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The Conversation: “The earliest signs of dementia are rarely dramatic. They do not arrive as forgotten names or misplaced keys, but as changes so subtle they are almost impossible to notice: a slightly narrower vocabulary, less variation in description, a gentle flattening of language…New research my colleagues and I conducted suggests that these changes may be detectable years before a formal diagnosis — and one of the clearest examples may lie hidden in the novels of Sir Terry Pratchett. Recommend search brocas on this site, does TBI and brocas show the same signs?

Posted on January 28, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

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If you Replay Conversations in Your Head, You have These 3 Rare …. Carl Jung. Never more than now is it a time to engage with ancient wisdom like “The Unexamined Life is not worth living”.

Posted on January 28, 2026 by michelleclarke2015
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Anniversary of the Breaking of the Siege of Leningrad (St Petersburg). President Putin … his early life, his humility

Posted on January 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015
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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.

Posted on January 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

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

Posted on January 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015
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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

Posted on January 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

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

Posted on January 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

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

Posted on January 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015
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Michael Schumacher and progress

Posted on January 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

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

Posted on January 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

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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