tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65677392538491762942024-02-19T20:07:24.354+10:00Healthy CuriousityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-1856536055598587422022-11-25T01:32:00.004+10:002022-11-25T01:37:34.650+10:00Have the Baby Boomers Ruined Society?Introduction.The author is a young energetic historian who has entertaining and insightful ideas. His exuberance on occasion leads him astray, he can be too pessimistic, and he should be more cautious in his prophesizing. I should make such a criticism, in my early 20's I came to the conclusion that society would fall off a cliff a few decades after I had died. I might die tonight. It is going toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-61796587438432646072022-03-22T12:19:00.001+10:002022-03-22T12:19:49.428+10:00An Interesting and Counterintuitive video about Cancer I found this an intriguing perspective on cancer. There are many interesting concepts explored in this video. (1) Systemic thinking about cancer | Miscellaneous | Heatlh & Medicine | Khan Academy - YouTubeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-17799939802611302892022-03-22T01:56:00.005+10:002022-03-22T12:20:41.102+10:00New Treatment Possibility for Parkinson's. Scientists uncover new targets for treating Parkinson's disease (medicalxpress.com)Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that people with Parkinson's disease have a clear "genetic signature" of the disease in their memory T cells. The scientists hope that targeting these genes may open the door to new Parkinson's treatments and diagnostics.Yeah not going to work Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-1365806084903357492022-02-03T21:06:00.002+10:002022-02-04T00:00:38.579+10:00Meditation reduces errors? How meditation can help you make fewer mistakesMeditating just once proves to make a differenceThe title of the news item expresses much more confidence in the ability of meditation to reduce error than the actual study ... On Variation in Mindfulness Training: A Multimodal Study of Brief Open Monitoring Meditation on Error Monitoring Most notably, the unexpected nature of our Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-71073835740597652012022-01-16T21:27:00.002+10:002022-01-16T21:36:05.227+10:00Einstein's Learning StyleHow Einstein Learned Physics He was very good at maths at home but at Uni he was average, though scored well in physics classes. The attitude of Einstein displayed in this essay reminds me of a story about another brilliant man who would fall asleep during presentations. His reason being he was only interested in his problems, not other peoples' problems. Einstein demonstrated the most Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-84796170357820642482022-01-11T21:42:00.167+10:002022-01-19T01:46:50.960+10:00Climbing Mount VirtueWhat is racial invisibility, and how do white people benefit from it? | Luke Pearson for IndigenousX | The GuardianThe Guardian publishes virtual signaling articles with monotonous regularity. The editor needs to offer advice to the virtue signaling authors that the subtle and not so subtle demonising of "white people" is discriminatory because white people is a ridiculous category. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-44077144662858303372022-01-11T01:54:00.006+10:002022-01-11T01:54:51.056+10:00We are not statistics. Diets: how scientists discovered that one size doesn’t fit allScientists and doctors have always known this. Their error has been to never sufficiently emphasize that. The consequence being the general public is left with the impression that the dietary advice they receive is based on science when it is based on statistics. That has been big lie of so much dietary advice and I am Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-58018390825188483442022-01-08T12:17:00.002+10:002022-01-11T13:50:06.616+10:00The Gym Grey Recently a new gym opened near my home. I had just starting gym training again at another gym but because this new gym was closer to home and at my preferred shopping centre I decided changing gyms might boost my motivation. Well that was the excuse but the new gym had a special deal going which meant lower subscriptions and no sign up fee which certainly encouraged the change. Another big Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-78735801372577954492021-03-27T20:30:00.038+10:002021-06-29T02:00:15.097+10:00A Face for the Faces We Meet The Neurocognitive Basis of Bias Against People Who Look DifferentSummary: Neuroimaging revealed when people saw an anomalous face, the fusiform gyri and amygdala showed significant neural responses. Activity in a region of the left amygdala, which correlated with less pro-social responses to the anomalous face, appeared to relate to the participant’s belief about justice in the world Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-73723261326649315092021-03-03T20:42:00.003+10:002021-05-13T20:19:39.352+10:00Red Ginseng and Cancer A new effect of red ginseng: suppression of lung cancer metastasisUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-19041226808926945982021-02-25T15:02:00.003+10:002021-05-13T20:22:09.390+10:00Consistent Sleep Patterns to Prevent Depression There Could Be a Dramatic Hidden Impact of Not Having a Regular Bedtime, Study Shows (sciencealert.com)The result doesn't surprise me because much earlier studies made it obvious that maintaining regular sleep patterns is important for health. Our sleep cycle is regulated by our circadian rhythms. That is about much more than sleep because our circadian rhythms have body wide implications Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-51753781420899264962021-02-17T11:48:00.000+10:002021-02-17T11:48:10.485+10:00Interesting speech on the Genetics of Modern Europeans and Indians David Reich, "A Tale of Two Subcontinents: The Parallel Prehistories of Europe and South Asia"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-19562797940417021822021-01-31T22:37:00.003+10:002021-01-31T22:44:37.904+10:00Trickle Up Economics Coalition unlikely to lift unemployment benefits when jobkeeper scrapped in MarchThey will lift it but only marginally so, might not even reach my prediction of $50 per week. Frydenburg argues