Editor’s Note: This story was completed as part of the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program organized by the Gerontological Society of America and the Journalists Network on Generations.
A growing body of research warns that climate disasters are disproportionately dangerous for older adults, especially those in long-term care settings who rely on others for essential support. Those risks are often compounded in rural areas, where resources are scarce and emergency support is slower to arrive.
As temperatures plummeted and power went out across Texas during the February 2021 Winter Storm Uri, a record-breaking winter storm that brought unprecedented cold and ice, staff at Gainesville Nursing and Rehabilitation, a nursing home in the rural North Texas town of Gainesville, made a desperate call: evacuate all 36 residents. The nursing home had lost both power and water and the facility’s backup systems had failed.
Fire-rescue crews scrambled to borrow school buses to move everyone to a temporary shelter at a nearby college. “We had two buses, and it probably took us four hours to move those 36 residents,” Gainesville Fire-Rescue Chief Twiner told the Gainesville Daily Register in 2021. “We had to take some of their beds—there were beds at [the shelter], but it wasn’t enough.”
Research indicates that extreme weather disproportionately affects rural areas, which also have limited capacity to respond to weather events and the prolonged utility outages that often follow.
A 2025 report from the Federation of American Scientists found that rural communities faced heightened risks from extreme heat, with residents more likely to have pre-existing health conditions, limited healthcare access, and older or substandard housing. In rural areas, heat waves disrupted work, strained local businesses, and exposed weaknesses in aging energy infrastructure, revealing a pressing need for targeted investments in health systems and resilient energy.
A 2025 study published in Natural Hazards Review further found that rural communities hit by natural disasters faced significantly longer power outage recovery times than urban areas, highlighting how limited infrastructure and resources can leave rural populations disproportionately vulnerable.
Power Outages Can Lead to Death
New research is beginning to explain the toll that Winter Storm Uri had on older populations in rural areas. The chaos in Gainesville was just one of hundreds of stories that unfolded across Texas in February 2021. Now, a 2025 study has confirmed the human toll of the severe weather event on these communities. Long-term nursing home residents whose facilities lost power or water during the storm faced significantly higher death rates than those in facilities that remained operational.
The peer-reviewed study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), found that utility failures were the driving factor behind the rise in mortality.
“We can estimate that [the outages] would contribute to about 11 or 12 excess deaths, had those nursing homes not experienced a utility outage,” said Brian Downer, PhD, associate professor in the School of Public and Population Health (SPPH) at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and one of the article’s authors. “To better contextualize those 11 excess deaths, the state of Texas was able to attribute about 150 deaths among adults aged 60 and older…to Winter Storm Uri.”
A 2022 study in Nature found that rural communities faced greater challenges during Winter Storm Uri. Limited resources and slower emergency support made outages harder to manage. Residents in these areas were also less prepared for prolonged power loss, highlighting vulnerabilities in infrastructure and disaster response.
“It is the rural communities that are being disproportionately affected by the power outages,” Downer said about the Nature study.
New Texas Legislation Helps Essential Services Adapt to Severe Weather
In response to such risks, the Texas Legislature authorized $1.8 billion this year for the Texas Backup Power Package, an initiative aimed at strengthening energy resilience through backup power systems and microgrids in critical facilities, including those in rural areas. The program, funded through the broader Texas Energy Fund, was designed to ensure that essential services like nursing homes, hospitals, and water systems are better equipped to remain operational during future grid emergencies.
“The extreme weather events that crippled Texas in recent years made it clear this investment was overdue,” said Texas State Representative Ana Hernandez, who serves on the Texas Backup Power Package Advisory Committee. “These backup systems allow vital facilities to keep operating even if the main grid goes down.”
The Texas Backup Power Package was passed in 2023, but didn’t receive funding until the 2025 legislative session. It will provide grants and loans for generators, battery storage, and solar systems.
State Representative Hernandez said the program rules will be drafted later this year and applications are expected online by spring 2026, with installations starting that summer. Final eligibility is still being decided, but critical facilities will be prioritized.
“By providing multi-day, stand-alone backup systems, the program ensures that vital services don’t go dark when the grid fails. Health centers, senior living facilities, emergency responders, and other critical operations will be able to stay open and serve the public,” Hernandez said. “In short, it helps communities hold steady in the face of long outages and strengthens overall resilience.”
Outages Deepened Health Risks for Older Adults
During Winter Storm Uri, Texas experienced historically low temperatures and sweeping power failures as the state’s electric grid struggled to meet surging demand.
According to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, 578 of the state’s 1,212 nursing homes, nearly half, reported at least one incident during the storm, including 139 that lost power, 327 that had to boil water, and 121 that suffered burst pipes, water shortages, or complete water loss.
An estimated 39,000 residents, about half of all nursing home residents in the state, lived in facilities that reported such incidents, according to data compiled by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
For residents, those outages were more than an inconvenience. They intensified existing health risks and exposed the particular dangers that extreme temperatures pose to older adults.
Andrea Earl, associate state director of advocacy and outreach at AARP Texas, said older adults in care facilities faced heightened risks during extreme temperatures because their bodies struggle to regulate heat and cold. Many residents also have mobility issues, chronic health conditions, or cognitive impairments that limit self-care. Medication, medical equipment needs, and social isolation further increased vulnerability to extreme temperatures, according to Earl. But some nursing facilities lacked staff expertise to recognize early signs of heat or cold stress, making reliable utilities critical for protecting residents’ health.
Some of the effects of extreme weather and utility outages are not immediately detectable.
“In extreme cold, your blood starts to thicken, especially if you’re older, and that increases the risk of blood clots and other cardiovascular incidents. And I think the hard part about both is these things don’t come on right away,” Earl said.
In the JAMA study, researchers captured these longer term effects by reviewing outcomes over the course of the weeks following the storm.
“We really need to start paying attention to these more delayed effects that are coming up,” said Alex Holland, a doctoral student in population health sciences at UTMB and a co-author of the JAMA article. “In our study, we didn’t really see that difference in mortality until three weeks after winter storm Uri, so there’s somewhat of a delayed effect.”
New Backup Systems Target Future Outages
The Texas Backup Power Package aims to strengthen the state’s energy infrastructure by installing generators, microgrids, and batteries at critical facilities across the state that could run independently when there are grid failures.
Winter Storm Uri caused economic losses upwards of $80 billion. The state’s power grid faced an unprecedented surge in electricity demand and critical parts of the system failed.
To prevent a total collapse that could have taken weeks or even months to recover from, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages most of Texas’s electric grid, implemented emergency blackouts.
Some of the water shortages were directly tied to ERCOT emergency directives, which required utilities to reduce power consumption to stabilize the electric grid.
In Medina County, a rural area west of San Antonio, water was unavailable during Winter Storm Uri, even for essential needs like drinking, bathing, and flushing toilets. Nursing homes in the county were among those affected, facing dangerous conditions as power and water systems failed.
As part of their research, Downer and Holland spoke with nurse practitioners at UTMB who conduct home visits to nursing homes in the area. They said the access to water can be critical to mitigate health risks and manage hygiene.
“[The nurse practitioners] were really emphasizing how both physical and oral hygiene can be really important, not only to just general quality of life and a person’s comfort, but also, too, from an infection risk, especially when it comes to oral health,” Downer said. “We felt that it would be interesting to include water outages for that reason. And then also, too, since power and water outages tend to occur together.”
Those health risks are amplified in rural areas, where limited infrastructure and slower emergency response make outages harder to manage.
Although this utility collapse was widely attributed to frozen power plants, a University of Texas study highlighted the need for better energy efficiency measures to reduce strain on the grid and protect vulnerable populations during extreme weather events.
“There’s a whole host of reasons why extreme weather events can result in lower supply,” said Joshua Rhodes, PhD, a research scientist at the University of Texas and one of the report’s authors. “[During Winter Storm Uri,] we saw [that] every single kind of power plant didn’t perform as well as we would have liked it to perform. We saw power plants freeze, be they coal, natural gas or nuclear, wind. We saw snow on top of solar panels. But we also saw the natural gas sector freeze…we lost the ability to produce about 80% of the natural gas in the Permian Basin, and so we weren’t able to move as much natural gas. We also had a bunch of power plants that just couldn’t get fuel.”
Winter Storm Uri brought the state’s energy sector to a standstill and future extreme weather threatens to do the same.
“Texas is seeing more disasters as more people live in areas where we have hurricanes, and as, just generally, more people are around, and we rely on more things for electricity,” Rhodes said.
To boost energy resilience, Texas lawmakers approved $1.8 billion in 2025 for the Texas Backup Power Package.
“We’re recognizing that there are thousands of facilities across the state, many in rural areas, but some also in urban areas, that provide vital community services, like water treatment facilities, fresh water facilities, assisted living centers and other medical facilities…,” said Texas Senator Nathan Johnson, who led legislation to create and fund the Texas Backup Power Package. “So in order to make that more affordable, what we wanted to do is just put some state money behind it.”
“Modern life runs on electricity,” Rhodes said. “I think it’s good that we’re at least keeping the critical parts of that life, of that livelihood, up and running whenever we run into issues.”
An Uncertain Pathway Forward
Researchers and advocates said that while the Texas Backup Power Package has potential to serve long-term care residents, it is not a guaranteed fix.
During the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers failed to pass SB 481, which would have required nursing and assisted living facilities in Texas to maintain safe temperatures during emergencies with backup power systems. Without such state regulations, Earl expressed concern that many facilities may be unaware of the Texas Backup Power Package program or lack the capacity to apply for it.
“A lot of these places are understaffed…so any extra administrative processes might be a hindrance to why they would apply,” Earl said. “We’re hopeful that facilities out there are paying attention to [the backup power package], but I think that’s another thing too. How well is this fund going to be marketed? Are we going to see these facilities know firsthand that they can apply for this? How are they going to find out about it?”
Holland said that the successful implementation of backup power also depends on training and education for effective emergency preparedness.
“Now there’s funding available to help with these backup power sources, like the Texas Backup Power Package. But then the question becomes like, well, then what? These facilities might not know, what is the best power supply backup for us? Where should we put them?” Holland said. “We see sometimes that generators end up getting put on the floor and ground level in areas that are prone to flooding or nursing home staff aren’t trained on how to use this emergency backup equipment.”
Without proper guidance and preparation, the funding alone cannot guarantee that facilities will be ready when disaster strikes.
“Disaster preparedness is for everybody,” Holland said. “I think especially that’s something that lends itself very strongly to rural communities [where] you kind of have that ‘everybody knows everybody’ feel. And so taking that into the disaster preparedness side of things, and knowing how your city or your county is preparing for some of these events, or, what are the resources in place, kind of at that local level, also definitely come into mind.”
Earl emphasized that emergency preparedness shouldn’t wait for tragedy.
“We don’t think death should be the underlying reason for, or the catalyst for, doing backup power and requiring a certain level of power in these facilities,” Earl said. “We think that there’s a lot of dignity with this stage of life and where you’re at and that that should be preserved, especially if you are paying to be in a facility and putting your hard earned dollars and assuming and expecting a certain level of care.”
Ever since I met you, I couldn’t force myself to love anyone else — because I was just naturally in love with you. It wasn’t something I had to try for. It wasn’t a choice or a plan. It simply happened. We talked, we met, I listened to your words, and just like that, I fell. Deeply. Effortlessly. You didn’t have to do much — you just stood there, and somehow, you took my heart with you.
I’ve let you go, or at least that’s what I keep telling myself. But sometimes, I still see traces of you in places you’ve never been or have. In the way someone laughs, and in the smallest things that shouldn’t remind me of you, but somehow always do. It’s almost unfair how easily your presence shows up in other people. I’ve let you go, yet there are nights when I still wonder, “Have I ever crossed your mind? Even for a moment?”
There are moments I wish I could say, with all the bitterness I could gather, “I wish I never met you. I wish I never knew you. I wish I never tried.” But no matter how many times I try to convince myself, I know I don’t mean it. Because even though we never became us, you were the part of my life that made me feel something again. You were my little sense of aliveness in a world that had gone quiet.
