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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.

The Harvard Edcast. Independent Play Key to Countering Children’s Declining Mental Health. Comment. Fascinating.

Independent Play Key to Countering Children’s Declining Mental Health February 21st, 2024 | 27:20 | S1:E436 Share Embed Recast Subscribe Download Mp3 Episode Details/Transcript Episode Summary Psychologist Peter Gray emphasizes the urgent need to reclaim independent play as a crucial … Continue reading →

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GZERO Media. Will AI further divide us or help build meaningful connections?

In this episode of GZERO AI, Taylor Owen, professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University and director of its Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy, takes stock of the ongoing debate on whether artificial intelligence, … Continue reading →

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Is the Internet bad for you? Huge study reveals surprise effect on well-being. Source: Nature

NEWS 12 May 2024 Is the Internet bad for you? Huge study reveals surprise effect on well-being A survey of more than 2.4 million people finds that being online can have a positive effect on welfare. Carissa Wong Twitter Facebook … Continue reading →

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Oxford Major Trauma Centre: How to assess post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) in patients with traumatic brain injury. Comment: Dr Alice Murnane was able to explain this to my mum ie contra-coups as explained in third video. Neuropsychologist (Martina McEnroe O’Connor) findings 1994 – executive function identified. Risk: poor identification is very interesting and relevant to me. This video deserves more attention. The explanations are profound. “It can be really like dealing with a child aged 5”. Many of these people end up “Custodial” and eventually in a care home. Please note that many people with this damage can end up in prison. There is a loss to anticipate risks. Includes difficulties with speech. There is what is called “Poverty of Speech” … I hate this dimension. Perservation ie to repeat a behaviour over and over is yet another dimension. Recommend Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI). NB people with TBI: “Our brains age faster”. A little hope over the next 40 years in the area of stem cells worth thinking about.

3,919 views 18 Dec 2020 Instructional video demonstrating how to use the Westmead PTA scale to measure the length of post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) in patients with a traumatic brain injury. ============================ Attorney Gordon Johnson, Jr. of the Brain Injury Law … Continue reading →

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TBI 1994: Lifelong learning, the computer, internet, social media and yes I reached Dr Adam Zeman, Exeter University. Below is a podcast that describes the impact of a TBI in my case. Imagine I went through ECT so maybe if I had known about Aphantasia, there may have been another option (this was 1998 afterall). I can’t get the podcast “Think of a Horse – The Doc Project” but if you are interested it really is worth listening too. The power of virtual community has real stake in the world too. I have one difference not mentioned in this podcast and that is I can return to the images pre accident/especially childhood ie a fall from a horse, which makes this an appropriate title for me especially.

The Doc Project Think of a Horse6:0728:59 Think of a Horse 5 years ago Radio Duration 28:59 Close your eyes and imagine a horse. What do you see? Statistically, you can probably picture the horse in your mind. The colour, … Continue reading →

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AL JAZEERA: How US Big Tech supports Israel’s AI-powered genocide and apartheid. Comment: Apathy is an option but knowledge is no load and people need to be informed. People need to think about what is happening and the name “Digital Colonialism” tells us what we know from history. Quote from article: “American Empire”. “Big Tech corporations are modern-day East India companies; they are an extension of American imperial power. They colonise the global digital economy and reinforce the divide between the North and the South. As a result, the US profits from the ownership of digital infrastructure and knowledge and the extraction of resources from the Global South.”

How US Big Tech supports Israel’s AI-powered genocide and apartheid As an extension of US imperial power, US tech corporations are eager to support Israeli atrocities. Michael Kwet Visiting Fellow of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School Published … Continue reading →

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Prince Michael of Liechtenstein (GIS), last July 2023, The threat of nuclear war. Shoigu, Defence Minister replaced by Economist, Technocrat, by President Putin May 2024. The world at war but sadly the cabal who have nuclear weapons are included.

July 11, 2023 The threat of nuclear war Comment by Prince Michael of Liechtenstein Reading time: 3 min With its aggression of Ukraine thwarted and internal instability looming, Moscow is giving more thought to the unthinkable: resorting to nuclear strikes. As the … Continue reading →

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Louis Theroux interviewed Intelligence Squared. Highly recommend Louis Theroux; having watched many of his youtube videos, I like the idea of “Diversity in Unity” as John Hume said but we need to engage with “Confronting Conformity.” Sam Altman … just so very ordinary, if you haven’t watched the video on canisgallicus.com, time to learn a little more about where our future is going.

Confronting Conformity with Louis Theroux | Intelligence … YouTube·Intelligence Squared·2 Dec 2023

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Al Jazeera – Opinion. It is time to seek justice for environmental war crimes.

It is time to seek justice for environmental war crimes. Ongoing efforts in Ukraine to document and prosecute atrocities linked to the environment can help with accountability in other war zones. By Margot Wallström and Mary Robinson Published On 11 May 202411 May … Continue reading →

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Sam Altman is the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, the AI research and deployment company behind ChatGPT and DALL-E. Interesting view of the present, lucky time, full of hope. We need this as the world engages in wars; AI and beyond now is the time to start … it follows the Internet and now is the time to create the next milestone. Option he might take if he was young again it would be AI research he would choose to work in. You can learn so much from setting up your own company.

342,534 views 1 May 2024 Sam Altman is the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, the AI research and deployment company behind ChatGPT and DALL-E. Altman was president of the early-stage startup accelerator Y Combinator from 2014 to 2019. In 2015, … Continue reading →

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