Thomas Wells feels that society should do away with human waiters in lieu of QR codes that allow customers to order remotely. Although there are benefits to waiters, such as human interaction, he thinks those are far outweighed by their inconveniences. While dining out, we want to focus on our company and our meals, and flagging down a server disrupts your experience because you have to get their attention. Read full article here
Oddities
The Curious Case of the Ancient Brain
In 2008, archaeologists examining the University of York discovered something strange: the decapitated head of an Iron Age man and his very shrivelled but very much intact brain. How a centuries-old brain was preserved is still unknown, but research suggests that it could have been because of brain diseases like dementia. The Yorkshire man’s brain’s proteins were bunched up together, much like how dementia causes brain proteins to bunch up into plaques. This bunching up, or aggregation, could continue even after death, turning regions of the brain into hard masses. Read full article here
Merv
September 30, 2022