Maybe it’s not that I still love you. Maybe I just miss the version of myself that existed when you were around — the warmth, the quiet excitement, the hope. I keep thinking about how things might’ve been if we had just a little more time, or a different kind of luck. Would we still end up apart if the story had gone differently? Did I do the right thing by letting you go? I ask myself questions I know will never lead anywhere, but somehow, I keep asking anyway.
I think that’s what love like this does — it lingers. It doesn’t disappear, it just learns to stay quieter. You move on, you meet new people, you keep living, but some part of your heart still remembers the softness of what once was.
No one really tells you how much motherhood changes you.
People warn you about the sleepless nights, the endless laundry, the way your body and your schedule will never quite be the same. But what they don’t prepare you for is the slow, quiet unraveling of your old life. They don’t tell you that the people you thought you’d grow old with, the friends who once felt like family, might begin to drift away. Not because of anger or distance, but because you simply don’t have the mental space left to hold onto them the way you once did.
Even friendships I thought could never break have started to fade. I used to be the person who sent long messages just to check in, who called to share funny stories or talk about nothing at all. Now, if I respond, it’s because it’s urgent, because it matters deeply, or because I found one tiny pocket of energy left at the end of the day. My priorities have shifted so completely that small talk feels foreign, like a language I once spoke fluently but can no longer remember.
I never truly understood what people meant when they said parenthood changes everything. I assumed they meant it makes you busier. I thought it meant more love, more chaos, more responsibility. But it’s deeper than that.
Parenthood changes the way you think, the way you move, the way you breathe.
I can’t even use the bathroom without my mind spinning through a checklist — where is my daughter, is she safe, did I feed the dogs, did I remember to thaw milk for the next feeding. Moments to myself are rare. Even when I find one, my mind is still running a mile a minute.
And then there’s my husband.
He’s in his third year of neurosurgery residency, which everyone says is the hardest year. I would never compare my work to his because his really is brain surgery. Literally. People say things like “Well, at least it’s not brain surgery,” and I always smile because in our house, that phrase doesn’t quite work. That’s his job, and he’s carrying a weight few could ever understand.
But what people don’t see is the balance behind that reality.
While he’s in the hospital saving lives, I’m home keeping one little life thriving. While he’s resetting after a 20-hour shift, I’m still going, making bottles, folding laundry, chasing our dogs, whispering lullabies in the dark. He needs his rest, and I understand that. I never take it personally that when he’s off, he uses that time to recharge. His job demands precision and focus.
Mine demands endurance and heart.
We’re both exhausted, just in different ways.
I’m a stay-at-home mom who also works remotely when I can. My work isn’t traditional, but it’s mine. Childcare where we live would cost more than I could make, so I do what I can from home — during naps, after bedtime, in the rare stillness of early mornings. Writing is my way of holding onto myself, of staying connected, of contributing to my family.
And to anyone who has ever purchased something off our baby registry — even diapers, long after my daughter was born — I want you to know how much that means. Some might see it as asking for help, but it’s more than that. This is how I make a living. I tell my story. I write about what it feels like to live this in-between life, where I’m both a working mom and a full-time mom. It’s how I make sense of my world, one piece at a time.
Motherhood is beautiful, but it’s also lonely.
It’s full of love so pure it breaks you open, but also exhaustion that leaves you questioning who you used to be. It teaches you grace in silence, strength in surrender, and patience in moments you never thought you could survive.
I’ve learned that the friendships meant to last will understand the quiet. The people who truly care will know that behind the missed calls and unanswered texts is a woman doing her best to keep a small world running. They’ll know it’s not distance. It’s survival.
I may not be performing brain surgery, but I am raising a life — and some days, that feels just as sacred.
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In April 2024, I lost my job. Since then, my husband and I have been getting by on his modest income as a medical resident. After stepping away from IVF, we were shocked — and overjoyed — to find out we were pregnant naturally. While it was the happiest surprise, it also brought new financial stress as we prepared for our growing family.
Then, our baby arrived early — on April 29th, 2025, instead of the expected due date in late May. With no paid maternity leave and no room in our budget for childcare, I’ve returned to part-time jobs and writing just a week after giving birth to help cover essentials like groceries, bills, and a few things for our miracle baby.
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The findings in the journal Nature Communications may help researchers to develop more selective drugs to treat pain with fewer side effects.
“Inflammation and pain are usually thought to go hand in hand. But being able to block pain and allow inflammation—which promotes healing—to proceed is an important step in improved treatment of pain,” says study author Nigel Bunnett, professor and chair of the molecular pathobiology department at NYU College of Dentistry and a faculty member in the NYU Pain Research Center.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAYSs, are among the most commonly taken medicines in the world, with an estimated 30 billion doses each year in the US alone. The drugs are available both over the counter (e.g., ibuprofen or aspirin) and as prescription medications. Unfortunately, long-term use of most NSAYSs carries serious risks, including damage to the lining of the stomach, increased bleeding, and issues with the heart, kidneys, and liver.
NSAYSs work by blocking enzymes that produce prostaglandins, reducing the level of prostaglandins, inflammation, and pain. Scientists commonly believe that getting rid of inflammation is what treats the pain. However, inflammation—the immune system’s response to injury or infection—can be protective.
“Inflammation can be good for you—it repairs and restores normal function,” says study author Pierangelo Geppetti, an adjunct professor at the NYU Pain Research Center, professor emeritus at the University of Florence, and former director of the Headache Center of Careggi University Hospital.
“Inhibiting inflammation with NSAYSs may delay healing and could delay recovery from pain. A better strategy to treat prostaglandin-mediated pain would be to selectively reduce the pain without affecting inflammation’s protective actions.”
In their study, the researchers focused on prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), which is considered a main mediator of inflammatory pain, in Schwann cells. Schwann cells are found outside the brain in the peripheral nervous system and play an important role in migraine and other forms of pain.
PGE2 has four different receptors. Geppetti’s prior studies point to the EP4 receptor for PGE2 as the main receptor involved in producing inflammatory pain. However, in the Nature Communications study, the researchers used a more targeted approach and found that a different receptor—EP2—was largely responsible for pain. Delivering drugs locally to silence only the EP2 receptor in Schwann cells removed pain responses in mice without affecting inflammation.
“To our great surprise, blocking the EP2 receptor in Schwann cells abolished prostaglandin-mediated pain but the inflammation took its normal course. We effectively decoupled the inflammation from the pain,” says Geppetti.
In additional studies in human and mouse Schwann cells, activating the EP2 receptor evoked a signal that sustained pain responses through a pathway independent from inflammatory responses, confirming the role of EP2 in pain but not inflammation.
“Antagonism of this ‘druggable’ receptor would thus control pain without the adverse effects of NSAYSs,” notes Bunnett.
The researchers are continuing pre-clinical studies to explore how drugs that target the EP2 receptor could be used to treat pain in conditions like arthritis that would usually be treated with NSAYSs.
“Selective EP2 receptor antagonists could be very useful. While more research is needed on side effects, especially with giving a drug systemically as a pill, targeted administration that acts locally on an area like a knee joint holds promise,” says Geppetti.
Additional coauthors are from NYU; the University of Florence; the University of California, San Diego; and FloNext, a company cofounded by Geppetti.
Support for the research came from the National Institutes of Health; the US Department of Defense; the European Research Council; and the European Union – Next Generation EU, National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health nor the European Research Council.
Android tablets at retail counters, digital signboards looping ads, delivery devices tracking routes in real time. They’ve become the quiet backbone of modern business. But managing all those endpoints? That’s where the real headache begins. Devices get misused, settings drift, one wrong tap and suddenly a display turns into a YouTube screen.
Kiosk mode was designed to stop that. It turns any Android device into a focused, single-purpose tool whether that’s a point-of-sale terminal, an information kiosk, or a training screen. And when it’s managed through an MDM Kiosk solution, IT teams can remotely deploy, monitor, and update thousands of devices across cities or even continents. No more walking from store to store or manually configuring settings, everything from app permissions to Wi-Fi access can be enforced from one dashboard. Don’t worry, we’ll show you how it works, and why it’s changing the way IT teams manage mobility.
Part 1. What Is Kiosk Mode?
Android Kiosk mode is a setting that locks a device to one app or a selected group of apps. In simple terms, it gives a business full control over how its Android devices are used. In an enterprise environment, Android Enterprise kiosk mode allows IT teams to configure and lock devices remotely, ensuring every tablet or phone stays focused on business tasks. Employees or customers can only access what’s allowed, nothing more than that, nothing less than that! No stray notifications. No accidental home screens.
There are two main ways kiosk setup works. First, single-app mode locks a device to one specific app like a digital catalog, a self-check-in screen, or a payment system. The user can’t exit or switch to anything else.
Second is multi-app mode that allows a few approved apps, such as a browser, a form tool, or customer support software, while blocking everything else.
With an MDM (Mobile Device Management) solution like AirDroid Business, kiosk setup becomes even more powerful. You can push configurations remotely, roll out new apps instantly, or reboot a whole fleet of devices with one click. A well-configured Android kiosk application can transform an ordinary tablet into a dedicated work tool, for payments, information displays, or self-service systems.
Part 2. Which Business Industries Use Kiosk Mode
Android Kiosk mode supports every industry where Android devices are used for service, sales, or operations. Here’s how different sectors benefit from it:
1. Retail
Keeps in-store tablets and POS systems focused on sales. Prevents misuse, ensures fast checkouts, and keeps displays consistent across every location.
2. Education
Locks learning tablets for study or exams. Prevents distractions, protects data, and helps teachers manage devices without extra effort.
3. Healthcare
Secures patient check-in kiosks and medical dashboards. Protects sensitive data and ensures devices stay available for care, not personal use.
4. Travel & Tourism
Supports check-in terminals and ticket kiosks. Ensures travelers stay on the right screens while staff manage devices remotely and securely.
5. Logistics & Field Services
Keeps driver tablets limited to route and delivery apps. Prevents off-task use and ensures real-time tracking and communication stay reliable.
6. Public & Government Services
Protects citizen information kiosks and service counters. Keeps access limited, reduces maintenance time, and ensures public devices run safely and efficiently.
Part 3. How to Set Up Kiosk Mode in AirDroid Business
AirDroid Business is an all-in-one mobile device management solution that helps companies control and secure Android devices from anywhere. With AirDroid Business, setting up Android Enterprise kiosk mode is straightforward, you can turn any Android tablet or phone into a single-purpose POS, digital signage or self-service terminal in minutes, lock down the home screen, whitelist only the apps you need, and prevent users from breaking out to games or settings. IT teams can push kiosk profiles over the air, monitor device health in real time and push silent updates without ever touching the hardware. See for yourself: every new account enjoys up to 21 days of full-featured free trial, no credit card required.
Step 1: Sign up Account
Before you proceed with the setup, here are the things that you must do: Sign up an AirDroid account and log into AirDroid Business admin console.
Step 2: Create a Kiosk Config File
In the Admin Console, open Policy & Kiosk and select Create Config File. This is where you set your ground rules, the apps allowed, the locked settings, and how every screen looks.
Note: AirDroid Business enables the admin to select a single-app (Such as Chrome browser)/multi-app or specific websites to operate on Android devices under Kiosk mode.
Single app mode: When creating the Kiosk Config File, select Kiosk Launcher and select “Single app”. Choose your target app from the app list and enable the ‘Run Consistently’ option to ensure that the app autostarts with the device reboot and restricts the user from exiting the app interface.
Website kiosk: To lock an Android tablet to a single website, first set your preferred browser (e.g., Chrome, Firefox) as the default app for single-app mode. Then, add the site link to the website allowlist.
Multi app mode: When creating the Kiosk Config File, select “App Allowlist for Kiosk” and add a group of apps that you want to run on your Android tablets.
