Monthly Archives: March 2024

Is Britain on the Brink of Collapse? | Peter Hitchens talks to Aaron Bastani

Posted on March 26, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

287,052 views Premiered on 17 Mar 2024 Downstream – NEW episodes every Sunday 6pm UK Peter Hitchens is an author and journalist whose contrarian takes on drug policy, education and foreign policy have found him occupying a singular place in … Continue reading →

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Yuval Noah Harari, a favorite of mine. Take a look back to 2015. Intelligence Squared: “How Did The Wealthy Gain Power In The Past?

Posted on March 26, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

25 Feb 2024 #yuvalnoahharari#intelligencesquared#civilisation In this clip from our 2015 session ‘The Myths We Need To Survive’, historian Yuval Noah Harari engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Intelligence Squared. He delves into the origins of civilisations and the ascent of … Continue reading →

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Regardless of the platform or algorithm, it’s humans that make social media toxic. Source: EL PAIS

Posted on March 26, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Technology subscribeLOG IN Technology social media Regardless of the platform or algorithm, it’s humans that make social media toxic A study published in ‘Nature’ analyzes 500 million messages over three decades to better understand bad manners on the internet Jordi … Continue reading →

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How does war affect nature? Syria has lost 20% of its forests in 10 years. “The researcher recalls that the Geneva Convention talks about protecting nature during conflicts and calls for sanctions on armed groups or countries that fail to comply with environmental laws during wars.” Source: EL PAIS. Comment: Why do we ignore Ecocide and continue to fund barbaric wars of attrition, greed, power, totalitarian, authoritarian, theme democracy as held by President Biden and former President Trump and their input to wars, both going forward for US President election 2024?

Posted on March 26, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

https://0eae9b02a07d3134454d6b922e61164b.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html Select: SUBSCRIBELOG IN Climate FORESTS How does war affect nature? Syria has lost 20% of its forests in 10 years Explosions spark forest fires while the impoverished population is using trees as a source of fuel, which is driving … Continue reading →

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Stigma and Mental Illness. I have taken this TEDx from Royal Society of Psychiatrists Ireland webpage. Too often we dismiss the abilities of people with mental illness. Schizophrenia conjures up dread for many a parent or person who is diagnosed. I recommend this talk from an advocate for students and schizophrenia. Too many opportunities are lost leaving people with mental illnesses on the trash heep of society. Me, I made it to the final exam BESS, Trinity College Dublin, all assignments done, presentations too. But the mind caved in and it lasted years under the guise of chronic fatigue. However I emerged an mental illness, anxiety, traumatic brain injury advocate, in a loner way. 7 years at college gave me an education which has been the greatest gift in my life.

Posted on March 25, 2024 by michelleclarke2015
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Psychiatry, the Cinderella profession where funding is half what other countries pay, and terms and conditions fall short also. Check out this link. It is no wonder certain private psychiatrists put their patients through hoops to get an appointment, and can you imagine some have the audacity to charge before you even attend? Why?

Posted on March 25, 2024 by michelleclarke2015
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Comment: Ireland needs to ask similar questions. Census revealed a vacant stock in excess of 166,000 but the Value is a big ? Heading in the Guardian: UK housing is ‘worst value for money’ of any advanced economy, says thinktank

Posted on March 25, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Housing UK housing is ‘worst value for money’ of any advanced economy, says thinktank British properties are ‘expensive, cramped and ageing’ compared with other similar economies, says Resolution Foundation PA Media Mon 25 Mar 2024 01.01 CETShare The UK’s “expensive, … Continue reading →

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National Geographic: Professor Robert Sapolsky, enter the baboons over a period of 30+ years and what is there to learn about stress. This Documentary I highly recommend especially now that the structure of work changes due to the impact of Covid-19. The documentary is from 2008 but interestingly it discussed the famous “Whitehall Study” and introduces to Sir Michael Marmot. “Knowledge is no load” and for people who suffer stress and want to regain some control, this is a must watch. Title: Stress Portrait of a Killer Documentary

Posted on March 24, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

In this video Related topics Baboons Robert Sapolsky Stress hormone Primate Fight-or-flight response Effects of stress on memory Social stress Chronic stress Stress management Stressor

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14 Mar 2024 Stanford Professor Robert Sapolsky gives an overview of both the biology and psychology of depression, with the key points being that depression is as a real of a disease as is diabetes, and that you can’t begin to understand depression without seeing how the biological and psychological are one and the same. This is a 2023 update of his 2009 lecture, incorporating scientific advances since that time.

Posted on March 23, 2024 by michelleclarke2015
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Let’s start with Robert Sapolsky: Life without Free Will. Stanford Alumni Podcast. Then interview: Robert Sapolsky, neuroscientist: ‘Meritocracy is system justification’. Source: EL PAIS

Posted on March 22, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

——————————————————– Science Silicon ValleyYoutubeGoogleLatest News Neuroscience Robert Sapolsky, neuroscientist: ‘Meritocracy is system justification’ In his latest book, ‘Determined,’ the researcher uses biology to make the case that free will does not exist, an idea that raises moral doubts about the … Continue reading →

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