Interesting Links for 22-09-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Working in the office 5 days a week to build company culture is a myth, PwC report says

(tags:culture work office )

2. Three Mile Island nuclear plant to restart, power Microsoft data centers

(tags:nuclearpower Microsoft ai )

3. Playing "Tetris" after viewing traumatic material reduces unwanted, involuntary memory flashbacks to that traumatic film, leaving deliberate memory recall of the event intact.

(tags:ptsd trauma Tetris psychology )

4. Swifter justice scheme rolled out across Scotland

(tags:law Scotland )

5. Picky eating is largely genetic and peaks at the age of seven

(tags:genetics eating food children )

6. New Starlink satellites' radiation leaks are 30 times as large as those emitted by older satellites, interfering with astronomer's views of space

(tags:space Spacex astronomy OhForFucksSake )

Comments

[armiphlage]

I can see how a genetic trait could develop. We already know that children are more sensitive to bitter tastes, presumably because poisonous alkaloids are often bitter, so kids avoiding potentially poisonous plants is a survival trait. Being sensitive to other characteristics of foods potentially indicative of hazards (slimy mouthfeel, too squishy, too smelly, too tart ...) could have helped protect a child's ancestors.