Step 3: Set Your Device Rules
You can control a lot here: turn Wi-Fi or Bluetooth on or off , adjust volume and brightness, block access to notifications and settings. You can even add your company’s logo or wallpaper so the device looks professional and branded.
Step 4: Apply the Settings to Devices
Once your kiosk setup looks right, click Save and Apply. Select the devices or groups you want these rules to apply to, then confirm. Within moments, the devices update automatically.
Step 5: Final Check on the Device
On some Android versions, you might need to open the device and choose AirDroid Business Kiosk as the default launcher. After that, the device will start in kiosk control mode, locked, clean, and ready for business.
That’s it. You’ve just set up kiosk control mode with AirDroid Business.
Part 4. Conclusion
From retail kiosks to classroom devices, it keeps teams focused and IT is in complete control. Everything is smoother, updates are managed better, and the risk of misuse drops immediately. Less downtime, fewer errors, greater confidence that each device is performing just as it should.
If your organization depends on Android devices, it’s time to make that management smarter. With a trusted MDM kiosk solution like AirDroid Business, everything comes together in one clean, powerful dashboard, remote access, updates, monitoring, and kiosk control, all built to help your business run without interruptions.
I used to think desire meant urgency.
That if I didn’t prove how badly I wanted something, I didn’t deserve it.
So I chased.
I over-explained.
I stayed too long, stayed too quiet, stayed too available — hoping someone would notice how much I cared.
But with time, I’ve learned something gentler.
Wanting doesn’t have to be loud.
Some wants live quietly inside you, and if they’re meant to arrive, they will without the ache of begging for them.
This is what I still want.
But not like before.
…
1. I still want love — but not the kind I have to earn.
I’m not looking to be tolerated or almost-chosen.
Not interested in half-efforts dressed as affection.
I want love that sees me fully — not just the parts that are easy to love.
And if it doesn’t feel safe to be my whole self, I’d rather stay alone.
…
2. I still want to be understood — but I won’t over-explain anymore.
I’ve explained myself into exhaustion.
Tried to make people see my heart, my intentions, my pain.
But now, I believe this:
The right people won’t need a long story to offer respect.
They’ll feel my truth without me having to justify it.
…
3. I still want clarity — but not if it costs my peace.
Closure used to be something I chased like air.
But sometimes, clarity doesn’t come with answers.
Sometimes, it’s just accepting the silence.
And that’s okay. I don’t need to reopen old wounds to understand why they bled.
4. I still want connection — but not if I have to shrink.
I’ve softened parts of myself to fit into places I never belonged.
Smiled through discomfort.
Laughed when I wanted to leave.
I’m done shrinking to keep company.
Now, I only want spaces where I can expand and still be loved.
…
5. I still want to be chosen — but not for how quiet I am.
Being low-maintenance used to feel like strength.
Now I see it was sometimes a survival tactic.
I want to be chosen not because I require less, but because someone genuinely wants to give more.
…
6. I still want good things — but I’m no longer rushing.
I used to rush everything.
Healing.
Answers.
Love.
Success.
Now I trust timing in a way I never did before.
If it’s meant for me, I believe it’ll find me — even if I’m not chasing it down.
…
Let the soft things come.
I still want.
But I’ve stopped begging.
Stopped bending.
Stopped bleeding in the name of effort.
In today’s world, the way we design and build our homes matters more than ever. As concerns about climate change, resource depletion, and environmental degradation grow, more and more homeowners and builders are choosing to prioritize sustainability. Green home design isn’t just a passing trend; it’s becoming a long-term solution to the challenges of modern living. This article will explore the key elements of sustainable home design, the benefits of building with environmental values in mind, and how the future of homebuilding is taking shape to meet these needs.
The Growing Need for Sustainable Homes
The demand for sustainable homes has been steadily rising, and for good reason. Climate change has made us more aware of our collective carbon footprints. From rising sea levels to extreme weather events, the effects of environmental neglect are becoming impossible to ignore. Because the building industry is one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions, there’s an urgent need to adopt greener practices.
As a result, more consumers are choosing eco-friendly homes, and developers are responding by building homes with an eye toward sustainability. In fact, statistics show that homeowners are increasingly willing to invest in energy-efficient features, which provide long-term cost savings while supporting the environment. And the government is on board, too. Various incentives, tax breaks, and energy efficiency programs are available to encourage green building practices, making it easier than ever to take the leap.
Key Elements of Sustainable Home Design
So, what does a sustainable home actually look like? It involves integrating a variety of features designed to minimize environmental impact while enhancing energy efficiency and comfort.
Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency is a cornerstone of sustainable design. Homes today are being built with advanced insulation, energy-efficient windows, and systems like heat pumps and smart thermostats to reduce energy consumption. The goal is to use as little energy as possible to keep the home comfortable. Smart home technology plays a huge role in this, allowing homeowners to monitor and control their energy usage with the tap of a finger.
Sustainable Materials
When it comes to sustainable materials, there’s no shortage of options. Homeowners and builders are opting for materials that are either recycled, renewable, or locally sourced to reduce environmental impact. For instance, bamboo, cork, and reclaimed wood are great alternatives to traditional lumber. These materials are not only durable and attractive but also have a lower environmental footprint. Additionally, eco-friendly materials can significantly reduce the overall cost of a build in the long run.
Water Conservation Features
Water conservation is another critical component of sustainable home design. Homes now incorporate rainwater harvesting systems, drought-resistant landscaping, and low-flow fixtures to minimize water usage. These systems help reduce the strain on local water supplies and lower utility bills for homeowners. Simple steps like installing a rain barrel or choosing water-efficient appliances can go a long way in saving resources.
Solar Energy Integration
One of the most popular and effective ways to make a home sustainable is through the use of solar energy. Solar panels have become more affordable and efficient over the years, making them a viable option for many homeowners. With solar panels installed, homes can generate their own electricity, reducing dependence on non-renewable sources and lowering energy costs. Solar energy also makes sense in a place like Indiana, where the sun shines often enough to power homes throughout much of the year. Abarndominium in Indiana, for example, could greatly benefit from solar panels, making it both energy-efficient and self-sustaining.
The Benefits of Designing Homes with Environmental Values in Mind
There are plenty of reasons why choosing to design and build a sustainable home is a smart decision. Here are some of the key benefits:
Financial Benefits
Sustainable homes may cost more upfront, but they provide significant long-term savings. Energy-efficient appliances and insulation keep energy bills low, and water-saving features reduce water expenses. Furthermore, tax incentives for green building practicescan help offset the initial investment. With a sustainable home, homeowners can expect to see a return on their investment over time through lower operating costs and higher resale values.
Health and Well-being
Sustainable homes aren’t just good for the planet—they’re good for people, too. A home built with non-toxic materials and designed to allow for better airflow and natural light can have a positive impact on the health and well-being of its residents. Indoor air quality improves with the use of low-VOC paints and materials that don’t off-gas harmful chemicals. Additionally, natural light has been linked to improved mood and overall health.
Environmental Impact
By designing a sustainable home, you’re directly contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gases and the preservation of natural resources. Homes built with eco-friendly materials, energy-efficient systems, and renewable energy sources have a far lower environmental impact than traditional homes. Over time, these homes can significantly reduce carbon footprints, helping to combat climate change and preserve ecosystems for future generations.
The Future of Home Design: Emerging Trends
Sustainable home design is not static—it’s evolving. New trends are emerging as technology advances and our understanding of sustainability deepens.
Smart Homes with a Green Focus
Smart home technology is increasingly being integrated into green home design. From energy management systems that optimize heating and cooling to smart appliances that conserve water, these innovations make it easier for homeowners to reduce their environmental footprint. With a few taps on a smartphone, residents can control everything from lighting to thermostats, ensuring that their homes operate as efficiently as possible.
Modular and Prefabricated Green Homes
The future of sustainable housing is not just about energy-efficient features—it’s also about how homes are built. Modular and prefabricated homes offer an eco-friendly, cost-effective alternative to traditional construction. These homes are built off-site in a controlled factory environment, which reduces waste and energy consumption. They can be customized to include sustainable materials and energy-efficient features, making them an ideal option for those looking to build an eco-friendly home on a budget.
Circular Economy in Homebuilding
Another emerging trend is the concept of a circular economy in homebuilding. The idea is that instead of creating waste, buildings are designed for easy disassembly, and materials are reused or recycled at the end of their lifecycle. This reduces the need for new resources and minimizes the environmental impact of construction.
How to Design a Sustainable Home
If you’re thinking of building a sustainable home, there are several steps you can take to get started.
Steps for Homeowners
Start small by incorporating energy-efficient appliances, switching to LED lighting, and installing a programmable thermostat. If you’re in the process of building a new home, focus on choosing sustainable materials, investing in energy-efficient windows, and ensuring that your home is well-insulated. These changes can help make your home more energy-efficient without breaking the bank.
Working with Green Designers and Builders
If you’re serious about building a sustainable home, consider working with an architect or builder who specializes in green building practices. These professionals will have the knowledge and experience to help you make the most environmentally friendly choices while staying within your budget.
Key Certifications and Standards
There are several certifications that can guide your sustainable home design. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is one of the most recognized green building certifications, while Energy Star is another standard for energy-efficient homes. Passive House certification ensures the highest levels of energy efficiency, making it a great choice for those who want the most eco-friendly home possible.
Conclusion
As we look toward the future, it’s clear that homes designed with environmental values in mind are not just a passing trend—they are the way forward. From energy-efficient features to sustainable materials and smart technologies, designing a home that reflects our commitment to the planet is both practical and impactful. Whether you’re building a barndominium in Indiana or a modern suburban home, the principles of green design are universal. By embracing sustainability, we can create homes that are not only better for the environment but also for our health and finances.
The controversy surrounding the U.S. federal government’s use of the National Guard as a supposed anti-crime intervention has reignited old debates about crime control, now with higher stakes. Fundamental questions — like why one setting would have a higher crime rate than another — have re-emerged during a time when population geneticists are developing increasingly sophisticated tools to study the roots of social behaviors. And while the computational machinery of today might be unprecedented, larger conversations around our quest to measure criminal propensity sound disappointingly familiar.
September marked the 30th anniversary of a highly controversial conference on the relationship between genetics and criminal behavior that was convened at the Aspen Institute in Queenstown, Maryland. The event, held in 1995, was officially titled “The Meaning and Significance of Research on Genetics and Criminal Behavior” and aimed to bring together experts to probe whether genetic factors might predispose certain people to violent or antisocial behavior. It was a newsworthy event in part because the conference was a second attempt at a gathering on related topics.
Organizers had first proposed a conference in 1992 titled “Genetic Factors in Crime: Findings, Uses and Implications,” scheduling it to take place at the University of Maryland. The gathering was postponed after widespread protests and the withdrawal of financial support from the National Institutes of Health. The university accused the NIH of caving to complaints from organizations like the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP, which pushed back against the racial implications of the stated goals. The NIH responded by suggesting that the organizers had distorted the goals of the conference in a manner that negatively impacted the agency’s reputation.
After some thought, the organizers amended the conference’s language to reflect a less problematic goal. But when the event was convened three years later, much of the controversy remained, and it became a touchpoint for debates about scientific inquiry, racial justice, and the persistent specter of biological determinism in criminal justice research.
It is important to note the backdrop of the 1995 conference, which took place one year after two key events: the release of the book “The Bell Curve,” which argued for genetic explanations for group differences in IQ, and the passage of the crime bill, the culmination of years of tough-on-crime policies. The Human Genome Project was also in full gear by 1995, and enthusiasm was brewing that we’d soon reveal the biological bases of diseases and behaviors of many sorts. The conference sought to examine evidence from studies of twins and people who had been adopted regarding the heritability of violent or antisocial behaviors, specific gene variants associated with the regulation of behavior, the physiology of neurotransmitter systems associated with impulsivity and aggression, and other biological bases for deviant behavior.
