Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Can we craft a theory in which space and time aren’t assumed to exist?

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Can we craft a theory in which space and time  aren’t  assumed to exist? In some versions of quantum gravity, time itself condenses into ...

Coronavirus is causing a mental health crisis. Here’s how to fight it.

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Coronavirus is causing a mental health crisis. Here’s how to fight it. Covid-19 patients and those caring for them could be especially at...

"The metaphors of neuroscience – computers, coding, wiring diagrams and so on – are inevitably partial. That is the nature of metaphors..."

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Why your brain is not a computer "The metaphors of neuroscience – computers, coding, wiring diagrams and so on – are inevitably pa...
Sunday, March 8, 2020

"Technology alters the human condition; it also gives it expression."

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The Ancients’ Tech Anxiety  On the shallowness of reading mythology as sci-fi Charles T. Rubin "With respect to inventivene...

How #coronavirus is upending corporate America

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How coronavirus is upending corporate America "The $10 billion biotech Moderna developed a potential coronavirus vaccine in reco...
Saturday, March 7, 2020

Increased expression of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is associated with depression and depressive phenotype in C57Bl/6J mice

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Exp Brain Res.  2019 Dec;237(12):3419-3430. doi: 10.1007/s00221-019-05682-0. Epub 2019 Nov 16. Increased expression of plasminogen activa...

'Your Bills Don’t Get Sick': Workers Say #Coronavirus Prevention Isn’t Easy

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'Your Bills Don’t Get Sick': Workers Say Coronavirus Prevention Isn’t Easy " Uber , Lyft, Doordash and other delivery co...

Coronavirus cases keep rising in Los Angeles, across California: Here is what you need to know

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Coronavirus cases keep rising in Los Angeles, across California: Here is what you need to know California is emerging as an epicenter for...

The morality of evolution and a return to subjectivity

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Am J Psychoanal.  2020 Feb 17. doi: 10.1057/s11231-020-09231-5. [Epub ahead of print] The  morality  of evolution and a return to subject...

Nelson Riddle / Route 66

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Nelson Riddle / Route 66

"...virtually all of the increase in current smoking prevalence in Minnesota is associated with the e-cig tax and the associated decrease in successful quits."

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The Impact of E-Cig Taxes on Smoking Rates: Evidence From Minnesota "Specifically, the 95 percent e-cig tax in Minnesota, the firs...
Friday, March 6, 2020

The Hysteria Of Coronavirus And How To Avoid It

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The Hysteria Of Coronavirus And How To Avoid It

The Inconvenient Truth about Your “Authentic” Self

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The Inconvenient Truth about Your “Authentic” Self To actually feel authentic, you might have to betray your true nature "But auth...
Thursday, March 5, 2020

“Your kids should not live their lives in fear of getting sick,” Yudovich said. “Coronavirus is no more infectious than any other virus.”

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Houston doctor: Here’s how to talk to your kids about coronavirus “Your kids should not live their lives in fear of getting sick,” Yudo...

#Coronavirus - Are there two strains and is one more deadly? ("...One is not more deadly than the other.")

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Coronavirus: Are there two strains and is one more deadly? "But the differences between the two identified strains are tiny. In fact,...

Amid growing #coronavirus cases, another number increasing: recoveries

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Amid growing coronavirus cases, another number increasing: recoveries At least 15 coronavirus patients in the U.S. are said to have recov...

Update on emerging biomarkers in lung cancer

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J Thorac Dis.  2019 Jan;11(Suppl 1):S81-S88. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.01.46. Update on emerging biomarkers in lung cancer. Bernicker EH 1...

Testing for coronavirus is expanded to patients who have a doctor’s order, CDC says

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Testing for coronavirus is expanded to patients who have a doctor’s order, CDC says Experts have questioned whether the United States ...
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"The problem is that deep learning has no way of checking its deductions against “common sense'..."

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The AI delusion: why humans trump machines Artificial intelligence may never match the brain The problem is that deep learning h...

Bodies 'pile up' in morgue as Iran feels strain of #coronavirus

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Bodies 'pile up' in morgue as Iran feels strain of coronavirus "Under Islamic tradition in Iran, corpses are typically w...

Five Lessons for Aspiring Female Scientists

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Five Lessons for Aspiring Female Scientists That’s why it’s troubling that women continue to lag behind men in STEM professions. Gl...

