Since mindfulness is something, you can practice at home for free, it often sounds like the perfect tonic for stress and mental health issues. Mindfulness is a type of Buddhist-based meditation in which you focus on being aware of what you're sensing, thinking, and feeling in the present moment.
The first recorded evidence for this, found in India, is over 1,500 years old. The Dharmatrāta Meditation Scripture, written by a community of Buddhists, describes various practices and includes reports of symptoms of depression and anxiety that can occur after meditation.
It also details cognitive anomalies associated with episodes of psychosis, dissociation, and depersonalization (when people feel the world is "unreal"). In the past eight years there has been a surge of scientific research in this area. These studies show that adverse effects are not rare.
The delusion of individual control, explained through chaos theoryProfessor and political scientist Brian Klaas dives into the deep waters of chaos theory.
Job growth is slowing, but still bigger than expected. US employers added 139,000 jobs last month, government data released yesterday shows—that’s less than the downwardly revised 147,000 new jobs that were added in April, but more than economists had predicted. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate held steady. Overall, the highly anticipated jobs report reflects employers growing more cautious in the face of the economic uncertainty brought on by the trade war, but so far, there doesn’t seem to be a steep dropoff in the labor market. That could give the Fed reason to stay in wait-and-see mode on interest rates, though President Trump still used the occasion to urge Jerome Powell to cut rates “a full point” on Truth Social.
US and China to talk trade in London next week. Representatives for the world’s two biggest economies plan to meet in England on Monday to discuss trade. There will probably be some awkward stares across a tea set since tensions have run high ever since President Trump announced tariffs in April and China retaliated. Talks last month in Geneva resulted in a preliminary tariff truce, but both sides have accused the other of violating it. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will attend the London talks, which President Trump said “should go very well” after he and his Chinese counterpart spoke on the phone this week.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US to face criminal charges. The Trump administration has brought Abrego Garcia—whose deportation to El Salvador in March became a flashpoint in immigration debates after the government admitted it was wrongful in court—back to the US, where he now faces an indictment accusing him of belonging to a gang and unlawfully transporting illegal aliens for financial gain. Returning him to the US while charging him with federal crimes gives the administration a potential way out of its standoff with the judiciary after the Supreme Court ordered it to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return, something the government claimed it couldn’t do because he was in Salvadorian custody.—AR
Bookkeeping
> $5.95M: The asking price for one of Brooklyn’s oldest homes, believed to be a stop along the Underground Railroad.
> Six in 10: The ratio of Americans who have money in a retirement account.
Browse
> ChatGPT lags behind most popular search engines. (w/chart)
> Are you more personal finance savvy than a high schooler? Take the quiz.
> How popular car models stack up against the test of time.
> The evolution of music copyright law, from 1831 to Taylor Swift.
> Science says these are the prettiest baby names.
> Follow a stone’s journey around the globe.
Listen
> The hunt for lithium, from a lake to the oceans and asteroids.
> The Vatican’s surprisingly robust wine scene.
Watch
> Getting flights to leave on time is a $135M mission.
> … and the future of 7-Eleven lies in a $1B international battle.
> What we can learn about climate resilience from Norse mythology.
Long Read
> A novelist’s dizzying recollection of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
> Inmates in several US jails go years without seeing the sun.
> How similar should you and your romantic partner be, according to psychologists?
Most Clicked This Week: Baby names banned in the US.
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers will reportedly sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers after two seasons with the New York Jets (More) | The 157th Belmont Stakes, the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, set for tomorrow (7 pm ET, Fox) (More)
> The 78th Tony Awards are Sunday (8 pm, CBS) with actress Cynthia Erivo hosting; see preview and predictions for every category (More)
> Olympic and World Cup athletes from 12 affected countries will be exempt from recently announced US travel ban (More)
Science & Technology
> Amazon reportedly testing AI-powered humanoid robots to deliver packages; company is said to be training prototypes in an indoor San Francisco facility (More)
> Researchers discover method to identify HIV concealed within white blood cells; breakthrough may lead to treatments to clear the body of hidden HIV reservoirs (More)
> Probiotic treatment discovered capable of slowing the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease, which has spread off the Florida coast since 2014 (More) | Average May measurements of atmospheric CO2 surpass 430 parts per million for the first time on record (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.5%, Dow -0.3%, Nasdaq -0.8%) (More) | Crypto firm Circle closes up 167% in NYSE debut, raising nearly $1.1B (More) | European Central Bank cuts interest rates to 2%, widening gap with Federal Reserve's key rate, currently between range of 4.25% to 4.5% (More)
> Boeing agrees to pay $1.1B to avoid federal prosecution for the deaths of 346 people related to two separate 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 (More)
> Procter & Gamble to cut 15% of its non-manufacturing workforce, or roughly 7,000 jobs, as part of broader two-year restructuring program (More) | Restaurant chain Hooters abruptly closes over 30 locations (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Suspect in attack on Boulder, Colorado, marchers supportive of Israeli hostages charged with 118 state criminal counts (More) | Israel says it recovered the bodies of two hostages in a special operation (More)
> Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest more than 2,000 people Tuesday and Wednesday, with Tuesday arrests marking a single-day record (More)
> The US and China agree to revive trade talks after call between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
