A renowned astrophysicist is calling foul on reports of alien sightings in Earth’s atmosphere, arguing that biological creatures would be unable to survive a journey to our planet. “It would take about a billion years to cross from one side of the Milky Way galaxy to the other,” Avi Loeb, a Harvard astrophysicist, said during an … Read more
New Harvard research has found that not all trendy low-carb diets are equal when it comes to maintaining weight — some may even make you gain a few pounds. People who consume low-carb diets that emphasize plant-based proteins and healthy fats have a better chance of keeping excess weight gain at bay than those who … Read more
Dave Portnoy has narrowed down his hiring pool. The Barstool Sports head vowed this week to not hire applicants from Harvard, MIT and Penn after seeing congressional testimony from the schools’ presidents after they offered excuses and cited free speech amid antisemitic demonstrations on their campuses. “This video has made me so irate I need … Read more
Vivek Ramaswamy absorbed a jab from his Harvard classmate Pablo Torre and sent one back in return. Last week, Torre, a former ESPN broadcaster who is now a podcaster for Dan Le Batard and John Skipper’s Meadowlark Media, went on MSNBC and provided some mocking memories of the Republican presidential candidate from their time in … Read more
Eating organic has long been touted as the way to avoid pesticide consumption — but one Harvard professor is saying those claims are bogus. Robert Paarlberg, an associate professor in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Sustainability Science Program, has said that eating organic produce isn’t necessarily better. Paarlberg told the Harvard Gazette that “there is no … Read more
A Mediterranean life is a longer life. It’s long been known that the Mediterranean diet is good for one’s health, but a new Harvard study found that living a Mediterranean lifestyle can decrease the odds of premature death by 29%. So what exactly is the “Mediterranean lifestyle?” It’s not just the much-touted Mediterranean diet, which … Read more
A spoonful of olive oil makes the dementia go down. A new study has shown that adding more olive oil to your diet may decrease your risk of dying from dementia. The findings, presented by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, are said to be among the first to draw a link between diet … Read more
It’s one of the most exclusive hedge funds in the world — and even harder to get into than Harvard. In fact, you have to first be accepted to Harvard to even apply to Black Diamond Capital Investors, a student-run money-management firm at the school. (Not to be confused with billionaire Stephen Deckoff’s Black Diamond … Read more
A heartbreaking new study lays bare the bleak reality of the US epidemic of violent crime. Harvard University researchers have analyzed gun violence data in Chicago over the course of a generation, collected from 2,418 residents between the years 1995 and 2021 to determine exposure to shootings by race, sex and birth year. “The idea … Read more
Trading out soda for a cup of coffee could actually help people with Type 2 diabetes live longer, research suggests. A new study from Harvard University published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that high consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) increased the risk of early death and cardiovascular disease among those with Type 2 … Read more
If you can walk the walk, but not walk and talk, you may be suffering from declining brain health. A new study has found the ability to juggle both tasks starts to diminish almost a decade earlier than previously thought, with researchers saying this struggle may be a warning sign of dementia. Scientists from Harvard … Read more
Want stronger sperm? Consider taking up the hard hat. Blue-collar workers with physically demanding jobs have almost 50% higher sperm counts than their white-collar office-bound counterparts, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard University and Mass General Brigham. “We already know that exercise is associated with multiple health benefits in humans… but few … Read more
A Harvard professor believes an alien spacecraft may have crashed to Australia’s north a decade ago — and he’s planning an expedition to retrieve the object from the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Astrophysicist Avi Loeb has previously made waves by claiming the object that streaked across the sky off the coast of Manus Island, Papua New … Read more
The first few years of life set the foundation for brain health. Studies show that a nutritious diet in infancy is key to promoting a child’s long-term well-being, and the foods they eat can impact their cognition, temperament, motor skills and language development. As a nutritional psychiatrist, I’ve found that foods rich in omega-3 fatty … Read more
Eating late at night raises your risk of obesity by slowing your metabolism and making you hungrier the following day, a study suggests. Doctors have been warning against midnight snacking for years because you don’t have chance to burn it off before you go to sleep. Now Harvard University researchers have shown that it also … Read more