Eric Spitznagel

Chicago

Writer at Freelance

Staff Writer at AARP

Author, editor, journalist, shut-in. What deadline shall we procrastinate with social media today?

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Chemical reaction? How this Washington city became the serial-killer capitol of America

1 week ago | nypost.com | Eric Spitznagel

In 1996, Jack Spillman (a k a the Werewolf Butcher) confessed to murdering three people, two of them children and one just 9 years old. His brutality was staggering, not just raping his victims but dismembering them, drinking their blood and removing their sexual organs.
Inside the battle to control the world's supply of rare earths

1 week ago | nypost.com | Eric Spitznagel

Back in 2009, Jim Kennedy, a consultant and entrepreneur of rare earths — a group of 17 metallic elements, including 15 lanthanides, crucial for modern technology — met with a top official at the Pentagon to discuss the future of these precious minerals. “He was almost indifferent to the issue,” Kennedy tells The Post. “His dispassion was staggering. It was one of the most disappointing meetings in my life.”Sixteen years later, that indifference has widely disappeared.
Tim Allen’s Guide to Being a Dad | Members Only

2 weeks ago | aarp.org | Eric Spitznagel

Tim Allen and his youngest daughter, Elizabeth, in 2009. “The best thing about being a dad is that it never really ends — you still want to protect them, teach them, show them that you have something to offer,” he says.
200 Dad Jokes So Bad They're Actually Perfect

2 weeks ago | menshealth.com | Eric Spitznagel

This is a story about one of my favourite dad jokes. My dad passed away ten years ago. He died of an enlarged heart, and when the news spread in our neighbourhood, well-meaning friends and acquaintances would walk up to my brother and me and tell us, “Your dad died as he lived, with a big heart.” It never failed to annoy us. We didn't want to be cheered up with idiotic aphorisms that put a positive spin on his medical condition. So we started telling people that he'd been killed by a colon parasite.
25 Ways to Beat the Heat in the Hot Summer Weather

4 weeks ago | aarp.org | Eric Spitznagel

Older adults are more likely to experience organ damage, a heart attack or stroke, or even die from extreme heat — so do your best to stay cool.
L’IA aura-t-elle remplacé la plupart des médecins en 2050 ?

1 month ago | francais.medscape.com | Eric Spitznagel

En février dernier, Bill Gates, cofondateur de Microsoft et philanthrope milliardaire, est apparu dans The Tonight Show et a partagé quelques prédictions audacieuses sur l’intelligence artificielle (IA). Dans seulement une décennie, a-t-il dit à l’animateur Jimmy Fallon, l’IA sera capable de fournir de « très bons conseils médicaux » et les humains ne seront plus nécessaires « la plupart du temps ».
Underwater horror: Shocking details about the murder of journalist Kim Wall, killed in Danish inventor’s homemade submarine

1 month ago | nypost.com | Eric Spitznagel

Peter Madsen, a self-taught Danish engineer and inventor, had a favorite pickup line he liked to use on women: “You want to see my submarine?”It wasn’t a joke. In 2008, when Madsen was 37 , he constructed the UC3 Nautilus, which at the time was the largest amateur submarine in the world. He built it in his private lab, in a shipyard lab off the coast of Copenhagen, Denmark.
AI vs Physicians in 2050: Happy Future or No Future?

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Eric Spitznagel

4 hours agoSimplify logging and tracking your blood pressure with your Apple Watch and this third-party hardware. In order to fully understand your heart health and reduce your risk of developing heart conditions, your blood pressure vitals is a good place to start. While blood pressure measurement isn't a …
AI vs Physicians in 2050: Happy Future or No Future?

1 month ago | medscape.com | Eric Spitznagel

Last February, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates appeared on The Tonight Show and shared some bold predictions about artificial intelligence (AI). In just a decade, he told host Jimmy Fallon, AI will be capable of “great medical advice” and humans will no longer be needed “for most things.”It’s not the first time we’ve heard claims that AI will soon replace doctors, and it’s usually hard to take seriously.
How Hollywood almost screwed up ‘Die Hard,’ ‘Grease’ and ‘Saturday Night Fever’

1 month ago | nypost.com | Eric Spitznagel

It was 1977, and Barry Diller — just a few years into his tenure as CEO of Paramount Studios ‚ was sitting down for a preview of “Saturday Night Fever” at the Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles when a publicist leaned in to give him a piece of advice. “[John] Travolta’s the problem,” the publicist hissed at him, according to Diller’s new memoir, “Who Knew,” out Tuesday. “He’s a television person. You don’t put a television person in a movie.

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