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Jeffing: the run-walk method that can get you to the marathon finishing line
 Olympian Jeff Galloway says his pace-shifting technique means less injury and better health for beginners and experienced marathoners alike
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Editor's Note: Galloway says he has not had an injury himself since 1978. He believes that his walk-run strategy is more "natural" than non-stop efforts. "According to anthropologists, while humans were designed for long distances - up to 5,000 miles during the earliest migrations - we weren't designed for non-stop running. It's not inherently in our DNA to run continuously, which is why many individuals break down."
WorkConsciously uncoupling what drives the rates of animal divorce In 2011, a shock celebrity break-up garnered headlines around the world - not the separation of Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, nor Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, but the sudden, inexplicable rupture between Bibi and Poldi, two 115-year-old Galapagos tortoises at Happ reptile zoo in Austria. Work
WorkHow Europe cripples its defenses - WSJ (No paywall) Vladimir Putin is trying to reassemble Greater Russia, and Western Europe isnt prepared to defend itself. The war in Ukraine has exposed the shortcomings, yet the Continents politicians still arent doing enough to rebuild their militaries. One reason is that environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies continue to cripple defense investment. Work
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WorkThe Charts that Help Make Sense of 2024 - Harvard Business Review (No paywall) While they cant tell the whole story of 2024, seven charts stood out as stark visualizations of key themes and trends that shaped business and management and the state of the world. Theyre reminders of whats important, and whats at stake, and include: what everyone is really doing with gen AI, how economies respond to populist leaders, the long tail of layoffs, a new way to measure loneliness at work, the challenges of getting to net zero, what we can learn from beer and boycotts, and what the future of work might look like. Work
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WorkWork WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkIt's only a matter of time before LLMs jump start supply-chain attacks Interview Now that criminals have realized there's no need to train their own LLMs for any nefarious purposes - it's much cheaper and easier to steal credentials and then jailbreak existing ones - the threat of a large-scale supply chain attack using generative AI becomes more real. WorkWorkWorkWork3 die off northern France coast in Channel crossing attempt At least three migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France, authorities said PARIS -- At least three migrants died early Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France, authorities said. WorkHow to photograph the stars There's something extraordinary about gazing up at a star-filled sky -- a reminder of how small we are in the grander scheme of things. From wilderness glamping to geodesic domes that allow us to lie wide-eyed under a canopy of stars, there are myriad ways to take in the beauty of the night sky. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkBiden Had A Chance To Protect Ancient Trees -- And Failed Sporting aviator sunglasses and standing in front of a lectern last month in Manaus, Brazil, in the heart of the Amazon, outgoing President Joe Biden spoke of the importance of safeguarding the world's carbon-rich forests -- a message he delivered numerous times throughout his tenure. WorkAI trial to spot heart condition before symptoms The tool scours GP records to look for "red flags" which could indicate whether a patient is at risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF). AF is a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. People with it have a significantly higher risk of having a stroke. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkTrump is right on H-1B visas - WSJ (No paywall) Donald Trump may be wrong in trying to save TikTok, but he is right to endorse the value of H-1B visas in the dispute between Elon Musk and Steve Bannon. Mr. Trump is choosing the side of enlightened nationalism, as opposed to the blinkered, declinist version. WorkEven rich retirees fear outliving their money - WSJ (No paywall) Studies show those who spend more report greater satisfaction in retirement, yet older Americans often live below their means. The prospect of a life of 95 or 100 years turns many into penny-pinchers, reluctant to spend their hard-earned savings now with so many years of bills remaining. WorkWorkWorkHow the Duck Stamp Became One of the Most Successful Conservation Tools in U.S. History - Scientific American (No paywall) Entry number 123! The resonant words of Larry Mellinger, a senior attorney at the U.S. Department of the Interior, were followed by murmurs from the assembled crowd. An official from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) moved slowly across the stage, holding up a seven-by-10-inch painting before each of five expert judges. Behind the judges, a screen displayed the same image writ large: a pair of bizarre yet beautiful ducks. With its bright orange bill, dense green feathers behind the nostril and round patch of silvery-white feathers surrounding the eye, the Spectacled Eider is unlikely to be confused with any of the other four species that were eligible for this years contest. The colorful drake was pictured next to its brown-feathered mate in the early morning light, snowcapped Alaskan mountains rising in the far background. WorkThe Unstoppable Rise of the State Symbol - The New Yorker (No paywall) If your New Years resolution is to stop obsessively reading post-election analyses, then perhaps you would welcome another way of understanding these United States. What do Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia have in common? Not much, if you glance at a voting map, but in a sense all seven have been red for some time: they share the same state bird, the northern cardinal. Forget the crumbling blue wall and consider this white one instead: eleven statesArkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Wisconsinall celebrate the white-tailed deer as their state animal or, in some cases, their state mammal. An even larger swath of common ground has held since the nineteen-eighties, when states began declaring milk to be their official drinksome twenty do so today, including not only Wisconsin and New York but also others with far weaker ties to the dairy industry, from as far south as Louisiana to as far west as Oregon. WorkIn his own words: Carter had 'fear for our democracy.' Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss. Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy. Americans must set aside differences and work together before it is too late. WorkNvidia's next move: powering humanoid robots The chipmaking giant Nvidia is leaning more heavily into robotics in 2025. More specifically, it's launching a new generation of compact computers for humanoid robots, called Jetson Thor, in the first half of the new year, confims the Financial Times. WorkWorkWorkWorkHow extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness The United States, with its enormous highways, sprawling suburbs and neglected public transport systems, is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. But this arrangement of obligatory driving is making many Americans actively unhappy, new research has found. |
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