Researchers from Stanford University in California have found that extensive exposure to video games, such as Pokémon, during childhood activates certain regions of the brain. A recent study used Pokémon to inform neuroscience. Pokémon is a media franchise that dates back to 1995. It involves fictional creatures called “Pokémon.” Players have to catch and train…
The cellphones known as 5G, or fifth generation, represent the vanguard of a wireless era rich in interconnected cars, factories and cities. Whichever nation dominates the new technology will gain a competitive edge for much of this century, according to many analysts. But a television network a few blocks from the White House has been…
You’ve probably heard of lichens, complex organisms consisting of a fungus and an alga (and sometimes a bacterium) that break down rocks to create soil. Though lichens vary widely in color and form, most often seen are the white crusty varieties that colonize the surface of trees, rocks and barren soil. This type has lent…
Previous research has suggested that urbanization is a primary factor in the rise in obesity around the world. However, a new large-scale study contradicts this, indicating that the increase in obesity rates is more significant among people in rural areas. A study looking at global weight gain trends across the globe found that urban areas…
Audra Latrice Boltion and Michael Vincent Ortiz were married May 11 at St. Frances Cabrini Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn. The Rev. Guy Sbordone performed the ceremony. Ms. Boltion, 46, is the president of the Boltion Group Public Relations, which specializes in entertainment, brand management and book publishing; it is based in Brooklyn. She graduated…
Maria Elena Malvar and Benjamin Kramer-Eisenbud were married May 11 at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. Mark Cohen, a supervising judge in the court of claims in Suffolk County, N.Y., officiated. Ms. Malvar, 31, is the principal court attorney for Judge Gia L. Morris of the Queens Criminal Court. She graduated cum laude from…
Dr. Theresa Wen Wen Guo and Joon Suh were married May 11 at the Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade, a hotel in Cleveland. The Rev. Che Kim, a Presbyterian minister, officiated. Dr. Guo, 33, is completing her otolaryngology residency training at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. In July, she is to continue her training…
Stella Mushabac Klemperer and Shuman Kumar Chakrabarty were married May 11 at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Krishna Varanasi, a Hindu priest, officiated. Immediately following, Jane Mushabac, an aunt of the bride, led the couple in an exchange of their vows and rings. The couple met at Cornell, from which they each received M.B.A. degrees. Ms. Klemperer,…
Marie Celeste Rehg and Kenneth Edward Notter III were married May 11. Chandler S. Howell, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated at Brookside Golf and Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. The bride and groom met at Harvard, from which each received a law degree. Mrs. Notter,…
Alexandra Jordan Schultz and Dr. Joshua Daniel Leibner were married May 11 at Congregation B’nai Israel in Boca Raton, Fla. Cantor Carrie Brawer Barry officiated. Ms. Schultz, 32, is an associate in the West Palm Beach, Fla., office of Cozen O’Connor, a Philadelphia law firm. She graduated magna cum laude from George Washington University and…