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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.

America at cross roads: America’s Drug Crisis. Douglas Murray investigates. Impact of Fentanyl : people with flesh eating wounds from tranq

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Will the World Be Healthy AGAIN?

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TED Talk: Neurodivergence. Aphantasia (inability to visualise). TBI … and Aphantasia (named by Professor Zeman in Exeter University)

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Japan becomes the first country in the world to begin mining rare earth metals from the ocean floor

@nexta_tv Japan becomes the first country in the world to begin mining rare earth metals from the ocean floor Tokyo has launched a test mission to extract rare earth elements from a depth of around 6 kilometres. A specialised vessel … Continue reading

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TED: The link between sleep and cancer …

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Futurism: Grok Is Getting Access to Classified Military Networks

Artificial Intelligence Ethics Groks Sanguinis Grok Is Getting Access to Classified Military Networks What could possibly go wrong? By Joe Wilkins Published Jan 14, 2026 5:05 PM EST Back in December, Elon Musk’s pet chatbot Grok made headlines for casually distributing the private addresses … Continue reading

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Futurism … what are the plans when and if AI takes over all jobs

Tech Billionaires Have No Answer for What’ll Happen If AI Takes All Jobs “It’s clear that a lot of jobs are going to disappear: it’s not clear that it’s going to create a lot of jobs to replace that.” By Joe … Continue reading

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The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve. Comment: If only I had grasped this when I was rehabilitating from traumatic brain injury over the last 30+ years but then amnesia can be all encompassing and let’s hope I can learn now. I took the route of saturating brain with information … New focus is “Reviewing material at increasing intervals (e.g., 1 day, 3 days, 1 week) significantly improves long-term retention. Another component of TBI “The fear of moving and difficulty with spatial prediction after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are common symptoms of visual-spatial processing dysfunction and anxiety.

AI Overview The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve shows that we rapidly forget new information over time unless we actively review it, with the steepest drop in memory occurring within the first 24 hours, then leveling off, demonstrating memory decay is fast initially but … Continue reading

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Dr Nikolay Kukushkin on Memory

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EL PAIS: Memory is not exclusive to the brain: Non-neural cells also remember

Select: subscribeLOG IN Science Silicon ValleyYoutubeGoogleLatest News Neuroscience Memory is not exclusive to the brain: Non-neural cells also remember For the first time, a new study has observed the complex spacing effect in modified kidney cells Javier Yanes JAN 03, 2025 … Continue reading

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