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Crypto Bounties Push Daredevils to Extreme Feats, Including Everest Climb
world20 days ago

Crypto Bounties Push Daredevils to Extreme Feats, Including Everest Climb

A new crypto bounty site, Pump.fun, is incentivizing extreme stunts—like tattooing 'bounty.fun' on foreheads, sticking faces in toilets, quitting jobs on camera, or climbing Mount Everest—for crypto rewards. Since launching June 4, it has paid more than $370,000 with about $200,000 still up for grabs across roughly 270 bounties. Some tasks are benign, others life-threatening; critics compare the platform to a Black Mirror scenario, while Pump.fun says participants take part at their own risk.

via New York Post|
#bounty#cryptocurrency#mount-everest
One Glass at a Time: Reconsidering Alcohol Risk
health29 days ago

One Glass at a Time: Reconsidering Alcohol Risk

The author argues that while alcohol carries real health risks, much of the evidence comes from observational studies with underreporting, which can exaggerate danger. She explains the difference between relative and absolute risk, notes that binge drinking is more harmful than steady moderate use, and argues that headlines claiming no amount of alcohol is safe may overstate the case. Despite recognizing some risk, she intends to continue enjoying wine, emphasizing personal value and informed judgment over alarmist messaging.

via The Bulwark|
#alcohol#cancer#health
No Safe Sip: New Review Links Any Alcohol to Cancer Risk and More
health1 month ago

No Safe Sip: New Review Links Any Alcohol to Cancer Risk and More

A UW-led review of 843 studies (1963–2023) across 20 health outcomes finds no universal safe level of drinking: even less than one daily drink is linked to higher risk for multiple cancers, while high consumption raises risks for all 20 outcomes studied (including liver disease, diabetes, and infections). Some low-to-moderate drinking links to certain cardiometabolic and neurological outcomes appear, but evidence is weak and often reverses at higher intake. Limitations include self-reported alcohol use and study heterogeneity. The researchers urge clearer, population-specific public health guidance and more honest messaging about alcohol risks.

via ScienceAlert|
#alcohol#cancer#health
No Safe Sip: Even Light Drinking Linked to Higher Cancer Risk, Large Review Finds
health1 month ago

No Safe Sip: Even Light Drinking Linked to Higher Cancer Risk, Large Review Finds

A comprehensive IHME/UW review of 843 studies across 20 health outcomes finds that any regular alcohol consumption is linked to an increased risk of cancer, including breast, colorectal, esophageal, liver, and prostate cancers, even at less than one drink per day; there appears to be no safe threshold for cancer, though light drinking has shown complex and inconsistent effects on non-cancer outcomes, complicating messages about potential heart-related benefits.

via Gizmodo|
#alcohol#cancer#health
Cannabis and Tobacco Co-Use Linked to Near-Threefold Psychosis Risk in At-Risk Youth
health1 month ago

Cannabis and Tobacco Co-Use Linked to Near-Threefold Psychosis Risk in At-Risk Youth

A multisite study of over 1,000 individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis finds that using cannabis and tobacco together markedly raises long-term risk of developing a full psychotic disorder—about 2.9 times higher than non-users—compared with single-substance use. The effect is partly biological, as smoking tobacco increases cannabis THC absorption, potentially accelerating brain changes. Short-term symptoms rise with either substance, but the major difference appears over time in conversion risk, especially for heavy cannabis use paired with light tobacco use. Stopping both substances could reduce risk, highlighting the need to address co-use in at-risk populations. For those with established psychosis, ongoing tobacco use is linked to a roughly 20-year decrease in life expectancy due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

via Neuroscience News|
#cannabis#co-use#health
Ballmaxxing: The DIY Trend Raising Alarms About Men's Genital Health
health1 month ago

Ballmaxxing: The DIY Trend Raising Alarms About Men's Genital Health

A Forbes health piece warns that the online ‘Ballmaxxing’ DIY trend—where people use improvised devices to modify the genitals—poses serious health risks, including tissue injury, infection, and nerve damage, potentially affecting long-term sexual function. Medical experts urge against DIY genital modification and advise seeking professional guidance if someone is curious about these practices.

via Forbes|
#body-modification#diy#health
Beyond Smoking: 25 Everyday Habits More Harmful Than Cigarettes
health2 months ago

Beyond Smoking: 25 Everyday Habits More Harmful Than Cigarettes

BuzzFeed surveys readers and compiles 25 common daily behaviors and societal factors—ranging from social‑media addiction, pesticides, and air pollution to ultra‑processed foods, chronic stress, prolonged sitting, texting while driving, gambling, and more—arguing these habits often pose greater health and safety risks than smoking and are frequently treated as normal in everyday life.

via BuzzFeed|
#habits#health#lifestyle
Q1 Bank Earnings Spotlight Modest Private Credit Exposures
business2 months ago

Q1 Bank Earnings Spotlight Modest Private Credit Exposures

Bank earnings materials reveal private credit exposures to nonbank financials. Citi notes corporate private credit warehouse financing of about $22 billion. Overall, private-credit exposure is small relative to total loan books and is focused on investment-grade, upper-middle-market borrowers. Notable risk sectors include business services, software, and healthcare, with BDCs among counterparties showing varying exposure. Banks view private credit as mainly an institutional, long-term opportunity, though sector scrutiny remains and some retail exits are noted.

via Seeking Alpha|
#banks#business#earnings
The High-Risk Quest to Seize Iran’s Hidden Nuclear Stockpile
world3 months ago

The High-Risk Quest to Seize Iran’s Hidden Nuclear Stockpile

CBS News explains that removing or destroying Iran’s highly enriched uranium—likely buried deep at sites like Isfahan and Natanz (and possibly Pickaxe Mountain)—would require a large, highly trained ground operation, intricate logistics, and stealth, facing booby traps, radioactive hazards, and dangerous exfiltration. Lessons from Eagle Claw and Black Hawk Down highlight the perils of speed and surprise in such a mission, making the stockpile either removal or destruction one of the riskiest military endeavors in history.

via CBS News|
#iran#nuclear#risk
Shadow lending tremors risk spilling into Main Street
business3 months ago

Shadow lending tremors risk spilling into Main Street

Investors are pulling money from private credit funds that lend directly to businesses amid fears that the sector’s opacity and macro risks could trigger broader financial disruption; while no major defaults have occurred, analysts warn that if tremors grow, banks exposed to private credit could tighten lending, potentially impacting everyday borrowers and pension funds—closer to a warning shot than a full-blown crisis.

via CNN|
#banks#business#finance
Artemis 2 risk numbers remain elusive as NASA hedges on exact odds
space-exploration4 months ago

Artemis 2 risk numbers remain elusive as NASA hedges on exact odds

NASA says it cannot provide a precise probabilistic risk figure for Artemis 2 due to limited data from the program’s early phase. Officials cite historical estimates and the NASA Office of Inspector General’s figures—roughly a 1-in-30 overall risk for a crewed lunar mission and about 1-in-40 for lunar operations—but caution that small data samples make such numbers uncertain. Artemis 2, slated for April with four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon, represents a high-uncertainty risk scenario as NASA advances the moon program.

via Space|
#artemis-2#lunar-mission#nasa