Employers use software to take screenshots of workers’ computers
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Article,
WSJ
You’re Working From Home, but Your Company Is Still Watching You
With millions working at home, more companies want to know how employees are spending their time.
The pandemic is giving people vivid, unusual dreams
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For those experiencing coronavirus nightmares, there is growing evidence that so-called “dream mastery techniques” can alleviate their suffering.
When Barrett works with patients on “noscripting” their own dreams, she often asks how they want the nightmare to be different. After a patient figures out their dream’s new direction, they can write it down and rehearse it before bed. These noscripts range from more mundane solutions, like fighting off attackers, to more “dreamlike” scenarios, such as shrinking the attacker down to the size of an ant.
For those seeking to wrest some control over bad dreams, focusing on the “bizarre” may help, says Ruby, the researcher from Lyon. “Changing the context—the laws of physics and so on—may change the perspective [and] propose another angle, a shift in the understanding which may help to change or play down emotion.”
Article,
For those experiencing coronavirus nightmares, there is growing evidence that so-called “dream mastery techniques” can alleviate their suffering.
When Barrett works with patients on “noscripting” their own dreams, she often asks how they want the nightmare to be different. After a patient figures out their dream’s new direction, they can write it down and rehearse it before bed. These noscripts range from more mundane solutions, like fighting off attackers, to more “dreamlike” scenarios, such as shrinking the attacker down to the size of an ant.
For those seeking to wrest some control over bad dreams, focusing on the “bizarre” may help, says Ruby, the researcher from Lyon. “Changing the context—the laws of physics and so on—may change the perspective [and] propose another angle, a shift in the understanding which may help to change or play down emotion.”
Science
The pandemic is giving people vivid, unusual dreams. Here’s why.
Researchers explain why withdrawal from our usual environments—due to social distancing—has left dreamers with a dearth of “inspiration.”
Airline passengers undergo Covid-19 blood tests before boarding
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CNN
Traveling to Dubai during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
If you’re planning a trip to Dubai, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic.
Swedish expert: why lockdowns are the wrong policy
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UnHerd
Swedish expert: why lockdowns are the wrong policy
That was one of the more extraordinary interviews we have done here at UnHerd. [...]Read More...
Psilocybin Produced in Yeast
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phys.org
Psychedelic compound from magic mushrooms produced in yeast
Psilocybin mushrooms have been found to have minimal harmful effects and could potentially benefit those with depression. But they remain illegal even though they offer a groundbreaking alternative to ...
Swiss Cat Ladders: Documenting and Deconstructing Feline-Friendly Infrastructure
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99% Invisible
Swiss Cat Ladders: Documenting & Deconstructing Feline-Friendly Infrastructure
Cat ladders, shelves and other feline-oriented designs are commonplace features inside domestic spaces, but in places like Bern, Switzerland, they reach out into the public sphere as well, merging with architecture to create community-driven cat infrastructure.…
30% of random sample test positive for Covid antibodies in Massachusetts
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Article,
The Boston Globe
Nearly a third of 200 blood samples taken in Chelsea show exposure to coronavirus
A Mass. General researcher says the results point to a "raging epidemic," but may also indicate the city is further along the disease curve than some other municipalities.
Buildings have their own microbiomes
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Article,
The Conversation
Buildings have their own microbiomes – we're striving to make them healthy places
We spend 90% of our lives indoors, and every building has its own indoor microbiome. Can we learn to manage them in ways that support helpful microbes and suppress harmful ones?
50k-year-old three-ply cord fragment found at Neanderthal site
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Article,
BBC News
50,000-year-old string found at France Neanderthal site
A three-ply cord fragment made from bark was spotted on a stone tool recovered at a cave in France.
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Prana and pranayama
By the Bihar School of yoga
( one of the most reputable
Yoga Universities of India )
@IntegralLife
By the Bihar School of yoga
( one of the most reputable
Yoga Universities of India )
@IntegralLife
Sweden Says Controversial Covid-19 Strategy Is Proving Effective
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Bloomberg.com
Sweden Says Controversial Virus Strategy Proving Effective
CDC reviewing ‘stunning’ universal testing results from Boston homeless shelter
Of the 397 people tested, 146 people tested positive. Not a single one had any symptoms.
“It was like a double knockout punch. The number of positives was shocking, but the fact that 100 percent of the positives had no symptoms was equally shocking,”
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Of the 397 people tested, 146 people tested positive. Not a single one had any symptoms.
“It was like a double knockout punch. The number of positives was shocking, but the fact that 100 percent of the positives had no symptoms was equally shocking,”
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Boston 25 News
CDC reviewing ‘stunning’ universal testing results from Boston homeless shelter
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now “actively looking into” results from universal COVID-19 testing at Pine Street Inn homeless shelter.