There’s no magic pill for weight loss, except this one, maybe. Gelesis, a Boston biotech company, announced today that it had received clearance from the FDA to market what could account to a magic bullet solution to the growing obesity epidemic in America. The pill-based solution, called Plenity, is a proprietary blend of cellulose and citric acid that, when swallowed, helps people feel full faster. Taken with a meal, Plenity reportedly expands in the stomach and small intestine, leaving less room for Twinkies and french fries (or other foods, presumably). If it works as described, Plenity would leave people feeling…
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Various commenters on Twitter are using the burning of the beautiful, historic Notre Dame cathedral to further a number of absurd conspiracy theories, ranging from an Anti-Christian arsonist to… actually, that’s the worst of them so far. Conspiracy theories and wild speculation about breaking news are common enough on Twitter, but this one is a cut too deep. In case you haven’t yet heard, a fire in Notre Dame de Paris has destroyed a large portion of the church today. While firefighters were able to save the towers, at last report the majority of the building is gone. Currently workers are…
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