Consequence

February 19, 20244min readPeople struggling with addiction cite untreated withdrawal, pain, discrimination and stringent policies as reasons for leaving hospitals against medical advice. We need to take their complaints seriouslyBy Zoe Adams At 3 A.M., a high-pitched beep rang on my pager from a patient’s nurse. The page read: “Please come to bedside ASAP. Patient agitated and threatening to leave AMA. Security on their way.”Like many medical trainees, I have received countless pages like this one. Fred (not his real…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Everyone knows that 2 + 2 = 4, but why do we have arithmetic in the first place, and why is it true? Researchers at the University of Canterbury have recently answered these questions by "reverse engineering" arithmetic from a psychological perspective. To do this, they considered all possible ways that quantities could be combined, and proved (for the first time in mathematical terms) that…

To track the changes in ocean color, scientists analyzed measurements of ocean color taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite, which has been monitoring ocean color for 21 years. Credit: NASA and Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. The ocean's color has changed significantly over the last 20…

The original Citizen Sleeper came out at the perfect time for me. The 2022 role-playing video game was released just as my role as the "forever GM" among my friend group was solidifying, leaving me eager for tabletop-inspired gaming experiences where I could be a player. Utilizing an action economy based around rolling dice to deliver an agency-rich roleplaying experience, Citizen Sleeper scratched that itch I was looking for. A year later, developer Jump Over The Age has announced that Citizen Sleeper 2:…

A study conducted by The Ohio State University suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected college students’ decision-making capabilities. Stress caused by the global event was found to have potentially overwhelmed students’ cognitive resources, leading to less consistent decision-making and difficulty in evaluating information effectively, with students more likely to fluctuate between intuitive and analytical thinking based on the framing of the scenario.The consistency of decision-making declined when…

A study by the University of Southampton and Oxford, analyzing over 200,000 working-age adults, has found that individuals in the most socioeconomically deprived areas are 46% more likely to suffer from long COVID than those in the least deprived regions.A recent study conducted by the Universities of Southampton and Oxford reveals a strong correlation between the incidence of long COVID and the level of area-specific deprivation. It found that individuals from the most deprived regions are 46 percent more likely to…

A study by Tokyo Medical and Dental University reveals that offspring exposed to high-fat diets during gestation and early life exhibit a preference for salty tastes, possibly due to increased AT1 protein and gene expression in taste buds, potentially affecting obesity and diet-related health issues.It’s common knowledge that maintaining a healthy diet is important, particularly during pregnancy. Consuming a high-fat diet can have severe impacts on metabolism, increasing the risk of obesity, diabetes, liver disease, and…

Elon Musk’s Fear of AI Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and CEO behind companies like Tesla and SpaceX, has expressed his concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI). In fact, he has gone as far as to say that he is afraid of AI. His fear stems from the possibility that AI could become so advanced that it would surpass human capabilities and could ultimately pose a threat to humanity. Musk has warned that reckless development of AI could lead to devastating consequences. Speaking at an…

Consequence is back with “Blood Stain 2”—the much-anticipated sequel to his 2022 track produced by Kanye West.This time around, the Queens-born rapper enlisted Rick Ross and Amerie for the assist. While Rozay provided the second verse, the “1 Thing” singer handled the intro. The record also marks the latter’s first official record release since 2019.“Blood Stain 2” and its predecessor are expected to land on Consequence’s long-awaited third album Nice Doing Business With You. He spoke about the project during an AllHipHop…

Consequence has released a new song, “Disappointed,” in which he continues to stand by Kanye West despite his recent string of anti-Semitic hate speech.Speaking on the genesis of the track, Consequence detailed what he described as his reasoning for continuing to stand by Ye.“My outlook is this...It’s easy to be self-serving and ask someone for HELP who’s in a position of to change your life’s trajectory,” he said in a statement shared alongside the song. “But what happens when the tables turn and that person needs…