Desmolysium | 7th September 2025 Wonkish analysis of super-fit individuals who diet down to low levels of body fat presenting with symptoms of poor wellbeing — low blood pressure, fatigue, brain fog, and in the case of women, irregular periods. Our bodies have an “army of regulatory systems that detect caloric flux” and adapt to starvation. “It is incredibly difficult if not impossible to outsmart these systems over long periods of time” (6,400 words) Nomido is the Browser's daily word game. Play today's before it's gone! Ethan Siegel | Big Think | 9th September 2025 The Holy Grail of physics is to have one equation that would describe the whole universe. But every attempt at a Theory of Everything so far has conflicted with what’s already known about the Universe. With “loose, superficial analogies, “mathematical hand-waving” and no connection to observable reality, they are like “a puzzle where a wild child painted all the pieces independently of one another” (3,700 words) Want more? The full Browser recommends five outstanding articles, a video and a podcast daily, for less than $1 a week. Caroline Crampton, Editor-In-Chief; Robert Cottrell, Founding Editor; Kaamya Sharma, Editor; Sylvia Bishop, Assistant Publisher; Jodi Ettenberg, Associate Editor; Uri Bram, CEO & Publisher; Al Breach, Founding Director Editorial comments and letters to the editor: editor@thebrowser.com | Technical issues and support requests: support@thebrowser.com | Or write at any time to the publisher: uri@thebrowser.com Proudly published with Ghost, the fiercely independent website and newsletter platform
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