Lavender oil for hair loss, the evolution of song lyrics, and the importance of exercise.
Aure's newsletter - 15th of September 2023
Hello,
Here's what I have published on the blog:
Here's what I have published on Medium (free to access from this email):
Here's the interesting stuff I have learned:
James Harrison saved 2.5 million babies by donating blood every two weeks for 60 years. His blood had a high concentration of anti-D, a rare antibody.
Saudi Arabia intends to become “the new Europe”. They certainly have the money to back this project, as we have seen when they transferred football stars for close to $1 billion.
Someone fed every book written by René Girard to an AI and you can now ask it questions.
Compared to baby boomers, millennials and Gen Z are twice as likely to have had four or more traumatic experiences before the age of 18. I suspect this partly explains why they don’t want to have kids.
Beauty filters on male pics displayed on dating apps increase attractiveness but decrease trustworthiness.
Jackdaws ditch friends to gain food but stick with family even at the risk of going hungry.
This free tool measures your voice frequency and tells you how attractive it is (for males).
People high in narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy (called Dark Triad) are likelier to consume organic food to virtue signal.
Lavender oil prevents hair loss.
Exercise might be more effective than therapy to solve depression. On average, I believe this is true, but it all comes down to *why* you’re depressed. Playing tennis won’t do anything if you have traumas - but yoga might. Conclusion: it depends on the individual and on the type of exercise.
Having a dog has a positive impact on young couples’ relationships. Likely because….
…interacting with a dog after a stressful task boosts positive emotions and decreases anxiety.
Song lyrics have become increasingly sad and negative since the 1950s.
As we said two weeks ago, people date those who share their values. Opposites don’t attract. The same applies to friendships and this is why “society” doesn’t really exist - it’s an assembly of clusters that have little contact with one another.
40% of dementia cases can be attributed to 12 factors, such as high blood pressure, obesity, physical inactivity, diabetes, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and infrequent social contact.
Here’s a map of the world in 2000 BC.
Take care,
Auré :)