August 1, 2024 8:12 AM EDT
Since publishing her debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, in 2021, the semi-anonymous best-selling author Ali Hazelwood has become known for her immensely popular STEM romances. (Hazelwood is a pseudonym for an Italian-born, U.S.-based former neuroscience professor who left academia to focus on writing. She keeps details about her identity private.) Her 2023 novel, Love, Theoretically, is a rivals-to-lovers charmer about physicist and adjunct professor Elsie Hannaway, who has been secretly working for an app that lets men hire fake girlfriends for family events. Read More...
New research suggests that low-carb diets may not be the best way to achieve long-term health.
Research presented Tuesday at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Germany found that diets very low in carbohydrates may raise individuals’ risks of premature death over time.
“The message seems to be clear,” wrote study co-author Maciej Banach, president of the Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute, in an email to TIME. “We should avoid diets with extremely low and very low levels of carbohydrates,” specifically those that draw less than 26% of daily calorie intake from carbohydrates. Read More...
If your credit-card information was stolen recently, there’s a decent chance it fell into the hands of Albert Gonzalez. The infamous computer hacker was indicted along with two unnamed co-conspirators in a New Jersey court on Aug. 17 for the alleged theft of some 130 million card numbers. The crime is believed to be the largest retail-store theft in U.S. history. Although little is known about Gonzalez’s personal life, he has a long history of hacking and has been known to operate on both sides of the law. Read More...
