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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.

Iran: ‘Western pressure can hinder executions’ Source: DW

Iran: ‘Western pressure can hinder executions’ Shabnam von Hein05/29/2024May 29, 2024 At least 853 people were executed in Iran last year. Human rights activists suspect the number was actually much higher and are calling for pressure to be brought to … Continue reading →

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Smartphones are Rewiring Our Brains New Research. Source: GoldFusion

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Sam Altman WRECKS OpenAI – Jan Leike joins @AnthropicAI

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India Today. Ian Bremmer On Global Risk and India’s Rise: The View from Outside

73,796 views Premiered on 22 May 2024 Global Risk and India’s Rise. Watch Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group and GZero Media discusses and debates at India Today #ConclavePopUp. #ConclavePopUP#ianbremmer#indiatodayconclave#indiatodayconclave2024#loksabhaelection2024#election2024

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Mental Health: The Great Exhaustion era: How work consumes our energy and even our free time. Source: EL PAIS. Comment: COVID allowed massive changes; remote work became the creed but has anyone researched how the office became the centre of work. Too often reared in the family home with both parents working eg as doctors did little to foster good mental health for their children especially if a child prone to anxiety. Then there were few options. The Co. Council (Ireland) granted the doctor the dispensary house and he worked 6 and half days per week … children sharing with patients and trauma.

Some 44% of workers say they feel stressed, a record high figure that suggests burnout is not a psychological problem but rather a structural one https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ALXJARAJV5BMJBJC2GH276RTRY.jpg?auth=4ff3c2d6c66c2e55aa3a834fe0c904f209bf0604cd68b9d20b41cc9d5be7d63f&width=980 Workers in the offices of a company in Poland. Jaap Arriens (NurPhoto/ Getty Images) … Continue reading →

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HARDtalk – Jonathan Haidt: Should we be worried about children having smartphones? – BBC Sounds. (Mental illness and the threat to our young people. Differing science but we need to be aware)

HomeMusicPodcasts My Sounds HARDtalk – Jonathan Haidt: Should we be worried about children having smartphones? – BBC Sounds HARDtalk Jonathan Haidt: Should we be worried about children having smartphones? https://emp.bbc.co.uk/emp/SMPj/2.52.1/iframe.html Released On: 06 May 2024 Available for over a year … Continue reading →

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Schizophrenia. Andrew Solomon and Robert Kolker discuss Kolker’s new book, Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family. Hidden Valley Road tells the story of the Galvin family (12 children), a large Colorado family of boys born during the baby boom a majority of whom, by the mid-1970s, were diagnosed with schizophrenia. Murder suicide, clerical abuse, estrangement, the father became ill. How can they still be a family? Opens the door to inheritability. …”Hidden Valley Road documents the history of the science of schizophrenia, from the era of institutionalization, lobotomy, and the schizophrenogenic mother to the search for genetic markers for the disease. This event was sponsored by the Family Action Network. Recorded March 10, 2021.”

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Depression…Anxiety; fears beget more fears, inaction is the order of your life. You are prescribed lithium which maintains the mood but then you get older and lithium is not good for your kidneys but you know the hell that another severe depression will be and you fear beyond fear and dread beyond dread what lies ahead. For people with depression Andrew Solomon is a name you should carry close to your heart and seek guidance from when you get into that black hole. TED explains but I highly recommend the interview with Charlie Rose. If you want to explore further about the brain, check out Charlie Rose, the Brain Series

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UnHerd: “Western Idealism Has Been Disastrous”

With the shocking death of Iran’s president, Sir Richard Dalton, former British Ambassador to Iran, joins UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers for a conversation on the future of the Middle East, Israel and Western interventionism.

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Sheba … Israel’s finest medical centre. Fascinating developments regarding the brain. Source: Times of Israel.

Sheba’s AI Innovations Save Lives Amid Israel’s Conflict May 26, 2024 | Latest News By transitioning treatments to remote platforms, advancing rehabilitative care, and redefining prenatal treatment, Sheba showcased inspiring healthcare innovation under pressure. Amidst the recent conflict in Israel, … Continue reading →

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