During the conference, there were protests and heated exchanges, with tensions even spilling into the scientific sessions. On the second day, protesters entered meeting rooms and voiced opinions that challenged speakers directly. The academic response had a long arc but included an edited volume of works that arose from the conference, including many papers that examined the intersection between genetics and crime. The conference spawned a groundswell of interest from scholars, activists, and political actors, reflecting a meaningful connection between science and the public. On the other hand, the original conference’s bombastic framing may have harmed present and future efforts to examine the genetic underpinnings of human behavior, even among scientists like me with no interest in predicting behaviors.
In light of this anniversary, we should take account of what we’ve learned. The search for biological explanations for antisocial behaviors (often correlated with crime) remains intense. And why is that? The same reason that “tough on crime” remains a low-risk political slogan: No one enjoys living in settings where their safety feels compromised. And so there might be nothing essentially vile about the question of why some people might be inclined to commit crimes. But the innocence of basic questions around criminal propensity is only skin deep.
The original conference’s bombastic framing may have harmed present and future efforts to examine the genetic underpinnings of human behavior.
The field of carceral studies has risen to new heights in the last two decades and forces us to rethink everything that we know about crime. Major works have outlined the manner in which U.S. crime control policy was crafted by the (often dubious) decisions of political leaders and how the very basics of crime statistics are muddied with racist motivations rather than genuine concern for public safety. And importantly, they have identified the event horizon between the social causes of crime and the often biological myths attached to them.
Where do fields like genetics — when practiced by well-intentioned, technically sound scientists — come in? Our most sophisticated tools now teach us that the genetic material contributing to any important trait is not housed in single gene variants, as scientists once suspected, but rather is a complex stew made up of the appearance of certain forms of a gene, or alleles, in varied combinations. The number of alleles that are associated with a measurable trait can be condensed, along with their effect sizes, into a single number that captures the statistical association with that trait, known as the polygenic score. But the 30 years since the “crime gene” conference has taught us that shiny statistical instruments won’t solve social problems.
As the social scientists and humanists have taught us, obstacles remain in measuring and defining a subjective trait like “crime.” Just as in 1995, the definition is a political decision — the lines between what is right or wrong are at the whim of whoever wields power or has the largest platform. If we’re trying to target a person’s tendency for violence, we run into the problem of having to explain other non-criminal violent behavior, like that generated by the military, policing, and sports. Another way to put it: The difference between a loyal gang member and a loyal member of an infantry might reside in something less objective than in a countable collection of As, Cs, Gs, and Ts, the stuff of genomic sequences. These conceptual challenges are compounded by technical questions that have complicated our ability to meaningfully apply polygenic scores to complex social traits such as the propensity for crime.
These problems are not limited to the search for genes associated with antisocial behavior. In many ways, the crime gene debate is just a stand-in for the cosmic slop that has characterized our search to find simple genetic answers to all kinds of complex social traits. Sadly, the missteps of the 1995 conference remain unaddressed 30 years later. But there is hope. A new generation of scientists is both equipped with the computational tools to study life in genomic color and is appreciative of the social forces that frustrate our attempts to use flat metrics to answer four-dimensional questions — like why some people commit crime more than others. In the meantime, the conversation remains chock-full of bad assumptions, thin foundations, and dangerous social and political implications.
There’s a kind of connection that doesn’t need noise.
No grand declarations, no overthinking, no endless analysis of what this means.
It’s quieter than that.
It lives in the pauses.
In the half-smile that says more than a paragraph ever could.
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A Moment That Stuck With Me
I remember a train ride through Florence — golden light spilling through the window, strangers chatting softly, the rhythmic hum of the tracks beneath us.
Across the aisle sat an older couple, maybe in their seventies. They didn’t talk much.
He read his paper. She stared out the window.
But every so often, he’d glance over, fold the corner of her scarf just right, and she’d smile without turning her head.
That’s it. No words. No performance.
Just knowing.
It struck me how love, at its purest, doesn’t always announce itself.
Sometimes it just sits quietly beside you, steady as the motion of the train.
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The Science of Silent Connection
Neuroscience calls this limbic resonance — the deep synchronization of emotions between people.
It’s how we can feel understood without a single word being said.
Our brains mirror the emotional state of those we’re connected to.
When someone’s energy says, I see you, I get you, you’re safe here,
your nervous system relaxes — long before your thoughts catch up.
That’s why some people calm you instantly.
It’s not what they say.
It’s what they radiate.
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The Mistake We Keep Making
We chase loud love — the kind that comes with fireworks, big promises, and grand gestures.
But in the quiet, where attention replaces adrenaline, that’s where intimacy begins.
Because real connection doesn’t demand to be seen — it offers to see.
It’s not about proving your worth; it’s about being witnessed in your ordinary moments.
When you find someone who notices how you stir your coffee or how your eyes shift when you’re tired — stay close.
That’s emotional presence disguised as simplicity.
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A Soft Reminder
Being seen isn’t about exposure. It’s about being met.
Find people who meet you with softness.
Who don’t rush to fill the silence.
Who can sit with the quiet weight of who you are — and still stay.
Because sometimes, the most beautiful connections don’t happen in conversations…
They happen in glances.
In shared stillness.
In the silent, wordless way someone makes you feel understood.
Let’s face it — booking a hotel can sometimes be more stressful than the trip itself. Between endless comparison tabs, confusing cancellation terms, and trying to figure out which site you can actually trust, the excitement of planning a vacation can fade fast. If you’ve ever thought, “There must be an easier way to do this,” then Gother might be exactly what you need.
“Gother,” isn’t just a catchy line — it’s a new way to simplify the entire process of finding, comparing, and reserving hotels without the headache. Whether you’re planning a weekend escape or a business trip, Gother is designed to make booking accommodations faster, clearer, and smarter.
What Is Gother?
Gother is an emerging online travel platform built to give users a smooth, all-in-one experience for booking hotels, flights, car rentals, and activities. While its roots are in Thailand, Gother is quickly expanding to serve travelers across different regions.
Unlike many travel apps that overload you with confusing options, Gother’s interface feels clean, modern, and straightforward. It focuses on helping users make better booking decisions — not just cheaper ones. The idea is simple: you search, compare, and book without unnecessary steps or hidden surprises.
What really sets Gother apart is its local-first approach. It integrates payment options, customer support, and language preferences tailored for travelers in Southeast Asia — something that global platforms often overlook. But even if you’re not local, the interface feels universal enough that anyone can use it with ease.
How to Book Hotels Online with Gother
The process of book hotels online with Gother is refreshingly straightforward. If you’re used to other platforms, you’ll find Gother’s flow more intuitive and less cluttered.
1. Search for Your Stay
Start by entering your destination, travel dates, and number of guests. You can then apply filters like price range, hotel rating, location, and amenities. The search results update instantly, letting you compare hotels side by side.
2. Choose Your Ideal Hotel
Click on any listing to see full details — room photos, available packages, cancellation policies, and real guest reviews. Gother gives transparent information so you can easily spot whether a listing includes breakfast, parking, or taxes.
3. Enter Guest Information
After picking your room, fill out the basic guest details: names, contact info, and special requests if needed. Everything is stored securely and follows standard privacy protocols.
4. Payment
Gother supports various payment methods, including credit cards, mobile banking apps, and sometimes “book now, pay later” options. It’s quick, secure, and gives immediate confirmation after payment.
5. Receive Confirmation
Once the booking is complete, you’ll receive a confirmation email or digital voucher. This document includes hotel contact information, check-in times, and all the fine print you need to know.
Simple, right? That’s the beauty of it. Gother’s platform cuts out the noise so you can focus on what matters: choosing the perfect place to stay.
Why Travelers Are Choosing Gother
Gother, book hotels online isn’t just marketing fluff. The platform genuinely offers a few key advantages that are winning over travelers.
1. All-in-One Travel Solution
You can book not only hotels but also flights, car rentals, and tours — all from one app. That integration saves time and keeps your travel plans organized in one place.
2. Competitive Prices and Local Deals
Gother frequently partners with banks, airlines, and hotels to offer special promotions and seasonal discounts. If you’re a frequent traveler, these deals can save a surprising amount over time.
3. Regional Expertise
Because Gother is built with a deep understanding of local travel culture, it’s often more relevant for travelers within Asia. You’ll find smaller boutique hotels and local experiences that might not even appear on bigger global platforms.
4. Transparency and Simplicity
No hidden fees, no confusing policies. Gother lists taxes, service charges, and cancellation terms clearly before you finalize payment. It’s refreshingly honest — something travelers increasingly demand.
Tips to Get the Best Out of Booking Hotels with Gother
Want to make sure you’re getting the best value? Here are a few insider tips to help you out.
Use the filters smartly: Don’t just sort by price — also filter for free breakfast, cancellation options, or specific amenities.
Compare flexible dates: Shifting your stay by even one day can change the price dramatically.
Double-check total costs: Always review what’s included in the “final price” before paying. Taxes and service fees can differ between hotels.
Read recent reviews: Look for guest comments from the last six months to get the most accurate picture.
Take advantage of promotions: Gother often collaborates with banks and credit cards for travel discounts. Keep an eye out for limited-time deals.
Save your confirmation offline: Internet access can be patchy while traveling — having your booking saved offline helps at check-in.
These small steps ensure you get the smoothest experience possible when booking hotels online with Gother.
Common Pitfalls to Watch Out For
No booking platform is flawless, and Gother is no exception. To be fair, these issues are common across the industry, but it’s worth keeping them in mind.
Cancellation confusion: Always read the cancellation policy carefully — some lower-priced rooms are non-refundable.
Hidden local fees: Some hotels charge resort or city taxes separately.
Photo expectations: Hotel photos can sometimes exaggerate. Cross-check recent traveler photos when available.
Payment delays: Occasionally, confirmation emails can take a bit of time to arrive. Keep your payment receipt until it does.
Being mindful of these potential hiccups ensures you stay one step ahead.
Real-World Scenarios
To illustrate how Gother fits different travelers’ needs, let’s consider a few examples.
Family Vacation: You’re planning a family trip to Bangkok. You need a hotel with a pool, free breakfast, and flexible cancellation. Using Gother’s filters, you find several mid-range hotels that check every box, compare reviews, and book within minutes.
Solo Traveler: You’re traveling alone on a tight budget. You filter for affordable stays with good Wi-Fi and near public transport. Within a few clicks, you find a cozy guesthouse that fits your needs perfectly.
Business Traveler: You’re attending a conference and need an upscale hotel with meeting facilities and reliable connectivity. Gother helps you identify top-rated business hotels and even suggests nearby restaurants for networking dinners.
Different travelers, same outcome — convenience and clarity from start to finish.
Gother’s Growing Role in the Travel Industry
Gother is positioning itself as more than just another booking app. It’s evolving into a comprehensive travel ecosystem. The platform’s goal is to become one of the top three travel solutions in Thailand and beyond, focusing on smart features like personalized hotel recommendations, flexible payment options, and exclusive member benefits.
What’s exciting is that Gother is also expanding partnerships with local tourism boards and businesses, helping travelers discover experiences that go beyond standard hotel stays — things like cultural tours, day trips, and culinary adventures. It’s about making every journey feel curated, not just convenient.
Conclusion
So, is Gother booking hotels online worth your time? Absolutely — especially if you value simplicity, clarity, and local insights. The platform takes the stress out of travel planning and turns booking hotels into something enjoyable again.
With user-friendly navigation, transparent pricing, and frequent promotions, Gother is carving out its place among the most reliable hotel booking platforms in Asia. It might not be perfect yet, but it’s heading in the right direction.
Next time you plan a trip, give Gother a try. Compare, click, and confirm — it’s as simple as that. Because sometimes, the best journeys start with an easy booking.
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You’ve probably heard: “Sweat it out, and you’ll lose weight!” But is that really true? Does sweating help you lose weight, and does the amount of sweat on your workout clothes really reflect how much weight you’re losing?
Experts at Degree deodorant break down this sweaty situation, explore the relationship between sweat and calories, and debunk common myths around sweating and weight loss. Spoiler alert: Sweating might not mean what you think it does when it comes to fat loss, but this article will walk you through what truly matters.
