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Tuesday travel photography – fishing in Japan 24 Jul 2013 | 05:57 am
In July 1999, I went to Japan for the first time, to speak at the RIKEN Institute near Tokyo. At the end of the week, I had a free day, and a friend suggested that I go to Nikko National Park. From th...
How obesity is like nearsightedness 12 Jul 2013 | 02:19 am
Modern life doesn’t play well with our ancient genes copyright Jon Bunting If your parents are nearsighted (or short-sighted, if they happen to be British), you’re likely to be nearsighted too. The h...
Tuesday travel photography: boats and birds 10 Jul 2013 | 09:14 am
Puffins in the water are shy, flipping underwater as soon as a boat gets too close. On land, not so much. The colony of Atlantic puffins breeding on Lunga Island, Scotland, seemed undisturbed by dozen...
Explainer: what is metabolism? 4 Jul 2013 | 07:27 am
When we think about weight regulation, eating and exercise are easy to observe. Metabolism seems more abstract. You might imagine it’s a hand-waving explanation for why some people don’t weigh what yo...
Early dieting predicts weight gain 28 Jun 2013 | 11:06 am
Teenagers who are unhappy with their weight are vulnerable to eating disorders. Big surprise. But most people probably wouldn’t guess that concerns about weight also predict which adolescents will bec...
Long-term effects of dieting 28 Jun 2013 | 05:01 am
Around and around we go… Eat less; exercise more. I’ve said it myself, in print (sorry about that, guys). This weight-loss advice isn’t wrong exactly, but it’s terribly incomplete. The causes of obes...
Weight and health – show me the data! 27 Jun 2013 | 02:34 am
Since I gave my talk on dieting at TEDGlobal, a few people have asked for the references. I like that spirit, so here you go. Today’s post is on weight and health. Tomorrow I’ll cover the long-term co...
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Tuesday travel photography: light and loneliness 26 Mar 2013 | 04:02 am
Norway has some of the best light on the planet. I took this photo on Rost, the outermost of the Lofoten Islands, on August 28, 2005. After a rough ferry ride from the mainland, we had to stay several...
Mommybites radio show 26 Apr 2012 | 06:34 am
If anyone who listened to me talk about self-control with Heather Ouida today didn’t get enough information, I wrote a series of posts for Big Think on the same topic recently. They include links to t...
