“I found myself counting the remaining tablets each day.” After getting surgery for a herniated disc, physician Andy Lamb realized just how easy it was to fall into the pit of opioid addiction. He tried rationalizing his Oxycontin use; he thought he wouldn’t become addicted because he had self-discipline, even though he began to look forward to taking it everyday. He realized how wrong he was after reality — in the form of withdrawal — set in. Read full article here
Research
Researcher uses AI to make texts that are thousands of years old readable
The Gilgamesh Epic, the oldest work of world literature, has been brought back to life by LMU researchers in the Electronic Babylonian Literature project. Using their new Fragmentarium tool, they have discovered hundreds of manuscripts, including the most recent tablet of the Gilgamesh Epic which dates from 130 BC – thousands of years after the earliest known version. This shows how highly valued the Epic was, even at a late period. With the public release of the Fragmentarium, anyone can now explore the thousands of cuneiform fragments and explore the ancient Babylonian literature. Read full article here
Merv
March 12, 2023
