Clarity on staying healthy and happy arrives every day, from all corners of the globe. The Plunge brings you the information you always wanted: current, clear-cut answers from the world's leading scientists and creators. @labottegagardencity PODCAST GLP-1 Agonists - What to expect? Ben Thompson dug into GLP-1 Agonists on his Plain English podcast recently. In part one, he looked at the science behind the drugs and how they work on the body. Perhaps more interesting was the second part, where...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Clarity on staying healthy and happy arrives every day, from all corners of the globe. The Plunge brings you the information you always wanted: current, clear-cut answers from the world's leading scientists and creators. @chatelainechocola TECH Listening to Our Bodies A new wearable device for continuously monitoring body sounds for health purposes has been developed by researchers at Northwestern University. The devices, published in Nature Medicine, are soft, miniaturized, and adhere to the...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Clarity on staying healthy and happy arrives every day, from all corners of the globe. The Plunge brings you the information you always wanted: current, clear-cut answers from the world's leading scientists and creators. @peterlugersteakhouse The Digest Content Hangovers We worry about how we'll feel after a big night drinking or a super-sized Big Mac meal, but not the doom-scrolling that sneaks into our empty time. It's not just time now that's wasted that really grips us, but later, after...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Clarity on staying healthy and happy arrives every day, from all corners of the globe. The Plunge brings you the information you always wanted: current, clear-cut answers from the world's leading scientists and creators. @oldithaki The Digest Be Someone People Will Mourn We're always workshopping here at The Plunge. Today is new little feature, The Digest, a video series talking through recent thoughts and their impact on healthspan. There's far more to being healthy and happy than eating...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Clarity on staying healthy and happy arrives every day, from all corners of the globe. The Plunge brings you the information you always wanted: current, clear-cut answers from the world's leading scientists and creators. @goldstarbakeryativywild TECH Endel The modern world presents an overwhelming cacophony of inputs, more than we're prepared to consume. Endel is taking on the challenge through stress-reducing, personalized soundscapes. The company's manifesto shows just how serious they are....
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Clarity on staying healthy and happy arrives every day, from all corners of the globe. The Plunge brings you the information you always wanted: current, clear-cut answers from the world's leading scientists and creators. @i_ate_this_ - @ritasodi TECH eSight Vision loss, a condition affecting millions of Americans, doesn't only impact the elderly. Although 12.2% of those aged 65-74 and 15.2% of individuals over 75 experience vision issues, nearly 3% of Americans under 18 also struggle with...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Clarity on staying healthy and happy arrives every day, from all corners of the globe. The Plunge brings you the information you always wanted: current, clear-cut answers from the world's leading scientists and creators. @youngjoni_mn TECH Humane - AI Pin It's a big week for technology. Humane is due to release their first product on Thursday, November 9th. The AI Pin is a discreet chip worn on the clothing. It hit the stage at Paris Fashion Week in September, but not before a June Ted Talk...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Clarity on staying healthy and happy arrives every day, from all corners of the globe. The Plunge brings you the information you always wanted: current, clear-cut answers from the world's leading scientists and creators. @jtimothys He's not crazy...just stressed It may have only been mice, but the data's clear: stress affects men and women differently. A recent study from the Weizmann Institute and Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry shows clear differences in the cellular impact of stress in...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Clarity on staying healthy and happy arrives every day, from all corners of the globe. The Plunge brings you the information you always wanted: current, clear-cut answers from the world's leading scientists and creators. @friday.saturday.sunday The War on Cereal There's a war on sugar happening in Mexico. Under a 2019 policy, Tigre Toño and Sam el Tucán cannot live on Frosted Flakes and Fruit Loops boxes. Kellogg's is fighting back. The law forces companies to put warning labels on the front...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read