Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Is This the End of the Endless Frontier?
Vannevar Bush, director of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development. —Hulton-Deutsch Collection—Corbis/Getty Images The last 80 years of American science have been defined by one letter, penned by the president of the United States. In November 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote to Vannevar Bush, director of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research…
Read MoreBenny Blanco’s Fear of Flying Has Him Taking a Ship to London for Selena Gomez’s Birthday
Benny Blanco’s Fear of Flying Has Him Taking a Ship to London for Selena Gomez’s Birthday Benny Blanco would run through the jungle, run with the wolves, to get to Selena Gomez. But a plane? That’s a bridge too far. Indeed, Blanco has a fear of flying, but he didn’t let that stop him from…
Read MoreAllow Sheinelle Jones’ Powerful Message About Body Image to Inspire You
“The way I want her to live is how I’m trying to live, right?” Sheinelle shared. “So I don’t want to look in the mirror and disparage the body that’s kept me healthy.” And both Sheinelle and Jenna feel inspired by actress Tracee Ellis Ross, who has spoken about being a “chooser” in her love…
Read MoreBirkenstock Made Ballet Clogs (And They’re Already Selling Out)
Birkenstock is the latest brand to hop on the ballet shoe wagon, and its new styles are already selling out! The comfy clog brand has partned with Repetto, a brand known for its luxury ballet flats and mary janes on a collection of shoes that feel like an effortless transition from spring’s ballet sneakers. The…
Read MoreFrom A.I. IPOs to Lasting Wealth: Preparing for the Next Liquidity Wave
As companies stay private longer and valuations climb higher, pre-liquidity planning has become just as important as the liquidity event itself. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images The IPO market is open again, and the next wave of liquidity is expected to be unlike anything we have seen in recent years. SpaceX just completed the largest…
Read MoreKris Jenner’s Mom Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon Dead at 91
Born Mary Jo Campbell on July 26, 1934, the Arkansas native had already gone through a divorce with her high school sweetheart before marrying Kris’ dad Robert True “Bob” Houghton in 1954. As she once candidly put it of her first marriage, “I just thought, ‘You know what? This isn’t really that much fun,’ so…
Read MoreFrance Moves to Allow Assisted Dying. What Other Countries Have Legalized It?
Here are the countries where euthanasia, assisted suicide, or both are currently legal. United States Though assisted dying is still not permitted in most of the U.S., thirteen states and Washington, D.C., have legalized it in recent years. Oregon was the first state to allow the practice with its landmark Death With Dignity Act, which…
Read MoreScientists Discover a Planet With the Most Earth-like Conditions Yet
The search for exoplanets—or worlds orbiting other stars—is astronomy’s great Easter egg hunt. It was in 1992 that professional stargazers discovered the first known exoplanet, a distant body orbiting a pulsar 2,300 light years from Earth. Since then, astronomers using both space-based and Earth-based telescopes have found more than 6,200 exoplanets scattered across the skies,…
Read MoreBrazil Condemns U.S. Decision to Impose 25% Tariffs, Vows to Retaliate
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Lula and his government of failing to negotiate in good faith after months of meetings. “Lula has put his own ego ahead of making a deal for the welfare of the Brazilian people, and these tariffs are the price for that,” he argued. The tariffs against imports from…
Read MoreToday Show Intruder Arrested After Allegedly Lunging at Craig Melvin
An intruder is in custody after attempting to access the Today studios. The New York Police Department arrested a “disorderly person” inside 30 Rockefeller Center, where the morning show is taped, just after 9 a.m. on July 16, a spokesperson for the department confirmed to E! News. “Officers responded and placed an unidentified individual into…
Read MoreHow to Pool-Proof Your Hair, Skin & Makeup
We all know we should be wearing SPF, but don’t forget to throw in an SPF-infused lip balm and scalp spray in your tote bag, either. Chlorine can severely damage hair, even if you don’t dye it, so incorporating a detangler and leave-in treatment right after swimming can spare you from split-ends and breakage. And…
Read MoreThe Emerging Link Between Microplastics and Heart Disease
“It’s very important work,” says Dr. Rocco Montone, an interventional cardiologist at Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli in Rome who was not involved in the study. “We have improved the management of coronary artery disease, reducing traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as dyslipidemia, diabetes, hypertension. But heart attacks still occur, because there is something else. There is…
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