Author: Lucas Moreno

James Hamblin, a physician and professor at the Yale School of Public Health in the United States, conducted a very unusual experiment: he stopped showering. In 2015, he decided to investigate the effects of minimal hygiene on skin health and overall well-being. This experiment is described in his 2020 book, Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less. [Limpo: a nova ciência da pele e a beleza de fazer menos, em tradução livre]. Hamblin, who was 40 at the time, had cut back on his hygiene significantly, washing his hands only with soap. Their goal was…

Things happen that show we've crossed the line too many times in this trust.Hilton Simoes GomezIn Spain’s case, the app is VioGén. Based on answers to 35 questions — with “yes” or “no” alternatives — the app concluded whether the risk of a new domestic assault was high or low. Hamid was sent home and her husband was released the next day, even though the attack involved a piece of wood and was carried out in front of the couple’s four children, aged between 6 and 12.For Hilton, the case highlights the importance of viewing AI systems as tools, not…

42% of those who consider themselves party-free will vote for Kamala. Meanwhile, 37% of the same group prefer Trump, 11% would vote for another candidate and 10% don’t know or have no opinion.Vote change since the last election is low. Of those who voted for Joe Biden in 2020, 4% decided to vote for Trump in this election. Of those who voted Republican in 2020, 5% said they switched to Kamala.an actThe candidates are “essentially tied”; Trump and Kamala have 50% of voting intentions. That figure represents an increase from the last poll, in which Kamala gave 48.7 percent of…

The electoral records held by the parties supporting the Venezuelan government were delivered, on Friday (9), to the Supreme Court of Justice as part of the investigation opened by the country's courts to determine the presidential elections scheduled for July 28. This information was published by President Nicolas Maduro. United Socialist Party of Venezuela [PSUV] The great national pole of Simon Bolivar [coalizão de partidos que dão apoio ao governo Maduro] They have the experience, mechanism, organization, professional capacity and expertise to carry out the electoral processes and they have all the documents that were delivered to…

The move comes amid growing international pressure to release the minutes of the July 28 vote, which the opposition has accused of fraud. Pedro Rances Matei / AFPNicolás Maduro was re-elected with 52% of the vote, compared to 43% for his rival Edmundo González Urrutia.president Venezuela, Nicolas MaduroOn Friday (9), he will appear before the Supreme Court, which has requested the validation of his questionable re-election, amid growing international pressure to publish the transcript of the July 28 vote, which the opposition accuses of fraud. The hearing comes in response to a request made by Maduro last week to the…

“the“The results of this excavation have revealed an unprecedented body of archaeological evidence, which has greatly expanded our knowledge,” the institutions responsible for exploring the wreck, whose exact location has remained a secret since its discovery in 2015, highlighted in a statement. In February, the Colombian government announced the start of extracting parts of the sunken sailing ship at a depth of 950 meters, the bottom of which was filled with gold and precious stones. This first exploration using the robot was conducted between May 23 and June 1, according to the press release. The Navy, Defense, Culture and other…

The organization told the newspaper “Folha de S.Paulo” that the National Electoral Council did not act independently in the Venezuelan presidential elections. The Carter Center confirmed on Thursday, August 8, 2024, the victory of Edmundo González Urrutia (United Democratic Platform, center-right) over President Nicolás Maduro (United Socialist Parties of Venezuela, left). The organization said: Folha de S. Paulo That the National Electoral Council did not act independently during the elections. The Carter Center’s position differs from the official figures released by Venezuela’s electoral authority, which gave Maduro a 51.95 percent win. The organization claims to have used data collected from…

Life is hard for dictators. Suggested by British magazine The Economist Offering Nicolás Maduro political asylum so he can leave power without causing a bloodbath, while it makes sense in theory, may not be easy to implement. The main reason for this is that dictators cannot trust democracies. Suppose that, following the weekly recommendations, Lula’s government grants Maduro asylum. The Venezuelan may do well at first, enjoying a luxurious retirement, but he will have to live in mistrust forever. What happens if the political winds change in Brazil, which is common in democracies? Will the election of a right-wing government…

The project's organizers were surprised by the result. According to the StarTribune, biologist Tom Gable came across the content while reviewing hours of footage captured by the Voyageurs Wolf Project, which studies the species in the area. The clarity of the image, the proximity of the lynx to the camera, and the fact that it was captured during the day are not common, Gable said. In an interview with the StarTribune, the biologist said that most of the time, the footage captures the animals from afar or at night. The animal's beauty and the cat's closeness to the camera impressed…

SAO PAULO, SP (UOL/FOLHAPRESS) – A dog was caught accidentally starting a house fire after chewing on a mobile charger in the United States. Follow our channel on WhatsApp and get live news relevant to your day. The animal is seen lying on a mattress, chewing on equipment. The incident occurred in May, and the video, captured by a home security camera, was released in late July by the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Fire Department. Read also: Brazilian woman dies after falling from building in Vietnam; her boyfriend arrested Minutes later, the charger's lithium battery ignites, explodes and catches fire. The…