personaltech/imagination-bluetooth-trackers.html "Bluetooth trackers are those tiny tags that help you find lost items. They …

I enjoyed reading these essays as much as anything I have read lately (and I read a lot). I don't know how to summarize them well, they might be worth using up one of your free New York Times reads if you don't have a subscription. That is if you …

Slack is definitely easy to use. And it works great for the times when I need it. But I am afraid a lot of time is wasted in some of the interesting, non-work related channels.

I came across a column that made me think about saving women's (many of them mothers) lives. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/11/opinion/sunday/mothers-day-pregnancy-cancer.html Today, as an average day, 830 women around the world will die from …

We use Slack a lot where I work. So I was very curious to find out what this article was all about. https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/1/18511575/productivity-slack-google-microsoft-facebook "But an increasing emphasis on new technology to …

This study is quite limited but still interesting. It seems to correlate with studies done in other cities as well. The article mentions self-driving cars as well as the current TNC's. Kind of a difficult article to get through in its scientific …

Well, I turned out to be a dolphin according to the quiz. Some of that seems true but some is totally off base, especially sleep wise. I wake up early in the morning. I usually feel fairly good but then get more and more tired as the day goes on. I …

I totally agree! The world desperately needs this and ASAP. If you have not checked out Ben Von Wong's photography work, you will want to look at it. Especially his Mermaids Hate Plastic. https://blog.vonwong.com/mermaidplastic/

More good news on the recycling front....I love technology! https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/05/06/recycling-plastic-from-the-inside-out/ "Light yet sturdy, plastic is great – until you no longer need it. Because plastics contain various additives …

I admire your wonderful support of persons on the spectrum and the interview with Mikhaela Ackerman and her mom here on Cake. ❤️

The public seems to believe vaccines are profitable for the drug companies. I wish they were. With a few exceptions like the HPV vaccine, they're not even profitable in wealthy countries, making them impossible to develop in poor …

I am so glad there is research going on for Alzheimers disease. It is such a terrible problem. This article suggests there might be a change in direction in …

This story made me smile! Such a heartwarming story of wonderful women who sacrificed so much for their families earlier in their lives and now can achieve their hearts' …

Since exercise and health are passions of mine I am delighted to share this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/well/move/why-does-exercise-guard-against-cancer-inflammation-may-play-a-role.html "One of the most important benefits of …

I am very fond of soy milk and since I purchase it at a pretty good price at Costco it is not so much of a luxury. If the taste is a bit too strong for some people I suggest adding a bit of water to it. I have used it successfully to replace …

I have tried cheese substitutes and they just don't do it for me. I only eat cheese rarely for health and ethical reasons but I savor it.

Thanks for the info. I did not realize there was that much less fat. But since we try to be "no fat added" as much as possible, even that much fat is too much on a regular basis. But as we are invited to barbecues once in a while it is nice to know …