The predominant notion that obesity is caused by a failure to regulate how much one eats may have blinded scientists to its true nature. Despite the evidence suggesting that some individuals are more prone to gaining weight regardless of how much they eat, many scientists refuse to consider the validity of a different obesity paradigm. This other paradigm suggests that obesity is a physiological problem caused by hormones, which causes fat to accumulate even when there’s less food taken in by the body.
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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