What is sweating? and why does it happen?
Sweating is more than just a sign that you’re working hard at the gym or enduring a sweltering summer day. It’s your body’s natural air conditioning system, kicking into gear to keep you cool. When you exercise or find yourself in a hot environment, your body produces sweat to regulate your temperature. This process involves the activation of sweat glands, which release moisture onto your skin’s surface. As this moisture, or perspiration, evaporates, it helps lower your body temperature, keeping you from overheating.
When you push your limits, your body sweats more, which can lead to temporary weight loss—but it’s mostly water weight. Once you rehydrate, that weight comes right back. So, while sweating can be an indicator of an intense workout, it’s not the key to long-term weight loss.
The real takeaway here is that consistent movement and exercise help you burn calories and shed fat. Whether you’re drenched in sweat or just glistening, what matters most is that you’re staying active and pushing yourself. Next time you hit the gym, remember: It’s not about how much you sweat, but how much effort you put in.
Sweating vs. burning calories: What’s the connection?
Let’s get one thing straight: Sweating itself doesn’t burn calories. It’s a common misconception that the more you sweat, the more weight you lose. When you exercise, your heart rate spikes, your muscles work harder, and you burn calories. The sweat is just a sign that your body is working to keep you from overheating.
Think of it this way: When you’re in the middle of a killer workout, whether you’re hitting the treadmill, lifting weights, or doing a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) session, your body is in overdrive. Your heart pumps faster, delivering oxygen to your muscles, and your metabolism kicks into high gear to provide the energy you need. This process burns calories, and as a byproduct, you start to sweat. The more intense the activity, the more you sweat, but it’s the effort and movement that’s torching those calories, not the sweat itself.
Common misconceptions about sweating and weight loss
Let’s address one of the most pervasive fitness myths, the question of: “Does sweating burn fat?” After an intense session of hot yoga or a long run on a hot day, you might feel lighter. But that immediate post-workout weight loss is due to water loss, not fat loss.
Temporary water weight loss
When you sweat, your body is losing water. This water weight may show up on the scale as a temporary reduction, but it’s not fat that you’re losing—it’s simply hydration. Once you rehydrate, that weight comes right back. Staying hydrated during and after exercise is key to avoiding dehydration and regaining lost water weight.
A classic example of temporary water weight loss is seen in athletes, particularly wrestlers or boxers, who need to meet a specific weight for competitions. They might spend time in a sauna or wear sweat suits to shed excess water weight quickly. But once they drink fluids to rehydrate, their weight returns to normal.
The difference between fat loss and water loss
In contrast to water loss, which is temporary, fat loss is a much longer-term process that involves burning more calories than you consume. To lose fat, you need to engage in consistent physical activity that raises your heart rate and burns calories, combined with a balanced diet that supports a calorie deficit.
Effective strategies for sustainable fat loss
When it comes to sustainable fat loss, it’s all about playing the long game. Forget the quick fixes and crash diets; they’re not your friends. Instead, focus on consistent physical activity and smart lifestyle choices.
Let’s talk cardio
Exercises that get your heart rate up, like running, HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training), and cycling, are your go-to moves. These workouts are like the blockbuster movies of the fitness world—high energy, lots of action, and they keep you coming back for more. They torch calories and get your metabolism revved up, making them super effective for fat loss.
Don’t sleep on strength training
Lifting weights isn’t just for bodybuilders; it’s for anyone who wants to build muscle and boost their resting metabolic rate. More muscle means you burn more calories even when you’re just chilling on the couch. It’s like having a money-making side hustle that works for you 24/7. Plus, strength training helps you get that toned look, so you’re not just losing weight—you’re sculpting your body.
Let’s get real about diet
You can’t out-exercise a bad diet, no matter how much you sweat. Focus on balanced meals that include lean proteins, whole grains, and plenty of fruits and veggies. Think of your body as a high-performance car; you wouldn’t fuel it with junk, right? The same goes for you. Eat clean, stay hydrated, and you’ll see those fat-loss results stick around for the long haul.
Remember, sustainable fat loss is a journey, not a sprint. It’s about making small, consistent changes that add up over time. So lace up those sneakers, grab those weights, and fuel your body right.
Debunking the myths around sweating and weight loss
Let’s clear up some common misconceptions:
Myth 1: More sweat means more fat burned
This is false. Sweating is your body’s way of regulating temperature, not an indicator of fat loss. You might sweat more on a hot day or in a humid environment, but that doesn’t mean you’re burning more fat.
Myth 2: Saunas and sweat suits help you lose fat
These tactics may result in short-term water weight loss, but they don’t lead to sustainable fat loss. Saunas and sweat suits simply cause your body to lose water through sweat, which is quickly regained once you rehydrate.
Myth 3: You have to sweat to get a good workout
This is not true. While many people associate a “good” workout with lots of sweat, the effectiveness of your exercise isn’t defined by how much you sweat. Low-sweat activities like strength training or swimming can burn just as many, if not more, calories than a sweat-heavy cardio session. The intensity and type of workout matter more than the amount of perspiration.
Your sweat and weight loss questions, answered
Got more questions about sweating and weight loss? Let’s address some of the most common ones:
Q: Does sweating burn calories?
A: Sweating doesn’t burn calories, but the activities that make you sweat, such as running or strength training, do burn calories. Sweating is simply your body’s response to heat.
Q: Can sweating too much be harmful?
A: Excessive sweating without proper hydration can lead to dehydration, so it’s important to drink water before, during, and after exercise.
Q: Do certain workouts make you sweat more but burn fewer calories?
A: Yes, some workouts, like hot yoga, may make you sweat more due to heat, but that doesn’t mean you’re burning more calories compared to high-intensity workouts.
Q: Can you lose weight by sweating without exercising?
A: Sweating alone, like in a sauna, can lead to temporary water weight loss, but it doesn’t result in fat loss. Sustainable weight loss requires consistent exercise and a balanced diet.
Sweat control: How to stay comfortable
While sweating is a natural and essential process for regulating body temperature, excessive sweating can sometimes be uncomfortable and inconvenient. Antiperspirant deodorant can help alleviate this discomfort.
Sweating during a workout can feel rewarding, but it’s important to remember that sweat itself doesn’t equal fat loss. It’s a byproduct of your body working hard, with actual weight loss coming from the intensity and consistency of your workouts. Embrace sweat as a sign of effort, but focus on a balanced approach to fitness for sustainable results.
By Sy Boles | Harvard Staff Writer | Harvard Gazette
The fastest-growing demographic of internet users is people age 60 and older, but the group’s behavior online is poorly understood — and often stereotyped.
That’s according to John Palfrey, former executive director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and a visiting professor at Harvard Law School.
In a new book called “Wired Wisdom: How to Age Better Online,” co-authored with the University of Zurich’s Eszter Hargittai, Palfrey busts common myths about how older adults relate to privacy, security, and connection in the digital age.
“Too often we have the image in our mind of a hapless grandparent or older person in our life who can’t turn on the new phone they’ve received or they can’t fix the blinking light on the VCR,” said Palfrey, who is now the president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. “What we really wanted to do with this book is help make sure that the use of technology is actually a part of thriving in older age, and not something that’s a hardship for older people.”
In this interview with the Gazette, which has been edited for length and clarity, Palfrey explains what we get wrong about the online lives of over-60s, and what can be done to support older users of new tech.
What made you want to write about older adults’ online lives?
When I was at the Berkman Klein Center in the aughts, the early days of the internet, I co-wrote a book with Urs Gasser, “Born Digital: How Children Grow Up in a Digital Age.” I had two very small kids at the time, and there were real concerns about how kids use technology. I was thinking through, how do you raise kids in this time?
This book came about in a similar way. I have parents who are both roughly 80. They’re both wonderful and brilliant people, and sometimes technology is their friend, and sometimes it’s not. I thought, how do I engage as a middle-aged person in supporting older adults? What do the data tell us about the most useful things to do?
The book draws on external data, but you also contribute a new survey of 4,000 adults over 60. What stuck out to you from that research?
Many of the myths we hold are not entirely true, and I’ll give you one example that has to do with safety and security. We think about older people as totally helpless in that they’re constantly being scammed and so forth. But it turns out, when you dig into the data, that’s not the case. Older adults are more skeptical than younger people about scams, not less. In fact, they’re able to use their history and their life experience in a very positive way to apply themselves to these online scams.
What’s going on in the data is that older people are targeted way more than younger people. Why? Because they likely have more money, they may be less good with the technology itself, and sometimes they’re suffering from cognitive decline.
So the truth is not that older adults are completely helpless against scams. It’s that they’re facing way worse conditions, and we don’t give them the same kind of training and support that we give younger people. And some of them are sitting ducks as a result.
If we treat older adults like they don’t know anything, that’s not a very good starting point for figuring out the right interventions, whether it’s changing the design of the technology, creating new laws, or intervening as family members.
Older adults are more skeptical than younger people about scams, not less.
But you did find some real differences between the generations in terms of online privacy: Older adults tend to be much more skeptical about sharing personal information, whether that’s on social media or through medical alert systems that could be lifesaving. What advice do you have for navigating those conversations?
That’s right. For younger generations, everything in their life has been recorded, from their sonogram when their parent was pregnant to their baby pictures to their Little League games, and all of that is stored digitally. That’s just not true for their grandparents. There’s a big distinction coming in, and in their final chapters, older adults are having to grapple with that.
For me, that means we really shouldn’t assume too much about what people know about technology or what they will intuit, especially if they’ve been out of the workforce for a long time. They might not know how much data about them is being held by other people.
So is it really about talking to the older adults in your life and figuring out their specific needs and concerns?
Yes, I think so. This is one of the challenges: There’s a huge diversity within this age cohort, which shouldn’t be that surprising. At the MacArthur Foundation, where I work now, we have people in their 70s who do quarterly cybersecurity trainings — who are teaching the cybersecurity trainings. They just know it incredibly well. And then there are people who are exactly the same age, who haven’t been in the workforce at any point in the digital era, who know absolutely nothing about this stuff, who have no context for it.
How are older adults reckoning with the contradictions of social media — that it can both connect us and isolate us, inform us and misinform us?
It’s very much a mixed bag on both. That’s the reality for kids, too, and for those of us in the middle. Too much of it can be really harmful, but a decent dose can be a part of a positive life. To give an example, if you’re an older person and you live in Europe, and you can use WhatsApp to connect with a relative in the U.S., it can be life-giving to be able to send them texts and see their face once in a while. Having a healthy dose of social media can be a part of a strong social life.
What can be done to improve things?
The most important thing we could do is design technologies with older people in mind. Have you ever heard of older people being involved in the design of a new technology at, say, Apple? I don’t think that kind of thing is at the top of mind for those designing and carrying out these technologies. Generally speaking, new technologies are designed by quite young people for other young people, and we do little thinking about the experiences of older people. It could be as simple as font size.
We also focus on support. Great benefits can come from a grandchild connecting with their grandparent through the use of technology, helping them navigate that. The child can help the grandparent, but you also never know what skills and insights might go in the other direction. The grandchild is going to learn a whole pile of stuff from the grandparent in the process.
I really hope that as a society we focus more on treating our older adults better, really centering them in ways we don’t always today. You’ll hear people say that when we center people with disabilities in the way we build cities and buildings, we end up improving things for everybody. The same is going to be true for technology design: It’s going to become more universal as we design for older people. Particularly as artificial intelligence becomes more and more central, we urgently need to pay attention to how that’s going to affect the older population. We’ll benefit in untold ways if we do so.
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s glaciers have faced “enormous” melting this year with a 3% drop in total volume — the fourth-largest annual drop on record — due to the effects of global warming, top Swiss glaciologists reported Wednesday.
The shrinkage this year means that ice mass in Switzerland — home to the most glaciers in Europe — has declined by one-quarter over the last decade, the Swiss glacier monitoring group GLAMOS and the Swiss Academy of Sciences said in their report.