#Coronavirus confirmed in Tennessee

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Coronavirus confirmed in Tennessee

"Academe is awash in refrains about its own importance. Is anyone feeling better yet?"

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The Rise of Reassurance Lit Academe is awash in refrains about its own importance. Is anyone feeling better yet? "To say that the ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2020

"CAR-T therapy works with the patient’s own immune cells to help them take on cancer. Blood is drawn from the patient, treated, re-engineered to fight cancer cells, then reintroduced back into the bloodstream through infusion."

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CAR-T—the Future of Medical Progress Is Now "CAR-T therapy works with the patient’s own immune cells to help them take on cancer...

"The meaningful threat of garbage language — the reason it is not just annoying but malevolent — is that it confirms delusion as an asset in the workplace."

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Garbage Language Why do corporations speak the way they do? By   Molly Young  " He proposed (I’d argue) that we just give ...

#Coronavirus deaths in California and Washington state bring U.S. toll to 11

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Live updates: Coronavirus deaths in California and Washington state bring U.S. toll to 11 "Governments are struggling to contain a...

Percy Faith & His Orchestra - A Summer Place theme

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Percy Faith & His Orchestra - A Summer Place theme (video/audio edited & restored) HQ
Monday, January 27, 2020

"...childhood maltreatment is more prevalent and is associated with increased risk for first mood episode, episode recurrence, greater comorbidities, and increased risk for suicidal ideation and attempts in individuals with mood disorders."

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Am J Psychiatry.  2020 Jan 1;177(1):20-36. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19010020. Epub 2019 Sep 20. The Devastating Clinical Consequences o...
Saturday, January 25, 2020

Stores in central Texas are running out of medical masks after possible case of coronavirus reported

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Stores in central Texas are running out of medical masks after possible case of coronavirus reported Stores around Brazos Valley are comp...

When Are Vaccine Mandates Appropriate?

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AMA J Ethics.  2020 Jan 1;22(1):E36-42. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.36. When Are Vaccine Mandates Appropriate? Shachar C 1 ,  Reiss...

Coronavirus symptoms similar to severe flu

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Coronavirus symptoms similar to severe flu The coronavirus is a family of viruses that can cause illnesses, ranging from the common co...

"The virus, which was first discovered in Wuhan in December, has spread to every province in China, except the remote autonomous region of Tibet." #Coronavirus

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Wuhan healthcare workers speak of challenges while dealing with coronavirus outbreak "The virus, which was first discovered in Wuh...

"Tens of millions of people are reportedly in quarantine or lockdown across China as the government deals with the outbreak..." #Coronavirus

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Chinese president warns of 'accelerating spread' of coronavirus and grave public health situation "Life is of paramount...

"Like all viruses, this coronavirus is capable of mutating quickly. That means much of the information scientists have gathered may only be temporarily accurate." #Coronavirus

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The coronavirus from China is new, and that makes everything dicier "Like all viruses, this coronavirus is capable of mutating quick...

"Because its incubation period is likely to be as much as a week, travelers can be harboring the infection and show no symptoms." #Coronavirus

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What must be done to head off the coronavirus threat "First, we need to better understand the nature of this bug, and its severity...

"But there’s little evidence to suggest that the face masks worn by members of the public prevent people from being infected by breathing in the virus..." #Coronavirus

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Coronavirus FAQs: Do Masks Help? Is The Disease Really So Mysterious? There’s a run on masks in China, with the belief that wearing ...

How College Became a Commodity

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How College Became a Commodity Market-based thinking is at the heart of how academe thinks of itself. That’s a travesty. "Since the...

"But a writer who carries the thought police around in his head, who always feels compelled to ask: Can I say this?..."

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The Enemies of Writing A writer who’s afraid to tell people what they don’t want to hear has chosen the wrong trade. "At a mome...

"Fear and mistrust may be one of the greatest challenges authorities face in eliminating infectious diseases."

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Coronavirus is the latest round in an age-old struggle Mistrust and realpolitik complicate efforts to protect public health "T...

The moral residue of conservation

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Conserv Biol.  2020 Jan 18. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13463. [Epub ahead of print] The moral residue of conservation. Batavia C 1 ,  Nelson MP ...