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'Is AI Making Us Dumber?' The Cognitive-Debt Research Every Developer Should Read
An MIT study found heavy AI users showed the weakest brain connectivity and struggled to think unaided. Here's how developers avoid the cognitive-debt trap.
Five 1-Minute Bursts a Day Cut Death Risk Up to 47%, New Study of Non-Exercisers Finds
A University of Sydney study found 5–6 sub-minute bursts of hard effort a day cut all-cause mortality risk 42–47% in people who never work out. The dev angle.
The Strength-Training Sweet Spot Is 90 Minutes a Week — and More Doesn't Help, Harvard's 30-Year Data Shows
A 147,374-person study found 90–119 minutes of weekly strength training cut neurological death risk 27% — with no extra benefit above two hours.
Neurologists Are Now Naming Ultra-Processed Food a Top Modifiable Driver of Cognitive Decline — and It Starts in the Gut
Converging 2026 studies tie ultra-processed foods to faster cognitive decline. One found the highest consumers had 58% higher dementia risk.
Procrastination Isn't a Time-Management Problem, Says the Psychologist Who Studied It for 40 Years
After 40 years of research, Joseph Ferrari says procrastination is emotion regulation, not scheduling, and 'working best under pressure' is a myth.
'Super Movers' Keep Half the Brain-Decline Risk in Their 80s — and the Habit Starts Decades Earlier
A Neurology study found older adults who stay fast on their feet have half the risk of cognitive decline, even with Alzheimer's-related brain changes.
The 10,000-Step Goal Was a 1960s Marketing Slogan — New Research Says 4,000 Is Plenty
The 10,000-steps target came from a Japanese pedometer brand, not science. Recent studies find real health gains kick in around 4,000 steps a day.
A 5-Minute Walk Every Hour Cancels Out a Day of Sitting, New Study Finds
A British Journal of Sports Medicine study of 19,000+ adults found hourly 5-minute walks offset the harms of sitting, and lifted mood without hurting output.
15 Companies Tried a 4-Day Week and Rated It 8.5/10 — What It Means for Burned-Out Devs
A Deakin University study found 14 of 15 firms kept the 4-day week, none lost productivity, and burnout was the top reason they tried it. Here's the dev angle.
Your Attention Span Isn't Broken — It's Untrained. The Science of Rebuilding Focus
A college class couldn't finish a 20-page reading. Research on 'cognitive endurance' shows focus is a trainable capacity. Here's how developers rebuild it.
AI Writes 3x More Code — But Ships Only 30% More. The Hidden Cost Is Developer Burnout
A new CEPR study shows AI tools triple code output but barely move shipping. The bottleneck — and the burnout — has moved to the human. Here's how to manage it.
Remote Work Feels Great. The Data Says It's Making Us Lonely. What Devs Can Do
New studies link remote work to loneliness and worse mental health. Here's how solo developers can protect themselves without going back to the office.
20 Extra Minutes of Screen Time Before Bed Wrecks the Whole Night, New Research Finds
New research ties pre-bed screen use to worse sleep and overnight phone activity. For developers, here's how to build a screen curfew that sticks.