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People with Tourette syndrome

People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics. This exhausting process is key to treatment.

By Dr. Michael Okun for The Conversation Imagine trying not to blink, resisting the urge to sneeze or refusing to scratch an intense itch. For a short time, you can probably succeed, but the effort becomes increasingly untenable until the urge eventually wins. People with Tourette syndrome describe tic suppression in a similar manner. Tourette

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The hidden mining cost of meat and seafood

The hidden mining cost of meat and seafood

By Emily Payne for Sentient The crops we feed farm animals like soy and corn are a big part of the meat industry’s massive environmental footprint. Producing these crops accounts for more than two-thirds of agricultural land use, fertilizer-driven pollution and a large share of related greenhouse gas emissions. But another, often-overlooked part of animal

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How to host Thanksgiving on a budget

How to host Thanksgiving on a budget

By Mallika Mitra for Current Hosting Thanksgiving can mean seeing loved ones you’ve missed, eating all your favorite desserts and even making new friends, depending on who your guests bring. But hosting can also mean a massive grocery bill, and that is especially true right now. Grocery prices have soared in recent years, putting strain

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Thermostats

Thermostats, security cameras and pet feeders: Survey finds 7 in 10 Americans now own up to 10 smart devices

By Rob Knight for Vivint Seven in 10 Americans now own up to 10 smart devices, including thermostats, security cameras and pet feeders. Almost 6 in 10 (59%) think their house is ‘smart,’ according to an Aug. 11-19 survey of 5,000 U.S. homeowners conducted through OnePoll.com and commissioned by Vivint as part of its annual How We Home report.

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The dashboard nobody opens: How AI assistants are moving sales analytics to the moment of decision

The dashboard nobody opens: How AI assistants are moving sales analytics to the moment of decision

By Caroline Hroncich for Apollo Sales analytics hasn’t delivered the competitive advantage it promised. Most sales analytics data is contained on dashboards with historical data, which show how a team performed over time. Those dashboards don’t say much about what buyers are thinking or doing. Before AI assistants could pull live sales data, checking a

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Flat budgets

Flat budgets, bigger targets: 7 ways businesses are finding money they already have

By Assyl Yespanova for Higgsfield AI According to recent research, marketing budgets in the U.S., UK and across Europe have remained essentially unchanged. Gartner’s CMO survey reports that in 2026 marketing budgets are at 7.8% of revenue, up from 7.7% in 2025. “CMOs are being asked to deliver growth, efficiency and transformation without meaningful budget expansion,”

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Coldest Novembers in Missouri since 1895

Coldest Novembers in Missouri since 1895

By Stacker encierro // Shutterstock   Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Novembers in Missouri since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we’ve included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and

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