All the world’s religions, far as I understand, teach us to be kind and giving to your fellow humans – to be altruistic – ‘selfless concern for the welfare of others’. And since the holiday season is upon us (I know this only represent a certain proportion of the world’s religion holiday season) I thought…
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Coming 2008 year end blog pieces
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While I recently posted my current plans of what I will try to do with this blog in the new year the current year is not over. In the remaining time of 2008 and possibly stretching into early 2009 there are a few things I would like to do. I will post significant scientific breakthroughs…
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Brain Health Hacks 2009 plan
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While this blog is only approximately 8 months old, coming close to the year’s end has made me contemplate what direction I will take this blog. I have mainly been reporting on a wide variety of the latest research that has an impact on ones brain’s health. For 2009 along with the traditional important research…
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What are the criteria for a good scientific meeting performance ?
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Most scientist that are attending a conference are in one way or another funded by the tax payers so I think we have an obligation to make the most of any meeting we attend. So what are some of the criteria that should be met? (in my opinion) 1 – Try to travel there at an economical rate:…
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Chelsea art galleries in NYC
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In my continued search of further brain stimulation on my current trip I visited some art galleries in Chelsea (Chelsea art galleries) (in NY city). Supposedly over 300 galleries between 10th and 11th avenues and 19th and 29th streets. I didn’t see anywhere close to 300 but I did randomly explore quite a few. Yesterday,…
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Rethinking of cold hands warm heart
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I previously did a post (last week) regarding a paper published in Science that found in humans if you warm their hands they both judge strangers as ‘warmer’ but also more willing to pick up a gift for a friend instead of for themselves. Additionally, cooling the subjects hands had the opposite results. I proposed…
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David Foster Wallace’s memorial: followup
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This is a follow up of the post last week regarding David Foster Wallace’s (DFW) memorial (see also death of a genius) and remembrances. One of the memorials was at Amherst college, which he attended, and the audio is available here (also see howlingfantods for a complete rundown of the various memorials). It is an…
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David Foster Wallace: memorial and remembrances
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Several memorials and remembrances (see howlingfantods.com for full details) are being held around the world for novelist David Foster Wallace (DFW) (see death of a genius). A DFW memorial is being held by by Little, Brown (open to public), scheduled for Thursday, October 23rd, at 4pm at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU. In Italy there is…
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One more day left to enter your save-the-world idea
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Google’s 10 to the 100th ‘save-the-world’ idea contest deadline is tomorrow (October 20 2008). I previously posted about this contest celebrating Google’s 10th anniversary. The project is asking for anybody with an idea that might help the world to submit their entry. There is no money to be won by the individual entering the contest,…
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Adventure talk in Vancouver on November 16th
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VIMFF is hosting a talk by Kevin Vallely on November 16th, 2008 at the Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, (604) 984-4484. from the VIMFF site: Skiing the 2000 km Iditarod trail in Alaska in a 33day odyssey, summiting active volcanoes in Java in the midst of a Jihad, kayaking the icy waters of…