The hype about TikTok is justified—and so are the concerns. There’s a reason why the world’s most exciting app is also its most mistrusted https://econ.st/3bQE9JX
Preview: The Economist Magazine – July 9, 2022
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Museum Insider: ‘Caligula’ Marble Bust’s True Colors
Archaeologists Vinzenz and Ulrike Koch Brinkmann have spent the last 40 years dedicated to the study of polychromy—or “many colors” in Greek—in ancient sculpture. Once a fringe area of study, their research combats the misconception of white purity in ancient Greece and Rome. They reflect on the marble bust of Caligula and how the reconstruction of its former color can help us better understand history.
Explore more perspectives on Caligula: https://www.metmuseum.org/perspective…
Summer Walks: Le Marais In Paris, France (2022)
The fashionable Marais district in the 4th arrondissement, also known as SoMa (South Marais), is filled with hip boutiques, galleries, and gay bars. Once the city’s Jewish quarter, the area still hosts numerous kosher restaurants. The grassy Place des Vosges is home to elegant arcades and the Musée Victor Hugo, where the writer lived. Streets around Saint-Paul metro lead to the Maison Européenne de la Photographie.
Previews: The Atlantic Magazine – July/Aug 2022
How animals perceive the world, a return to Chagos, Steve Bannon, and a mad hunt for Civil War gold. Plus Jack White, how the U.S. has no nuclear strategy, dad rage, Ulysses at 100, one family’s doll test, downsides of beach resorts, and more.
COVER STORY
- How Animals Perceive the World – Every creature lives within its own sensory bubble, but only humans have the capacity to appreciate the experiences of other species. What we’ve learned is astounding.
FEATURES
- American Rasputin – Steve Bannon is still scheming. And he’s still a threat to democracy.
- They Bent to Their Knees and Kissed the Sand – Half a century ago, the British government forcibly removed 2,000 people from a remote string of islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean. They’ve never stopped struggling to return.
Morning News: British PM Johnson To Resign, Uvalde Shooter, G20 Meets In Bali
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to resign according to multiple media reports. A new report on the Uvalde school shooting found that the police officers missed several opportunities to intercept the shooter. And G20 foreign ministers meet in Bali, Indonesia this week.
Front Page View: The New York Times – July 7, 2022
Ukraine’s Herculean Task: Helping Millions Whose Homes Are in Ruins or Russia’s Hands
Millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes as Russia has slowly advanced in the east. Many may not have a home to go back to when the war is over.
Cover Preview: Nature Magazine – July 7, 2022
This week in Nature: Higgs at 10 – Probing the properties of the most elusive particle in physics.
Research Highlights
- Painkillers are dispensed less freely by night-shift doctors Physicians show less empathy at the end of a night shift than after a daytime stint — and are less likely to prescribe drugs for treating pain. Research Highlight 27 Jun 2022
- ‘Smart’ clothing flexes to provide relief from the heat Garments laced with strips that flatten and bend help to cool a hot person or warm a cold one — without battery power. Research Highlight 29 Jun 2022
- Gut microbes that munch on orange pulp charge up metabolism A molecule that can be extracted from the fruit is linked to a decline in fat storage and faster breakdown of sugar in mice. Research Highlight 27 Jun 2022
- Even glaciers have a microbiome — including unique bacteria Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau boast a wide diversity of microorganisms, including species found nowhere else.
Browse the full issue: https://go.nature.com/3ReNGLb
Cardiometabolic Health: 93% Of U.S. Adults Fail Test
Less than 7% of the U.S. adult population has good cardiometabolic health, a devastating health crisis requiring urgent action, according to research led by a team from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in a pioneering perspective on cardiometabolic health trends and disparities published in the July 12 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Their team also included researchers from Tufts Medical Center.
Researchers evaluated Americans across five components of health: levels of blood pressure, blood sugar, blood cholesterol, adiposity (overweight and obesity), and presence or absence of cardiovascular disease (heart attack, stroke, etc.). They found that only 6.8 percent of U.S. adults had optimal levels of all five components as of 2017-2018.
Cinematic Views: ‘Islandia Symphonia’ In Iceland (4K)
“Describing Iceland in words or pictures would be so reductive. You have to live these wide open spaces, feel the heat of its soil, the air coming from these glaciers, hear the creaking of the lapilli under your feet and the rumbling of its volcanoes. We had discovered Iceland more than 10 years ago. As I often say, I left a part of my soul there. A revelation as a traveler and as an creator. But so many years later, the feelings have not changed. At the time, I was just discovering photography. I came back to it as a filmmaker to capture this symphony of wonders.”
Filmed and Directed by: Gilles Havet
Village Walks: Varenna On Lake Como, Northern Italy
Varenna is a very romantic and suggestive place, overlooking the waters of the Lario. In Lombardy, it is perhaps the most suitable destination if you want to treat yourself to an alternative weekend. Varenna, just over 700 inhabitants, is a village located in the province of Lecco, about 20 minutes from the city.
The beating heart of the village is its central square, overlooked by the Church of San Giorgio. The building, dating back to the thirteenth century, was built on the foundations of an ancient Roman temple and is a splendid example of medieval Lombard architecture. A few steps away, on the opposite side of the square, we can admire the Church of San Giovanni Battista, dating back to the 11th century. Both religious buildings preserve, inside them, precious frescoes and some pictorial fragments of ancient origins.
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