Scientists have been starving mice and rats for years now to see how it effects their lifespans. Calorie restriction seems to do something good for the rodents, as they live a lot longer than animals allowed to eat as much and as often as they like. Fasting has been around for a long time as well. Over the years I have followed countless gurus telling me countless things to improve my life, my soul, and my general place in the universe-most of them recommend meditation and several are big on fasting. So I have gone through times where I would…
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Brain Trust
Garth Sundem has a lot of fun talking to a bunch of scientists who seem to spend a good deal of time thinking about things that aren’t all that important. Among the topics covered are how to talk your way out of a traffic ticket, how to lose weight by eating 8 hours a day, and how to win a race by taking the best angle on the turns. As the subtitle suggests, we get advice from 93 top scientists-and since the book is only 250 pages thick, this means there is not a lot of in depth coverage of…