Science, Time, and Spirit

5 Ways UC San Diego Is Transforming Alzheimer’s Research and Care How UC San Diego Is Pioneering a Systems Approach to Dementia By the time Alzheimer's disease manifests in memory loss and confusion, the brain has already been under siege for years—perhaps decades. That sobering reality is driving researchers at the University of California San Diego to fundamentally reimagine how we detect, treat, and ultimately conquer this devastating condition. The stakes could hardly be higher. Alzheimer's disease and related dementias currently afflict more than 50 million people worldwide, a figure projected to triple by 2050 as populations age. In the United States, the 2025 economic burden reaches $384 billion annually in healthcare and long-term care costs, with projections approaching $1 trillion by mid-century. Yet behind these staggering numbers lies a more profound crisis: the progressive erasure of human identity, the crushing burden on family caregivers, and the strain on heal...

Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand — and What He Actually Meant Video FACT CHECK SUMMARY:   ✓ Adam Smith used "invisible hand" three times (not just once in Wealth of Nations - also in Theory of Moral Sentiments and History of Astronomy)  ✓ The phrase was NOT central to his work  ✓ Modern interpretation as universal market law is a 20th century invention   ✓ Smith was a moral philosopher first , economist second ✓ He warned extensively about merchants conspiring against the public  ✓ MPs holding EIC stock: 20-23% in the 1770s - confirmed!  ✓ East India Company had monopoly privileges and private army   ✓ Tea Act of 1773 and Boston Tea Party details are accurate  ✓ Smith called the mercantile system a " violent attack " The Invisible Hand and the Visible Rebellion: How Adam Smith and America's Founders Fought the Same Enemy In March 1776, as British troops tightened their grip on Boston and General Washington fortified New York against the expe...