This video is cutting edge. NYC sword swallower Gin Minsky went viral after filming a video of what it looks like when she shoves an 18-inch blade down her throat. The shocking Instagram clip — which was taken at Columbia University Medical Center in Midtown East — shows the sword moving over her larynx and into her esophagus … Read more
We all know that a 9 o’clock dinner consisting of a ribeye steak, creamed spinach and several glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon isn’t a recipe for a good night’s sleep. But in the new book “Eat Better, Sleep Better: 75 Recipes and A 28-Day Meal Plan That Unlock the Food-Sleep Connection” (Simon Element, Jan. 21), co-authors … Read more
Several university professors expressed concerns to the Atlantic about students who come to college unable to read full-length books. Assistant editor Rose Horowitch spoke to several teachers from elite schools like Columbia, Georgetown and Stanford, who each described the phenomenon of students being overwhelmed by the prospect of reading entire books. Columbia University humanities professor Nicholas Dames described … Read more
Brooklynites Felecia and Ty Freely are bona fide nerds. But the clever married couple — she a seasoned techie, he a psych student at Columbia — don’t view their brainy lots in life as a negative. Instead, the perspicacious pair have wrangled their collective wit to help build community in the Big Apple — by creating … Read more
Jewish doctors alarmed by “rampant” antisemitism and even violence at health-care institutions in the US have launched their own national advocacy group to combat the hatred in medicine. Thousands of medical professionals from across the country have joined the new American Jewish Medical Association to stand up for Jews, the group recently told The Post. “It’s fundamentally scary … Read more
Journalism is starting to be “sexy again” — and papers everywhere have this Gen Zer to thank. Columbia grad student Kelsey Russell is on a mission to be more media literate — and she’s taking her 89,000 TikTok followers on the journey with her. The sociology student got a subscription to the Sunday edition of … Read more
Marijuana users have elevated levels of cadmium and lead in their blood and urine compared to those who abstain, a troubling new study found. Analyzing data from a group of more than 7,200 adults, researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that the 358 people who reported using marijuana within the past … Read more
Forego forgetfulness with one daily habit. Memory loss with aging could be curbed with the regular use of multivitamins, a new study suggests. Findings from the COSMOS-Web study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggest a link between daily multivitamin supplement use and slowing the cognitive decline that accompanies aging. “Cognitive aging … Read more
She’s a model student. European catwalker Zuzanna Bijoch, 28, has strutted in fashion shows for Chanel, Gucci and Prada. Now, the Katowice, Poland, native has been named valedictorian of Columbia University’s School of General Studies’ Class of 2023 — and she’s about to make Wall Street her runway. The 5-foot-10-inch stunner sank her modeling money into … Read more