Heading—not collisions—cognitively impairs players - Worse cognitive function in soccer players stems mainly from frequent ball heading rather than unintentional head impacts due to collisions, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found. The findings suggest that efforts to reduce long-term brain injuries may be focusing too narrowly on preventing accidental head collisions. The study published online today in the Frontiers in Neurology.

A tale of two handshakes — why France’s Macron works well with Trump and Germany’s Merkel doesn’t

Eagles owner's anti-Trump comments surface as team discusses White House visit

Before President Donald Trump took office, the sports world began to fill with discussions of whether championship-winning teams would want to make the traditional White House visits during his administration. As it turned out, among major sports leagues last year, the Warriors abstained while the Patriots, Cubs and Penguins went, albeit with some absences, but the Eagles present a noteworthy test case.

Sean Hannity's real estate venture linked to fraudulent property dealer

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/apr/24/sean-hannity-real-estate-property-dealer-jeff-brock-fraud-foreclosures?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Google%2B

'New York Times' Reporter Amy Chozick Pulls Back the Curtain on the Clinton Campaign http://ellemag.co/YDCEdvm

Research reveals autism and schizophrenia share common traits - New research at Swinburne has revealed a significant overlap in the traits associated with autism and schizophrenia.

Worth repeating.

Missing link found between brain, immune system -- with major disease implications

Implications profound for neurological diseases from autism to Alzheimer's to multiple sclerosis

https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/missing-link-found-between-brain-immune-system-major-disease-implications-283298

Your next Ubuntu Phone will be the Librem 5!

Introducing Constraint Layout 1.1

Constraint Layout 1.1 stable is out!

Check out this blog post on the new features by @objcode → https://goo.gl/Jw3ARo

Constraint Layout 1.1 was recently released as stable and there’s a lot to love. A complete overhaul of optimization makes most layouts run even faster than before and new features like barriers and groups make real-world designs simple!

Marooned

Imagine looking up at the stars and knowing you can never reach them.

Somali giraffe

This is the mother of the baby I shared last week.

CAMERA: Canon EOS 80D
LENS: Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro

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#photography #photo #WholeWildlifeWeek #wildlifewednesday #wildlifephotography #wildlifephoto #wholewildlifeweek #wildlife #monochromemonday #monochrome #blackandwhite #wildlifeinthecity #zoo # giraffe #artis #amsterdam #babyboy +BTP Monochrome Pro +Animal Pro

Cleared For Takeoff -- Fort Collins, Colorado
"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment."
-- Henry David Thoreau

A dragonfly ( Odonata ) suns himself (or herself) atop a dried plant stem along the edges of a pond in northern Colorado...

after the cherry blossom

#hqspmacro +HQSP Macro
#btpmacropro +BTP Macro Pro

Bolt of lightning over Southport, South Australia

While photographing the wonderful seascapes South Australia has to offer, one evening a storm approached from the horizon. Before I knew it, it was right over top. Standing ankle deep in water with a metal tripod in the middle of a lightning storm has it’s concerns I was lucky enough to capture this bolt right in front of me. And this is with a ultra-wide angle lens as well! I predict it would have been closer than 100m. Needless to say, this was my very last shot for the evening, lol.

*New website up: https://goo.gl/W7bbEp*
Check it out!

And the knives come out...

The FBI Could Be Listening to Donald Trump’s Cell Phone Calls

What's on the menu as the French President visits @realDonaldTrump at the White House? http://on.nbc10.com/SjNgSdr

What you eat can have a negative impact on your memory, cognitive function, and emotional health. Check out some of the worst foods for your brain and heart, which you should stop consuming right now.

https://www.hownutrition.info/5-foods-can-trigger-stroke/

Earth Between Jupiter and Sun - Jupiter's Closest Approach to Earth for 2018 MUST SEE!

On May 9th Jupiter reaches opposition, when it shines brightest and appears largest. The solar system is lined up so that Jupiter, Earth and the sun form a straight line with Earth in the middle.
The King Planet will appear highest overhead at midnight.

Earth-Jupiter close encounters happen every 13 months when the Earth’s orbit laps Jupiter’s orbit in their race around the sun. Astronomers call these events “oppositions of Jupiter” because Jupiter and the Sun are on opposite sides of the sky.

In 2018, Jupiter comes closest to Earth one day after its opposition date, on May 10, coming to within 409 million miles (658 million km) of Earth.
http://earthsky.org/?p=3306

Through binoculars, you should be able to see Jupiter's four Galilean moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Through a telescope, Jupiter's cloud belts and zones are easily visible, and the Great Red Spot can be seen beginning its transit--or crossing-of the disk every 10 hours.

Clips, images credit: ESO, ESA/HUBBLE & NASA

Music credit: YouTube Audio Library

A US appeals court on Monday favoured human over animals in a novel copyright lawsuit filed over a series of entertaining selfies taken by a monkey with a toothy grin.

Tom is trying a new treatment that could help people with #autism to better recognise their emotions.