"Breaking Bad" actor and disability advocate RJ Mitte has reportedly died by suicide at age 34, although authorities are still investigating his death. Separately, research has identified higher rates of depression and anxiety among people with cerebral palsy. Source: ‘Breaking Bad’ Actor, Disability Rights Advocate RJ Mitte Dies at 34 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ_Mitte
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Worcester bets big on biotech as urban population spikes
Housing, lab space remain barriers to expand growing industry. Source: Opinion | Worcester bets big on biotech as urban population spikes
The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later
From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on health Source: The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later | Sugar | The Guardian
New artificial turf field at Massachusetts high school has neighbors concerned about water contamination
A new artificial turf field at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School isn't open yet, but it's sparking a debate. Source: New artificial turf field at Massachusetts high school has neighbors concerned about water contamination - CBS Boston
Time to Consider Becoming a Bricklayer
College degrees hold less value, while jobs in the trades are booming. Source: The College Decision Just Got Harder - The Atlantic
The Rise of Mobile Off-Grid Living
Portable power, satellite connectivity, and water systems are changing what it means to live and work beyond conventional infrastructure. Source: The Rise of Mobile Off-Grid Living - Innovation & Tech Today
I Don’t Want to Move to a Retirement Home, so I Built a Tiny Home for a Caretaker
Kathie Schwartz and her husband don't want to live in a retirement community. Instead, they built a tiny home in their yard for a future live-in caretaker. Source: I Don't Want to Move to a Retirement Home, so I Built a Tiny Home for a Caretaker - Business Insider
Biotech is one area where the US can afford to let China flourish
Drugmakers are picking through the Chinese biotech sector to find treatments and technologies to bring to overseas markets Source: Biotech is one area where the US can afford to let China flourish
Anthropic says its biology lab has already found something big
But maybe the biggest reveal is that Anthropic has not let Claude run loose in its biology lab. Humans are still, so far, in the loop. Source: Anthropic says its biology lab has already found something big | TechCrunch
The little-understood roots of our health care catastrophe
We need to understand where it went wrong if we’re going to fix it. Source: Opinion | The little-understood roots of our health care catastrophe
Humble exoskeletons work better than combat supersuits
Wearable machines that assist just one part of the body are proving surprisingly useful Source: Humble exoskeletons work better than combat supersuits
The Comfort of Crows
Here the New York Times columnist and author of Late Migrations and Graceland Margaret Renkl brings alive in 52 chapters her love for the animals and plants in her yard and nearby parks in Tennessee. Source: Book review: Margaret Renkl's 'The Comfort of Crows' : NPR
Wendell Berry’s life on Earth
Throughout his long career, the writer and farmer found joy in a world without end. Source: Wendell Berry's life on Earth | Grist
Oracle new data platform shows value of ontology / semantic expertise, and Anthropology to survive in age of AI
Plus, AI’s economic future: Study philosophy, survive the robots Source: Why Oracle’s New Data Platform Matters | The Morning Download for Sept. 11 - WSJ
Want to Avoid Being Replaced By AI? Study Fields including Anthropology say WSJ Report
It takes more than a computer science degree to land a job after graduating from college. Source: Want to Avoid Being Replaced By AI? Study These 3 Fields
How To Get Paid Up To $200/Hr Training AI Without Any Tech Skills
Outlier, Mercor, and others are paying as much as $200 an hour for AI trainers. Learn what the role is, how to get started, and how much you can earn in 2026. Source: How To Get Paid Up To $200/Hr Training AI Without Any Tech Skills
Lifelong Deafness Could Rewire a Person’s Peripheral Vision
Our senses are shaped by how we use them. Source: Lifelong Deafness Could Rewire a Person's Peripheral Vision : ScienceAlert
UMass Amherst Launches Historic, Transformational $120 Million Future of Food Initiative
Supported by private and public investment, the initiative will establish new research facilities, champion world-class faculty and accelerate interdisciplinary solutions to challenges facing the global food system. Source: UMass Amherst Launches Historic, Transformational $120 Million Future of Food Initiative : UMass Amherst
China Just Let AI Run an Eye Clinic. Here’s What Happened.
Work to do. Source: China Just Let AI Run an Eye Clinic. Here's What Happened. : ScienceAlert
Consumers Profit Off Solar, Batteries Selling Excess Energy Back to Grid
More homeowners are taking advantage of volatile prices to buy power when rates are low, store it and sell excess energy back to their utility. Source: Consumers Profit Off Solar, Batteries Selling Excess Energy Back to Grid - Bloomberg
The mystery of Moderna’s magic algorithm
Experts are optimistic that the use of algorithms could be the future of cancer vaccine development. Source: The mystery of Moderna’s magic algorithm
The Search for New Cures Is Broken
It is too hard for medical researchers to start clinical trials. Source: Opinion | The Search for New Cures Is Broken - The New York Times
Anthropic wants Claude to run life sciences R&D. Now it is wiring AI agents into the lab.
Anthropic’s MHS research preview gives Claude and other AI agents a common interface for microscopes, liquid handlers and laboratory robots. Source: Anthropic wants Claude to run life sciences R&D. Now it is wiring AI agents into the lab.

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