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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.

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change invite 4th July 2022 : Ireland needs to engage with the fact that UK may be the third success story after US and China. Lecture to be engaged with as we head into the 4th Industrial Revolution. Check out “Little Giants”; there are two stock exchanges who solely deal with technology companies; did you know that CATL built a world best battery company and Tesla is a customer. Just imagine that the chassis of the car runs as a battery. The game plan is going to shift momentum in the next few years and what morphed via the internet will be completely different than the changes as put forward by Sinovation which will be spearheading the 4th Industrial Revolution

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AI : Kai-Fu Lee, this is the man in China (origin Taiwan) shaping our world. The West really need to engage with this man. 40% of jobs will be displaced. Drivers are of the past. Revolution is coming a lot fast than those in Silicon Valley many envision.

30 Dec 2023 Full Episodes | 60 Minutes From January 2019, Scott Pelley’s interview with “the oracle of AI,” Kai-Fu Lee. From this past April, Pelley’s report on Google’s AI efforts. And from this past March, Lesley Stahl’s story on … Continue reading →

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Brain Awareness Week, March 11th. Dr Ali Rezai. Climbing on the shoulders of giants, changes in medicine. Where digital, medicine, neurology, technical meet. This is 5 years ago ie 2019 but you will watch this video and there is HOPE. We need the intelligence of people, and dedication and hardwork and then we may be better able to survive killer diseases such as alzheimers and others. “What if we could engineer better health”.

16 Feb 2019 What if many of our health care issues could be solved not with drugs but with engineering? Watch Miles O’Brien, science correspondent for “PBS NewsHour,” and Dr. Ali Rezai, director of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West … Continue reading →

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Brain Awareness Week starting March 11th 2024. Latest findings about the long term effects of Traumatic Brain Injury. The latest 60 minutes is 2nd video and the use of ultrasound. 3rd youtube: Child Prodigy – William James Sidis

15 Jan 2024 American neurosurgeon Ali Rezai is pioneering ways to try to help people with drug addiction and with Alzheimer’s disease. One experiment focuses beams of ultrasound on the brain. “60 Minutes” is the most successful television broadcast in … Continue reading →

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France’s Macron wants to make abortion a right at EU level. Source: Reuters

Europe France’s Macron wants to make abortion a right at EU level Reuters March 8, 2024 1:23 PM GMTUpdated 6 min ago [1/3]People attend a ceremony to seal the right to abortion in the French constitution, on International Women’s Day, … Continue reading →

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Brain Awareness Month: Excellent youtube by Alane Freund. “Understanding the highly sensitive person”

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Here’s what Joe Biden should say in his State of the Union address. Source: The Guardian

Fund independent journalism with €10 per monthSupport us News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle OpinionJoe Biden Here’s what Joe Biden should say in his State of the Union address Robert Reich Instead of telling Americans the economy is great – which … Continue reading →

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AI – the need for guardrails. EU have started with a system; but also Canada. Watch this space. Industrial Revolution evolution was 100 years, now we seem to be talking a few years at most and outcomes getting faster.

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Israel is pillaging not just Gaza’s cities but also its waters. “Foreign companies, including European ones, are helping Israel loot Gaza’s natural gas reserves. They must be stopped.” Source: Al Jazeera

OPINION, Opinions|Israel War on Gaza Israel is pillaging not just Gaza’s cities but also its waters Foreign companies, including European ones, are helping Israel loot Gaza’s natural gas reserves. They must be stopped. Sultan Barakat Professor in Conflict and Humanitarian … Continue reading →

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Wendy Mitchell RIP. Early onset dementia but what a resilient person for almost 10 years since diagnosis. She wrote 3 books, attended many seminars, wrote blogs, shared pictures and always answered tweets. I miss my virtual friend. She believed in assisted dying. Search post on canisgallicus.com. This is a piece to support her decision relating to Dignity in Dying as it is in Ireland and the doctors who support it. Also The Guardian makes a beautiful tribute to Wendy see below

About us Questions & Answers Policy & Media Contact us Irish Doctors supporting Medical Assistance in Dying are a group of medical doctors who support choices for people at the end of their lives. We have a strong belief in … Continue reading →

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