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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.

Anniversary of the Breaking of the Siege of Leningrad (St Petersburg). President Putin … his early life, his humility

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Big Think: Memorizing London’s 25,000 streets changes cabbies’ brains — and may prevent Alzheimer’s. Comment: Came across Professor Eleanor Maguire’s involvement in this research. I wrote to her because of the difficulties I had with spatial post TBI, she replied. Sadly only in her fifties, she passed away. Quote: This supports the theory that the brain is not so much a bucket to be filled, but a muscle to be trained.

Memorizing London’s 25,000 streets changes cabbies’ brains — and may prevent Alzheimer’s One of the toughest vocational exams in the world requires candidates to memorize 25,000 streets in an area five times the size of Manhattan. Big Think Jan 27, … Continue reading →

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GZEROQUICKTAKE Ian Bremmer. ICE in Minneapolis

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@ProudElephant: Stark Message “We don’t have a gun problem” … often loners, or even incels with a gripe which liberals deem to be a mental illness problem

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The Doomsday Clock today: Closer to catastrophe than ever before. It is now 85 seconds to midnight.

Read a shareable version of this newsletter in your browser. January 27, 2026 Closer to catastrophe than ever before. It is now 85 seconds to midnight. A year ago, we warned that the world was perilously close to global disaster and … Continue reading →

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Jerry Wise: Reclaiming your identity from a Narcissistic Mother’s Shadow

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Michael Schumacher and progress

Visegrád 24 @visegrad24 Michael Schumacher is no longer bedridden. He can now move around in a wheelchair with the assistance of a nurse and a therapist. In 2013, Schumacher suffered a severe traumatic brain injury while skiing. For a long … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: help lifting slumping American math scores. Quote: “Math is cumulative: If you don’t understand fractions when they’re introduced in third and fourth grade, you’re going to have a lot of trouble when you get to algebra.” Heather Hill

help lift slumping American math scores Max Larkin Harvard Staff Writer January 26, 2026 9 min read Scholars see solutions in classroom creativity, higher teacher pay — and attendance Scholars are frustrated. After decades of effort to bring more challenge and … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Have you ever heard of Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, it’s time you did. The best in humanity

Jews Fight Back  @JewsFightBack Tomorrow is Holocaust Remembrance Day. And if you’ve never heard of Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, it’s time you did. Captured during WWII. Thrown into a Nazi POW camp with over 1,200 fellow Americans, 200 of them … Continue reading →

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AI Agents Are Mathematically Incapable of Doing Functional Work, Paper Finds

Artificial Intelligence Double Agent AI Agents Are Mathematically Incapable of Doing Functional Work, Paper Finds “There is no way they can be reliable.” By Frank Landymore Published Jan 26, 2026 8:59 AM EST A months-old but until now overlooked study recently featured in Wired claims … Continue reading →

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