“Glacial melting in Switzerland was once again enormous in 2025,” the scientists said. “A winter with low snow depth combined with heat waves in June and August led to a loss of 3% of the glacier volume.”
Switzerland is home to nearly 1,400 glaciers, the most of any country in Europe, and the ice mass and its gradual melting have implications for hydropower, tourism, farming and water resources in many European countries.
More than 1,000 small glaciers in Switzerland have already disappeared, the experts said.
The teams reported that a winter with little snow was followed by heat waves in June — the second-warmest June on record — which left the snow reserves depleted by early July. Ice masses began to melt earlier than ever, they said.
“Glaciers are clearly retreating because of anthropogenic global warming,” said Matthias Huss, the head of GLAMOS, referring to climate change caused by human activity.
“This is the main cause for the acceleration we are seeing in the last two years,” added Huss, who is also a glaciologist at Zurich’s ETHZ university.
The shrinkage is the fourth-largest after those in 2022, 2023 and back in 2003.
The retreat and loss of glaciers is also having an impact on Switzerland’s landscape, causing mountains to shift and ground to become unstable.
Swiss authorities have been on heightened alert for such changes after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down a mountainside that covered nearly all of the southern village of Blatten in May.
We live in a world that is not only fast paced but also putting aesthetics as a trend. And while money is still considered a luxury, time has become more and more important, so juggling between work and personal life has been the pattern just to preserve those moments. What we mean is, we want dental appointments done fast. And the good news is that oral health has kept up with that fast-paced lifestyle that advances in technology need not take months but a day.
What can your dentist do in a day, you ask? Crowns, instant veneers, and one-hour whitening – these are not just marketing stunts but are real-life same day smile makeover offerings that will keep you productive with the bonus of a completely refreshed smile.
What Is a Smile Makeover?
Dental crowns, veneers, and teeth whitening are only some of the procedures of a smile makeover. A smile makeover is like a dental plan that can be customised to improve your overall smile, and this is a combination of treatments that treat your teeth for discolouration, chipping, gaps, and other dental issues.
Booking appointments for these makeovers before modern technology came in took a lot of appointments, fittings, and follow-up visits. This is why digital dentistry and same-day technology are such time-savers, as many of the steps needed before can now happen in a single-day visit.
How “Same Day” Dentistry Works
Same day dentistry is all thanks to computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing, or what we know of as the CAD/CAM technology. Although this has been used to do technical productions faster, the world of dentistry has finally adopted it to allow dentists to design and create fittings like crowns or veneers on the spot and right in their own clinics.
The usual method usually starts the traditional way – scanning your teeth, now using a digital camera instead of biting on a mould. The scan will be loaded to a computer that aids in designing the restoration in real time, after which a machine carves out the crown or veneer from a solid ceramic block. The final finishes will be handled by the dentist, and they will bond it to your teeth in place.
The result is a high-tech, efficient, and accurate dental makeover procedure that will not keep you waiting for months or weeks but on the day of your appointment itself – something you need not wait for, especially if your self-esteem is at stake.
Here are some of the smile makeovers that are common:
Dental crowns are for the cracks from your set of teeth or an old filling that has been lost because of certain circumstances. These crowns are made from a durable ceramic block that looks just like natural enamel carved from a machine digitally, so you can be confident of its precision.
For anyone whose concern is the discoloration of their teeth or having an uneven alignment, veneers are something you can consider, as they are thin shells that cover the surface of your teeth with natural-looking results, and this only takes a single sitting.
And if you want a smile that can light up one’s mood, in-chair whitening can lift your smile several shades brighter in only just an hour. This is because dentists use a combination of hydrogen peroxide gel and a UV light to speed up the process.
In general, not only can you get a digital scan and assessment of your mouth and how you smile, but you can also acquire some of these procedures minus the weeks and months of waiting.
Take control of your schedule and how people see you.
Of course, anyone can be a candidate for same-day treatments, as some of the main factors that the dentist will check are your gum health, the structure of your teeth, and your bite alignment. Modern dentistry can give you the precision, speed, and aesthetics you prefer if you plan to get a completely refreshing look, especially when you want to look your best.
However, let’s admit that every swift procedure has consequences in them because they are temporary fixes. Of course, you are still required to visit your dentist to check if the dental makeovers have been taken care of, and you will still be responsible for brushing your teeth regularly, flossing your teeth, and keeping a healthy lifestyle so your smile won’t get compromised.
The combination of the regular habit of taking care of your oral health with the effectiveness of the same-day dental treatments will not only boost your self-esteem now but also in the long run.
He viewed it through the eyes of an astronomer. I see it through the eyes of a philosopher.
To me, that pale blue dot represents my circle of competence — the small area of the world I truly understand. The vast darkness around it? Everything I don’t.
About a year and a half ago, I dove into entrepreneurship. I didn’t think I knew everything, and I never expected it to be easy. But I did underestimate just how much I didn’t know.
Looking back, I can see it clearly now: there’s a big gap between being willing to work hard and actually knowing how to build something that lasts.
In psychology, there’s a concept called the Dunning-Kruger Effect. It describes how people with limited experience can overestimate their understanding. Not because they’re arrogant but because they don’t yet know what they don’t know.
As David Dunning wrote:
“The scope of people’s ignorance is often invisible to them.”
That was me — not overconfident, just unaware. I made decisions with good intentions but limited perspective. I wasn’t seeing the full picture yet.
Eventually, reality taught me what confidence alone could not — humility, awareness, and patience.
And that’s when I realized something simple but profound: there’s always more to learn.
So how does this relate to you?
Simple: You are a student of life for life.
That belief changes everything.
It keeps you humble. It keeps you curious. It reminds you that growth never ends, and that what you don’t know will always be far greater than what you do.
The moment you start thinking you’ve figured things out, you stop paying attention. And that’s when progress slows.
Confucius once wrote:
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”
It’s a timeless reminder of self-awareness. You don’t need to know everything — you just need to know what you don’t know.
Psychologists call this the Dunning-Kruger Effect. When we lack knowledge, we also lack the awareness to recognize that lack. It’s not arrogance — it’s blindness.
The cure is curiosity.
Keep learning. Keep asking questions. Keep bumping into the edges of your own understanding. That’s how you grow.
Remember: You are the pale blue dot — small, but full of potential.
And there’s a universe of knowledge waiting for you to explore it.
The Art of Staying a Student for Life
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” — Socrates
Most people stop learning once life gets comfortable. They confuse experience with expertise and years with wisdom. But the moment you think you know enough is the moment you stop growing.
To live as a student of life means choosing curiosity over certainty. It’s a daily practice — not a mindset you declare once, but a habit you cultivate forever.
Here are five ways to keep your ego small, your awareness sharp, and your growth in motion.
1 — Practice ruthless self-awareness
Awareness is the foundation of all growth. You can’t improve what you don’t notice.
Most people drift through life reacting to emotions, biases, and habits they don’t even realize they have. Self-awareness is the act of stepping outside yourself — of watching your thoughts, not just thinking them.
Slow down. Reflect. Journal. Pay attention to what triggers you and why. Once you can observe yourself objectively, you gain the power to change deliberately.
2. Stay humble — especially when things go well
Humility isn’t self-doubt. It’s self-awareness in motion.
When things are working, that’s when arrogance sneaks in. You start to believe your own hype, and that’s when you stop paying attention.
Humility keeps you open to correction. It keeps you learning when others have started coasting.
Every master you admire — from investors to athletes to writers — shares one trait: they never stop being students, even when everyone calls them experts.
3. Always Keep learning
Learning compounds like money. The more you invest in it, the faster it grows. Read widely. Listen deeply. Experiment often.
The point isn’t to collect more information — it’s to refine how you think.
4. Ask for feedback that hurts a little
Growth hides in the places your ego avoids.
Feedback is uncomfortable, but that’s exactly why it works.
Ask people you trust where you can improve. Listen without defending yourself. The truth often stings at first — but over time, it becomes your greatest teacher.
You can’t see your own blind spots. Others can. Use that to your advantage.
5. Question everything — especially yourself
Curiosity is a form of humility. It’s admitting you don’t have all the answers.
Ask why things are the way they are. Ask why you are the way you are.
What beliefs am I clinging to that might be wrong? What assumptions do I need to test?
The best thinkers never stop asking questions. Certainty closes the mind; curiosity keeps it alive.
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Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
In his 2005 Stanford commencement speech, Steve Jobs ended with four simple words:
“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”
Short. Timeless. True.
Four centuries earlier, Shakespeare wrote something eerily similar in As You Like It:
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
Two men, worlds apart, saying the same thing:
Wisdom begins when certainty ends.
The more you know, the more you realize how much you don’t. The wiser you become, the less you cling to being right.
Stay hungry means never lose your curiosity — the desire to learn, to explore, to push your edges. Stay foolish means stay humble enough to admit you’re still figuring it out.
Because you are. We all are.
The moment you think you’ve arrived, you stop growing. The moment you stop questioning, you stop evolving.
So stay curious. Stay teachable. Stay a little foolish.
Because you like me are a student of life for life.
And out there, in this vast universe of knowledge, you are the pale blue dot.
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This article had its genesis when co-author Ed’s dog, Sparkle, was treated for pneumonia in the summer of 2024. Ed, a mathematician and chair of the Alliance for Data Science Professionals, was intrigued by the surgery’s use of data in Sparkle’s treatment and decided to find out more about the use of data and AI in veterinary medicine. His exploration led to a guest appearance on the Vet Voices on Air podcast hosted by co-author Robyn. She is a registered veterinary nurse (RVN) and the director of Veterinary Voices UK. Inspired by that conversation, this article explores the ways veterinary professionals are currently applying data science principles and how professions adapt and evolve in the face of these developments.
The use of AI and the data science that underpins and enables it are growing in ubiquity, and one area that is embracing these approaches is veterinary medicine.
Unlike human medicine in the UK, veterinary medicine is not organised under a centralised system such as the National Health Service (NHS). Instead, veterinary care is delivered through a variety of business structures, including Joint Venture Practices, Independent, Corporate, and Charity. These structures differ not only in ownership and funding but also in the scope and services that the practices provide. In many cases, the availability of more specialised care may depend on the expertise of individual(s) within the practice. Broadly speaking, practices tend to include: farm animals; exotics; equine; small animal; and mixed. Some practices will cover zoological work, conservation work and invertebrate work among other specialties.
Veterinary surgeons and RVNs are also employed in academia, conducting applied research in industry or government, and as advisors in government agencies.
Data in the veterinary profession: challenges and opportunities
If artificial intelligence (AI) is to be used in any sphere, it needs to be trained on data. The data used to train should be relevant, complete, structured, accurate, consistently formatted, and labelled. Achieving this standard is a challenge not only in veterinary medicine but also in many other fields where data are fragmented and inconsistently recorded. In the veterinary profession, unlike centralised NHS data, the veterinary data are often stored in individual practices or farms. These may use different formats and scales (such as imperial or metric), US or UK date formats, and twelve or twenty-four hour clocks. These records may also fail to follow the animal if it is sold or moves to a new practice. Such inconsistencies mirror the difficulties faced in other domains, and can make the adoption of AI in veterinary medicine particularly complex..
On the other hand, animal data has fewer constraints than human data. Article 4 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) makes it clear that the act applies to ‘personal data’ and specifies that ‘an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified’, which means that there is potentially more freedom to use data related to animals than humans. (It is worth noting that the GDPR would apply to the farmer, pet owner, or veterinary staff involved, so some consideration might still be required.) Given this data is an asset, it is worth considering whether it is owned by the animal’s owner or the veterinary professional (or their employer) in any given circumstance.
How AI is already transforming veterinary practice
AI is becoming an affordable and widely used tool in veterinary medicine. It’s now commonly applied in areas like diagnostics, treatment, and disease monitoring and prediction, despite the misconception that it’s rarely used. Preventative healthcare has always been a key aim within veterinary medicine. The obligation to ensure that both animal health and welfare and public health are accounted for is reflected by point 6.1 of the Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons and RVNs: ‘6.1 Veterinary surgeons must seek to ensure the protection of public health and animal health and welfare’.
