Author: Dr. David Lowemann

Fatty muscles raise the risk of serious heart disease regardless of overall body weight

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to new research. This ‘intermuscular’ fat is highly prized in beef steaks for cooking. However, little is known about this type of […]

Published on January 19, 2025

Florida City Ends Water Fluoridation

In the early morning hours of Wednesday at Melbourne, Florida’s city hall, the city council voted 6-to-1 to end water fluoridation, The Washington Post reported. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in […]

Published on January 19, 2025

Insights into how populations conform or go against the crowd

Cultural traits — the information, beliefs, behaviors, customs, and practices that shape the character of a population — are influenced by conformity, the tendency to align with others, or anti-conformity, the choice to deliberately diverge. A new way to model this dynamic interplay could ultimately help explain societal phenomena like political polarization, cultural trends, and […]

Published on January 19, 2025