Today we discuss the benefits of taking breaks during work, how milk led to death, and a new configuration of lights that might lead to a massive decrease in the amount of motorcycle accidents that happen at night.

Healthy Breaks

“Microbreaks may help to prevent workplace burnout” by Neil McKim
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/microbreaks-may-help-to-prevent-workplace-burnout/
“Microbreaks can increase your well-being, but only if you do these types of activities, experts say” by Megan Marples
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/health/microbreaks-benefits-report-wellness/index.html

Diarrhea Gene

“Famine and disease may have driven ancient Europeans’ lactose tolerance” by Bruce Bower
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lactose-tolerance-milk-famine-disease-ancient-europe
“Famine and disease drove the evolution of lactose tolerance in Europe” by University of Bristol
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220727110700.htm

Motorcycle Light

“New motorcycle lighting design could save lives” by Rice University
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/968338#.Y090EEpxNdQ.reddit
“Effect of motorcycle lighting configurations on drivers’ perceptions of closing during nighttime driving” by Bradley W. Weaver et al.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369847822001942

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