Diagnostics
Diagnosis and prediction of diseases is one key area where AI is being used in veterinary medicine in farm animals, companion animals and beyond.
For example, in companion animals AI has been used to assist in the diagnosis of canine hypoadrenocorticism, an endocrine disease. Additionally, machine learning algorithms have potential for improving the prediction and diagnosis of leptospirosis, an infectious zoonotic disease. Additionally, by combining MRI data with facial image analysis, an AI tool can assist in predicting the likelihood of chiari like malformation (CM) and syringomyelia (SM) from images of the dog’s head obtained via an owner’s smartphone. And finally, AI can also assist with faecal analysis: images are analysed by proprietary artificial intelligence models which reference the images against the Telenostic Reference Library, a company specialising in parasitology diagnostic solutions. The image recognition software identifies each specific parasite species and the number of parasitic eggs or oocysts present.
These are just a few examples of AI use in companion animals currently.
Disease monitoring and prediction
Disease monitoring and prediction are exciting because they can help us act earlier—sometimes even preventing illness. This not only improves animal health and welfare, but also supports antimicrobial stewardship by reducing unnecessary treatments, helping to combat antimicrobial resistance—a serious global threat to both animals and humans.
An area that demonstrates compelling evidence of these positive outcomes is farming and agriculture, where farmers are able to use AI to monitor herds, and act promptly to treat disease, before it would have been evident and notable by human monitoring. Examples, which will be explored in more detail below, include body condition technology, lameness technology, disease recognition, grazing, land and pasture management, biosensors and biochips and more.
Technology that measures body condition each time the cow passes under the camera, reporting the changes in Body Condition Score directly to the farmer via app and online portal, helping to support individual cow treatment, group rationing and herd management.
Body condition technology
The agricultural industry typically relies on subjective visual observation, human recording and manual reporting of all the key health and welfare traits, including Body Condition Score (BCS). Despite these individuals being highly skilled professionals, there is inevitable human error, paired with the constraints of busy farm management which can lead to cases getting picked up later in their disease process. BCS is a major indicator of metabolic performance in dairy cows and directly related to fertility performance and health traits. Technologies such as Herdvision use a 2D and 3D camera system to monitor BCS, resulting in improvement in cattle heath and fertility, less premature culling, and savings on feeding costs.
Lameness technology
Lameness is considered one of the top cattle health and welfare challenges. A 2013 study noted that almost 70% of the dairy farmers expressed an intention to take action for improving dairy cow foot health. Cattle naturally mask the signs of pain, and as with body condition scoring we have relied on subjective visual observation, human recording and manual reporting of all the key health and welfare traits. Technology that can pick up lameness earlier, with more objectivity and with less labour intensity is hugely beneficial to both the animals’ health and welfare and the farm’s profitability.
Images that produce prioritisation list for vets and hoof trimmers, ranking cows according to severity of immobility and identifying small changes in mobility and BCS before they are visible to the human eye.
Disease recognition
As with lameness assessments, monitoring of pain in the UK pig industry relies on human observation, either in person or via video footage, to detect disease.
An interdisciplinary team at the Newcastle University have used artificial intelligence to develop automated systems to analyse and monitor pig behaviour and health. The algorithm was tested in a controlled environment where infection and disease were present, assessing footage of pigs captured by cameras and pinpointing and quantifying changes in behaviours to identify links to disease.
Other computer vision and AI-based approaches have allowed the automatic scoring of pigs in relation to posture, aggressive episodes, tail-biting episodes, fouling, diarrhoea, stress prediction in piglets, weight estimation, and body size – all providing animal farmers increased insight into the health of their population.
Grazing, land and pasture management
The use of AI has allowed more efficient pasture and grazing management, allowing movement of livestock onto new pastures when the grazing quality and quantity depletes below a certain threshold.
There are numerous methods of using Agri-Tech to monitor animals, such as the SheepIT project, an initiative where an automated IoT-based system controls grazing sheep. Typically, such solutions are split into two main groups: location monitoring and behaviour and activity monitoring. Location monitoring allows farmers to keep track of animals, inferring preferred pasturing areas and grazing times, and even detecting absent animals. Behaviour and activity monitoring focuses on detecting the type and duration of an animal’s activities – for example resting, eating or running – based on accelerometry and audiometry.
Biosensors and biochips
In human medicine, advances in molecular medicine and cell biology have driven the interest in electrochemical systems to detect disease biomarkers and therapeutic compounds (medications for example). Currently in human literature, implantable biosensors have been noted in DNA detection and cultures, among others. Microelectronic technology offers powerful circuits and systems to develop innovative and miniaturised biochips for sensing at the molecular level; these have numerous applications in veterinary medicine from hormone detection, pathogenic microorganism and infection monitoring and homeostatic mechanism surveillance (homeostasis being the bodies regulatory mechanisms that controls many functions and maintain stability) such as being applied to pathogen detection in cattle mastitis.
Paul Horwood, Farm Vet and Founder of AI(Live), a conference on the development of AI applications in the livestock industry, sees this as a time of opportunity for the profession:
“The farm vet’s role continues to evolve from”problem-solver after the fact” to “strategic advisor at the heart of herd health planning.” Technology is helping us get there by giving us earlier insights, better data, and stronger evidence for the decisions we make every day. We’re at a pivotal moment. The technology is here. The challenge is knowing how to use it and how to lead with it. As a farming nation, we have always been innovative; as farm animal veterinary surgeons, we can either wait to be brought in at the end of the conversation, or step forward now to shape how AI is used on UK farms. Let’s choose the latter.”
Shared frontiers: common threads in AI adoption across sectors
The veterinary sector, like every other industry, is on a journey when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence, and many of the themes that are emerging are common to other sectors.
For veterinary professionals this includes:
The need to radically change training of new vets and RVNs to ensure that they are prepared to embrace the new opportunities that AI will bring.
The need to upskill existing vets and RVNs to enable them to use these new opportunities.
Working with stakeholders, such as in this case farmers and pet owners, to evolve the business model to ensure that all parties benefit from the change.
A change in the attitude to data, in which it becomes seen as a business asset when it is well managed, with the ultimate benefit in this sector of promoting the wellbeing of animals.
These recurring patterns offer a blueprint for understanding how professions evolve in response to developments in the field, and a reminder that AI isn’t just transforming high-tech labs and Fortune 500 boardrooms – it is quietly revolutionising industries across every sector. By looking at how specific professions, like veterinary, are navigating this shift, we can better understand the broader dynamics at play when machine learning meets existing practice.
Bridging disciplines: unlocking value through interdisciplinary collaboration
This is a pivotal moment where the intersection of data science and veterinary medicine offers a unique opportunity for cross-sector collaboration, driving progress in both fields.
The field of data science has much to offer industries currently experiencing these inflection points. Although many data scientists come from ‘traditional’ backgrounds such as statistics, mathematics, or computer science graduates, many more diverse routes to data science roles now exist. These routes include people who wouldn’t necessarily call themselves data scientists who work in other professions who use data science in their working life, upskilling themselves through training, or even trial and error. The authors are already aware of veterinary professionals who are skilled data scientists, even if they may not identify as such, applying data science to veterinary research in academia or industry. The RSS, other professional bodies within the Alliance for Data Science Professionals, and Data Science departments in universities may find offering Continuous Professional Development opportunities to the veterinary profession worthwhile. Certainly, the certifications offered by the RSS of Data Science Practitioner and Advanced Data Science Practitioner are open to veterinary professionals who have developed such skills.
The veterinary profession may also provide benefits to the data science community, by providing data sets that can be applied in many ways without major GDPR issues, as well as opportunities to showcase the benefits of data science to society and animal health and welfare through examples similar to those above.
One vehicle for more cross-pollination could be joint conferences. A near-term opportunity is AI (Live) in September 2025, which aims to start the debate and establish the principles by which AI and livestock farming can derive the maximum benefits, with a focus on education, governance and application.
By fostering collaboration across disciplines, we can ensure that the benefits of this data revolution are shared—by all creatures, great, small, and artificial. And we are happy to report that Sparkle, whose illness sparked this article, has made a full recovery and in fact recently celebrated her ninth birthday!
Professor Edward Rochead, M.Math (Hons), PGDip, CMath, FIMA is a mathematician employed by the government, currently leading work on STEM Skills and Data. Ed is chair of the Alliance for Data Science Professionals, a Visiting Professor at Loughborough University, an Honorary Professor at the University of Birmingham, Chartered Mathematician, and Fellow of the IMA and RSA.
This article is republished from Real World Data Science under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International licence. Read the original article here.
Why Your Confidence Needs a Rebuild When Dating After Divorce
You built and sold your business working 100-hour weeks and solidifying your reputation.
You’re confident speaking in front of anyone — investors, employees, customers…
Except when it comes to women — especially women you’d like to date.
That’s your kryptonite.
The truth is:
When your ex spent most of your marriage giving you negative user feedback and rejecting your core offering — it’s normal to need a complete tech stack rebuild and an update of your go-to-market strategy, when it comes to dating.
Or, so-to-speak
Dating after divorce can feel like launching a product into a market you no longer understand.
So, how do you reconnect with your confidence in front of attractive women?
How to Date After Divorce With Confidence
For many successful men, dating after divorce means rewiring your confidence system from performance-based approval to embodied presence.
Here’s how:
1. Work with your body: This isn’t a ‘fake-it-till-you-make-it’ scenario. You can’t pretend that anxiety isn’t there — she will feel it.
→ Instead, make your nervous system work for you using your awareness, breath, and grounding energy. It might be out of your comfort zone, but it’s damn powerful.
→ For example, right now, stand up. Relax your jaw. Inhale your breath all the way down through your legs to the earth. Exhale, relax. Keep going — until you bring that nervous energy down from your head and feel yourself rooted and calm. You can even do this in the moment while standing in front of her. This shit works.
2. Work with your mind: Stop wondering whether you measure up and start evaluating her instead. Reconnect with what you love about yourself (I dare you to look in the mirror every day and find 3 things you love — and speak them!), and remember the gifts that you as a man bring to women.
→ Women who are worth your time will cherish being held in your strong arms, the steadiness you offer in the face of our cycles, and your desire for real connection.
3. Detach from outcome: A deep practice, but I know you’re up for it. In business, you weren’t really there to enjoy the ride — it was for the goals, KPIs, the exit. Dating is different.
→ Dating is what’s called a ‘paradoxical goal’: the more directly you pursue it, the less likely you are to get what you want. Instead, focus on relishing spending time with a beautiful woman. Play and delight, and let that be reward enough. Tough, I know — but you’ve done harder things.
What Women Really Want
In dating after divorce, emotional intelligence is the new alpha energy and the most attractive men are the ones who’ve done their inner work.
Women are starving for men who are self-aware, understand continuous improvement, and can have hard conversations and take responsibility for screw-ups.
All things that you had to do to succeed in your business.
Make the strategic pivot from being worried about whether you measure up (this didn’t work when you were pitching VCs, did it?) to realizing that women want you to win.
Yes, we want incredible men by our side.
(At the end of the day, your investors also wanted you to become an incredible success — and they did their due diligence first).
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Exposure for anxiety is widely recognized as the gold standard treatment for anxiety disorders. The concept seems straightforward: face what you fear and get better. But here’s what might surprise you, the vast majority of people who try exposure for anxiety on their own misunderstand and misapply this crucial principle. They end up feeling frustrated, defeated, and often give up entirely, declaring that “exposure for anxiety doesn’t work for me.”
The truth is, exposure for anxiety can be incredibly effective, but only when you understand what you’re actually exposing yourself to and how the process really works.
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Common Exposure for Anxiety Mistakes: Misunderstanding What You’re Exposing Yourself To
Most people think exposure for anxiety means facing external situations, driving on the highway, being home alone, or attending social gatherings. But that’s not quite right. The real exposure for anxiety is to your internal experience: the uncomfortable thoughts, overwhelming emotions, and physical sensations that arise in these situations.
