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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.

Five ways AI could improve the world: ‘We can cure all diseases, stabilise our climate, halt poverty’. The Guardian

Artificial intelligence (AI) Five ways AI could improve the world: ‘We can cure all diseases, stabilise our climate, halt poverty’ It is not yet clear how the power and possibilities of AI will play out. Here are the best-case scenarios … Continue reading →

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Assisted suicide: Germany weighs autonomy and ethics. DW

Assisted suicide: Germany weighs autonomy and ethics Lisa Hänel | Rina Goldenberg 07/04/2023July 4, 2023 Accompanied suicide ― a form of assisted suicide ― has been exempt from punishment in Germany since 2020. The Bundestag is working on a law covering the … Continue reading →

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Are human beings rational or irrational at the core? Enter Sigmund Freud, his daughter, Anna, his nephew Edward Bernays, covering decades of influence in US history of psychology, psychoanalysis and marketing consumerism and so much more. You need time but it informs. Further episodes included after the first “The Century of Self”

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TED: Sylvain Duranton: How humans and AI can work together to create better businesses. “Knowledge is no load to carry” and especially as the world moves on with AI. Data is data and there are copious amounts of same but at the end of the day Knowledge is about humans and their abilities to work with AI

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European Parliament to vote on new draft of the Artificial Intelligence Act. AI and the necessity of establishing Guardrails. Never before has it been so possible to construct a set of ethical guidelines to provide security for people as AI moves into our lives … as some say … we are entering the 4th equivalent of the industrial revolution. The key is to be prepared.

European Parliament to vote on new draft of the Artificial Intelligence Act European Parliament to vote on new draft of the Artificial Intelligence Act by A&L Goodbody LLP 29 Jun 2023 IFSCNorth Wall QuayDublin 1D01 H104 The new draft is the … Continue reading →

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Paying the price once more……

Originally posted on Which me am I today?:
I knew there’d be a price to pay for the busy weekend in London. I purposely didn’t stay in my hotel room if I didn’t have to, instead trundling the hot busy…

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GPT Prompts: Unveiling Your Unique Psychological Portrait. Psychology Today. Comment: “The unexamined life is not worth living” is one of a number of quotations that prompts a path a self discovery but what about this. For me it is bibliotherapy but I am always open to new technology and vision. TBI amnesia and living in a kind of perpetual now/day, “prompts” are essential to engaging in life but my prompts are bare of a narrative, they just help me engage.

Verified by Psychology Today John Nosta The Digital Self Self-Help GPT Prompts: Unveiling Your Unique Psychological Portrait From self-help to digital Rorschach tests, prompts reveal our psyches. Posted June 3, 2023 | Reviewed by Vanessa Lancaster Share Tweet Share Email … Continue reading →

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TBI: Too little attention is given to “Amnesia”, anterograde and retrograde and what it can do to a person’s life. I recommend this from United Brain Association. I don’t see any charities in Ireland for those people with TBI and amnesia, life is not that easy to work through with same.

Skip to content Whether it’s not remembering someone’s name, an item on your mental grocery list, or even something as simple as why you’ve entered a room in the first place, we all experience moments of forgetfulness. Our brains are … Continue reading →

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AI … but then there is the awful diagnosis of ALS or MND (thinking of a most remarkable person Charlie Bird who is fighting MND with great determination). Hold on – there is hope, there are people with remarkable brains and interested in research.

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GenZ: A Baby Boomer, has a little advice about life and especially the smartphone

Could a dopamine detox help restore your sanity? Life & CultureFeature TikTok’s latest viral wellness trend encourages people to take a short, sharp break from the pleasures of social media, TV, films and even music 7June 2023 TextSerena Smith As … Continue reading →

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