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The Person You Still Think of on Bad Days Who Has No Idea They Are Your Comfort and Anchor

The Job Nobody Applied ForYou don't call them. You may not even follow them on Instagram. But when the day turns bad in that specific way, the kind where the air in the room feels wrong and your chest does something you can't explain, your mind goes to them. Not…

Times Life · Sep 30

Pitru Paksha: Why Indian Families Feed Their Dead Ancestors But Cannot Talk to the Living

The Fortnight That Arrives Every Year Without AskingPitru Paksha comes in the dark half of Bhadrapada, and your family knows exactly what to do. The men wake before sunrise. Someone has already bought the sesame seeds, the kusha grass, the black til. There is a list, and the list is…

Times Life · Sep 30

Patricio Guzmán obituary

Chilean film-maker whose trilogy on Augusto Pinochet’s coup brought him to international attention

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29

What Your Brain Actually Does During a Near-Death Experience: The Biology Behind the Light

The Numbers Behind the PhenomenonA 2014 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recorded a dramatic surge of brain activity in rats within 30 seconds of cardiac arrest, high-frequency gamma waves, the same waves associated with conscious perception, spiking to levels higher than waking baseline. The…

Times Life · Sep 29

How Indian Women in Their Fifties and Sixties Can Reclaim Style When the Advice Runs Out

The silence arrives before you notice itFor most of your life, someone was telling you what to wear. Your mother had opinions. Your college friends had opinions. Marriage brought a whole new set of people with opinions, about necklines, about sleeve length, about whether a woman your age should still…

Times Life · Sep 29

Why Ancestor Rituals in India Exclude Daughters From the Full Weight of Their Own Grief

The fire is not yours to lightYour father dies. Or your mother. And within hours, before the shock has finished moving through your body, the logistics arrive: who will perform the rituals, who will hold the kush grass, who will pour the water. If you have a brother, the answer…

Times Life · Sep 29

Your daily coffee may be doing more than keeping you awake — scientists found a surprising link between your gut, brain and coffee habit

A recent study examined how coffee consumption affects mood and gut health in regular drinkers. Researchers found that both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee influenced psychological measures and gut bacteria. Although changes were noted, the study did not conclusively prove coffee's benefits for mental health. The influence of gut bacteria on…

The Economic Times · Sep 28

Experts found AI summaries are warping our memories – and the results are worrying

Artificial intelligence systems can make important mistakes – and will pass them on to the people who read their output, researchers find

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Micron's 279% Rally May Not Be Over. Baird Says Agentic AI Could Drive Chip Stock to New Heights.

The investment firm reiterated its outperform rating on Micron and raised its price target to $1,520 from $1,280, a level that would take the chipmaker into record territory.

International Business Times · Sep 28

What glucosamine may be doing inside the brain has scientists taking a closer look at its possible link to dementia progression

Researchers at the University of Florida found links between glucosamine use and higher dementia progression in individuals with mild cognitive impairment. The study analyzed electronic health records and reported statistical associations but did not prove causation. In experiments with mice, glucosamine increased sugar attachment to proteins, negatively impacting memory performance.…

The Economic Times · Sep 28