When you drive on the highway, the exposure isn’t to the highway itself, it’s to how you feel when you’re there. This distinction is crucial because it shifts your focus from trying to control external circumstances to learning to navigate your internal landscape.
How Does Exposure for Anxiety Actually Work?
Exposure for anxiety relies on two key mechanisms. The first is habituation, essentially getting used to something through repetition. But the more important mechanism is inhibitory learning, where you learn that you can actually tolerate and move through difficult internal experiences without engaging in your usual rescue behaviors.
Both mechanisms depend on a fundamental truth: all internal human experiences are temporary. Think about it. Every time you’ve been scared, anxious, angry, or sad, that experience eventually ended. Your brain isn’t designed to stay laser-focused on one feeling forever, which is why we have entire industries dedicated to teaching focus and attention.
Why Exposure for Anxiety Should Feel Scary
Here’s where many people get stuck with exposure for anxiety. They understand they need to face their fears, but then spend tremendous energy trying to make the experience less frightening. This completely undermines the process.
Exposure for anxiety is supposed to be scary. That’s not a bug, it’s a feature. You’re not learning to live without anxiety; you’re learning that you can be anxious and still do what matters to you. The fear isn’t something to eliminate during exposure for anxiety; it’s the very thing you’re learning to be with.
The Control Trap
Another common mistake with exposure for anxiety is attempting to control the internal experience during exposure. You might choose to be intentionally triggered (which is brave), but then bring along your ice pack, call your safe person, or engage in mental rituals to manage the discomfort.
This approach backfires because you end up learning that you can only handle difficult situations with your safety behaviors intact. Instead of building genuine confidence, you reinforce the belief that you’re fragile and need special accommodations.
Different Types of Exposure for Anxiety
Exposure for anxiety isn’t always about doing something scary. Sometimes it’s about not doing the thing that temporarily relieves your distress. For someone with panic disorder, exposure for anxiety might mean going somewhere triggering. For someone with generalized anxiety or OCD, exposure for anxiety might mean not ruminating, not seeking reassurance, or not Googling symptoms when worrying thoughts arise.
The key is recognizing that rumination, excessive problem-solving, and reassurance-seeking are often forms of avoidance, ways to escape the discomfort of uncertainty or difficult emotions.
Getting Exposure for Anxiety Right
While knowing about anxiety isn’t the same as recovering from it, understanding the theory behind exposure for anxiety is crucial for applying it effectively. Without this foundation, you might inadvertently work against yourself or give up prematurely when exposure for anxiety could genuinely help.
Remember, exposure for anxiety requires courage and commitment to these principles. It’s challenging work, but when done correctly, it can teach you that you’re far more resilient than your anxious mind would have you believe.
Disclaimer: The Anxious Truth is not therapy or a replacement for therapy. Listening to The Anxious Truth does not create a therapeutic relationship between you and the host or guests of the podcast. Information here is provided for psychoeducational purposes. As always, when you have questions about your own well-being, please consult your mental health and/or medical care providers. If you are having a mental health crisis, always reach out immediately for in-person help.
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One in four young adults across the U.S. is functionally illiterate – yet more than half earned high school diplomas, according to recently released data.
The number of 16-to-24 year olds reading at the lowest literacy levels increased from 16% in 2017 to 25% in 2023, according to data released in December from the National Center for Education Statistics in partnership with the Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies.
In 2023, a total of about five million young adults, equivalent to the population of Alabama, could understand the basic meaning of short texts but could not analyze long reading materials, according to further analysis by the American Institute of Research.
The nine percentage point increase is in line with an unprecedented decline in the literacy rate among all adults in the same six-year period.
But even more troubling is the AIR researchers’ finding that while the percentage of young adults with high school diplomas increased from 50% to 55% between 2017 and 2023, that group also saw the largest decrease in scores on tests measuring literacy skills compared to older adults with diplomas.
American Institutes for Research
“We know that over 20% of (young adults) that get their high school diploma do not have the skills commensurate with that,” said Sharon Bonney, chief executive officer of the Coalition on Adult Basic Education, a national adult education nonprofit. “So, when we have this ‘Make America Skilled Again’ agenda, but people can’t read, write, speak the language or do math, they can’t get good jobs and better jobs. They can’t be skilled up.”
Education experts blame the overall increase in functional illiteracy in part on poverty and housing instability, a growing population of students with high needs and the pandemic shutdown of schools, which affected some of those in the 16 to 24 year old group. Many adult education programs were also shuttered during the pandemic.
But researchers also believe the data may point to more troubling trends among young adults: students increasingly passed through their school years without acquiring needed skills, a disconnect with curriculum — and a changing standard of what level of literacy is needed now that technology can provide information without most people having to think twice about it.
“When you talk about literacy, what are we talking about? Is it reading, writing, filling out forms? Or really understanding and critically questioning what it is we’re consuming?” said Limor Pinhasi-Vittorio, professor and department chair of counseling, leadership, literacy and special education at Lehman College in the Bronx. Because the latter “for sure is gone for the majority of the adult population.”
Adult literacy levels are measured through a test where individuals score on a zero to 500 point system. The scores are then grouped on a scale of one to five. Readers at level one and below only understand basic, and explicit, short texts such as reading a menu at a restaurant. At the highest literacy level it includes the ability to critically evaluate, infer and dissect complex ideas in written material.
Most efforts to improve literacy have centered on early intervention before third grade, as a student’s reading level at that age is viewed as a key indicator of their future success.
Nearly all states have implemented legislation for evidence-based reading instruction. Initial K-3 efforts appear promising, including in Indiana where test scores show younger students making gains and bouncing back from the pandemic. But, there’s still concern about older students who were in the early grades during the pandemic and may not have gotten help and are still struggling.
“The most effective literacy instruction is still one-on-one or small group instruction, and that’s very difficult to do at scale in the K-12 system,” said Andrew Roberts, president of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. “So if you have some of those background skills, you’re able to get where you need to get, but if you’re struggling, … that’s where we see people really fall off that cliff.”
Curriculum changes from a “learning to read” model after third grade to “reading to learn” through high school, many experts said, and if a student is behind from the beginning, it’s almost impossible to catch up.
The numbers by county show the results can be devastating.
For example, in Star County in southern Texas and Adams County in central Washington state, more than 80% of high school graduates are reading at level one or below. In countless other counties across the country, the level one literacy rate for high school graduates is higher than 60%.
“In high schools, oftentimes [students] do get pushed along,” Bonney said. “If we’re seeing in one county that [functional illiteracy is] super high, then to me, that says that the school system has a real issue – like why are they pushing students along that don’t have skills?”
U.S. Skills Map: County Indicators of Adult Literacy (PIAAC)
Some literacy advocates believe that passing a student through grades can be part of a more intentional effort to inflate graduation rates, but there’s also a belief that it’s a product of strained classrooms and a student’s ability to fly under the radar.
“Every couple decades, we’re changing the style of teaching but the problem is the same,” Pinhasi-Vittorio said. “I’m not only talking about money, but populations that have the resources … to help the students, they will be able to. But, in areas that they don’t, they’re falling between the cracks.”
When students fall between the cracks, they also get resourceful, Roberts added.
We find adults who have gotten into their 30s and struggle with reading, and people close to them don’t even fully know.
Andrew Roberts, president of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
“They find ways to hide the fact that they don’t read that strongly. … We find adults who have gotten into their 30s and struggle with reading, and people close to them don’t even fully know,” Roberts said. “There’s a lot of coping mechanisms that allow people to get by, maybe not getting by with As on their report card, but getting by enough that they’re passing through the system — friends doing homework for them — all these types of things.”
How literacy is changing
Researchers view literacy as a spectrum that goes beyond knowing the basic skills of reading and writing. After students grasp foundational reading skills, the next levels of literacy develop through practice — which some kids aren’t getting because they don’t connect to their lessons. Easy access to online sources and AI also means they don’t really have to engage with the written word deeply anymore.
Pinhasi-Vittorio recalls when she was in school, she had to read through a set of Britannica Encyclopedias for research papers. Now, however, “you don’t even need to read and write.”
“You can just read it to the computer or the phone and the phone will write it down,” Pinhasi-Vittorio said, adding that technology has changed the way students process information.
Students take what they get from internet searches at surface level without disseminating it. “My concern is that we are skipping one step,” Pinhasi-Vittorio said. “The teaching needs to be different.… We need to build attention with students which we didn’t have to do before.”
Rebuilding student interest into their lessons is part of the issue.
“A lot of the low functioning literacy is stemming from connectivity,” she said. Students don’t deep dive into topics they don’t care about. They stop paying attention and don’t connect to their reading when they think what they’re learning in the classroom doesn’t have any “relevancy to their lives.”
Literacy skills can often be concentrated in topics that a student cares about or areas that play a role outside of school. For example, a student could be “very literate” in a church environment and able to dissect the Bible, but struggle when it’s a text in the classroom, said Rachael Gabriel, a literacy professor at the University of Connecticut.
“For kids graduating from high school, I think there are some texts that they have trouble with, and I think there are a lot of texts that they can read that we don’t care about,” Gabriel said. “Their literacy is very likely to extend far beyond what is tested, and it may or may not show up well on the way that we’ve been testing literacy for a long time.”
So by better adapting curricula and testing in a way that mirrors a student’s background and interests, measured literacy levels will improve, Gabriel argued.
“I think the goal is just awareness and flexibility of how texts are changing across all the different contexts, where they want to be powerfully literate, where they want to be able to create and critique and participate,” she said. “It is important to teach skills explicitly, and if we teach them in a context that is relevant and engaging and has a real purpose in the world, kids learn faster and better.”
Researchers acknowledge the importance of having a baseline for literacy skills that all students should have, but how it is measured, can continue to improve.
“Literacy skills are really foundational building blocks for learning everything more complex,” said Marco Paccagnella, an analyst at Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development which manages the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies. But, many assessments were “designed and conceptualized 10 years ago.”
It is important to teach skills explicitly, and if we teach them in a context that is relevant and engaging and has a real purpose in the world, kids learn faster and better.
Rachael Gabriel, literacy professor at the University of Connecticut
“The tasks that are part of the assessments mostly reflect the demands on people back in the days. There’s always a tension between adapting the assessment based on what is required of people at a particular moment in time,” Paccagnella said. “So, yes, you can say people are less able to engage with longer texts and difficult texts, but that’s maybe also because they don’t really need to now because the way we consume written information has fundamentally changed.”
The push is already being put into action as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which was last changed in 2004, is expected to roll out a new framework in 2026 to better measure literacy in different subject areas and disaggregate data further based on student background.
A belief that the worst is yet to come
The growth in low-literate adults wasn’t a surprise to many who have tracked reading levels throughout the years or who have worked with adult education programs. In fact, they expect the problem to get worse in upcoming years.
Federal funding for adult education, which had already been stagnant for over two decades, has played a major role in the fact that less than 3% of those who need the programs actually received services, ProPublica reported in 2022. Many programs have months long waitlists.
“From 23-24, we saw 415,000 people-plus who could demonstrate additional achievement gains in literacy through outside programming. We saw over 80,000 people get their high school equivalency degree through adult programming,” Roberts said. “There are paths, but the funding level is just really low, and you’re not able to meet up the demand. It’s like a big spigot coming in and you’re kind of a small spigot going out with the people you’re able to serve.”
The programs are in further jeopardy after a recent proposal from the Trump administration called to end all federal funding for adult education programs with a $0 line item in the FY26 proposed budget.
“If kids are coming or graduating from high school with low reading skills and they don’t have access to educational opportunities as an adult to address those low skills,” said Todd Evans, senior director of programs at advocacy and literacy training nonprofit ProLiteracy, “that number will just keep growing and growing and growing.”
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This story was produced by The 74, a non-profit, independent news organization focused on education in America.
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