against an increase because a lift will be an ongoing structural increase in the deficit. Yet for the sake of protecting a coalition seat in South Australia there is the 50-60-70 ??? billion fiasco Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-54894912589507237152021-01-14T11:40:00.001+10:002021-01-14T11:40:48.738+10:00Alan Watts and George Carlin on Modern Society (1) The Sad Reality Of This World - You Have No Choice ft George Carlin - YouTubeThe first speaker is Alan Watts. While I don't entirely agree with Carlin's analysis the trend line is rather clear. He is dead right about education though. While the humanities need much more rigour instead of being captured by various philosophical\political schools of thought the loss of interest in the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-38233180849372726272021-01-02T13:07:00.001+10:002021-01-02T13:07:37.441+10:00Irrational Symbolism in Australia The proposed change to the national anthem from "young and free" to "one and free" is another example of how symbolism dominates proposed solutions to indigenous issues. It is ridiculous to think that removing the word "young" from the song will result in any improvement for indigenous people but obviously Scotty from Marketing thinks it is a great way to kick of 2021. As if that isn'tUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-53199432534062934932021-01-02T02:05:00.003+10:002021-01-02T02:05:37.764+10:002020 be gone! This Epic Space Cloud Is Nicely Summing Up Our Farewell to 2020Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-65237174430231028852021-01-01T13:35:00.001+10:002021-02-14T08:25:58.245+10:00Is Belief in God a Delusion? Is Belief in God a Delusion?The problem with the idea is that delusions in the pathological sense are typically fearful and often involve irrational beliefs. For example believing one has supernatural powers. For a working definition think "Scientologist" and "Tom Cruise". The definition of delusion in the article is:Delusion: A false belief based on incorrect inference about external Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-58563998676007917712020-12-31T16:43:00.011+10:002020-12-31T17:04:56.079+10:00Problematic Psychiatric Diagnosis As both a psychiatrist and a patient, I know how slippery a diagnosis can beAt the outset I must make this perfectly clear. Psychiatric disorders exist, have as yet an undiscovered physical substrate which may have a genetic and environmental components, typically a result of the gene and environmental interaction. Psychiatric drugs have made huge improvements to society and individuals. MyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-72325217236152921182020-12-30T01:46:00.002+10:002020-12-30T11:24:53.172+10:00Evolution is Depressing. New Antidepressants Can Lift Depression and Suicidal Thoughts Fast, but Don’t Expect Magic CuresKetamine is an NMDA antagonist. I've long had concerns about using it for depression treatment because the NMDA receptors play a cardinal role in activating the CREB pathway which in turns is important for synaptic consolidation. So the long term use of ketamine, which will be required Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-57191353589795090022020-07-14T12:14:00.001+10:002020-09-21T13:14:24.283+10:00Motorcycling Macho MillennialsA Youtube channel I occasional watch is Max Wrist. The name says it all. He is a motorcyclist who likes to twist the throttle to the red line. Max Wrist is an excellent rider but he takes some dangerous risks. So it was inevitable that his recent video has been posted. He's lucky though, while his leg is smashed up the other riders involved in the accident have fared much worse, one with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-80726244617073567902020-07-02T09:22:00.001+10:002020-07-02T09:22:14.938+10:00The Removal of Dead NeuronsA remarkable video of how dead neurons are removed from the brain.For The First Time, Scientists Have Captured Video of Brains Clearing Out Dead NeuronsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-44170156047415390012020-06-30T12:26:00.000+10:002020-06-30T12:27:32.328+10:00A Mix of Antioxidants is Best for the Brain. Antioxidant cocktail key to preventing Alzheimer'sNo surprises here and the study linked below provides good details on how to optimise our nutrient and especially antioxidant intake to protect the brain. If it protects the brain it will confer benefits to the whole body. Full Text at link:Role of antioxidants and a nutrient rich diet in Alzheimer's diseaseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-87909376929223653192020-06-29T18:15:00.005+10:002020-06-29T18:18:33.960+10:00TranscendTranscend: The New Science of Self-Actualization By Scott Barry KaufmanSBK was a Facebook friend. I have long left Facebook. SBK was at Pennsylvania University where he lectured in Positive Psychology. He was also the founder of the Imagination Institute. So it is not surprising he is still firmly in the humanistic psychology tradition because Positive Psychology is the logical Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-68926308510812218422020-06-29T16:35:00.004+10:002020-06-29T18:15:47.930+10:00Free Speech is a Double Edged SwordSingleton High School teacher apologises after racist classroom rantThe two disturbing words in this headline are "apologises" and "racist". It's alleged the teacher made comments about Indigenous Australians living in state housing and taking money from the government.In this sentence the word "alleged" is used probably to protect the publisher but it is incongruous with the use of the wordUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567739253849176294.post-57034942202251693442020-06-26T04:49:00.007+10:002020-06-26T05:01:43.020+10:00Exercise and the Endocannabinoid NetworkWaking up at 3.15am and realising trying to get back to sleep is a dream I wake up and decide to see if I can wake up the brain. It woke me up with this strange idea: exercise elevates the endocannabinoid network which is one avenue by which exercise inhibits inflammation. So off to pubmed and the available data supports my intuition but the data is very limited. Only in recent years has there Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0