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Bodies pile up on streets in Ecuador as coronavirus spreads
Caution: Some readers may find the details and images in this story disturbing. The novel coronavirus has ravaged the coastal Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, which has struggled to cope with the number of corpses as hospitals, morgues and funeral parlors have been overwhelmed. Some social media videos show unattended bodies lying on the street with …
Loneliness Epidemic: Can technology solve the touch crisis?
The Compression Carpet is a machine created by Los Angeles-based artist Lucy McRae that simulates a hug to a person craving intimacy. Research indicates that nearly half of Americans lack daily meaningful interpersonal interactions with a friend or family member. This loneliness epidemic is accompanied by a touch crisis. McRae’s art and neuroscience suggest is …
No “gay gene” — New study says no single gene drives sexual behavior; A complex mix of genetic and other influences answer the question “is there a gay gene?”
There’s no such thing as a single “gay gene” that drives a person’s sexual behavior, concludes the largest genetic study ever conducted on the issue. Instead, a person’s attraction to those of the same sex is shaped by a complex mix of genetic and environmental influences, similar to what’s seen in most other human traits, …
