Assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Home are still unable to hold a conversation for more than a few minutes.
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4 reasons insects could be a dietary staple
Don’t resist: more than two billion people in 130 countries already consume insects.
If you go back to the office, the colder temperature could cause you to gain weight
Working in a cold environment for long periods of time can lower your core body temperature. That lowers the metabolic rate – how fast we burn calories.
Should we be more concerned about a lethal variant than a more contagious one of COVID-16?
Mutations happen randomly. Most have no effect. They can even be harmful to the virus itself, disappearing as they have arrived.
Did you gain weight during the pandemic? Stress could be to blame
If you’ve experienced unwanted weight gain or loss during the pandemic, you are not alone.
If I feel bad after the vaccine, does it mean that I have a stronger immunity?
Is there a relationship between what can be noticed after a vaccine and what happens at the cellular level within the body?
Pollen can increase your risk of getting COVID-19 (whether you have allergies or not)
According to one study, pollen can suppress the way the human immune system responds to viruses.
What to do when we cannot disconnect from work in the pandemic
We spend the day exchanging identities: between the personal self and the professional self, alternating not only between screens, but also between our different personalities and worlds, even in our own home.
6 treatments that COVID patients receive to survive: From antibodies to remdesivir
There is no quick cure yet, but thanks to an unprecedented global research effort, various treatments are helping patients survive COVID-19 and stay out of the hospital entirely.
The successes and errors of vaccination in Latin America
Brazil: on the edge of the abyss; Chile: an example for the world.