Category: Psychology
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No. You’re Not Stupid for Flu/Corona Comparison
“John P.A. Ioannidis is professor of medicine and professor of epidemiology and population health, as well as professor by courtesy of biomedical data science at Stanford University School of Medicine, professor by courtesy of statistics at Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences, and co-director of the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS) at Stanford…
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Turmeric and Corona Law
I ramble about turmeric and discuss some points from VivaFrei’s vlog about the legal, economic, and social consequences of the government’s reaction to the Coronvirus Pandemic. Viva’s vlog is in the form of a discussion between three lawyers one of whom agrees with the governments response (more or less) and one that disagrees strongly. Here…
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TFS 33 – The California Lockdown, Victorian Ethos, and Lovely Books
I’ve subscribed to the Wall Street Journal to get the scoop on what’s going on in the foreign country of California. The place is currently on lockdown and several other states may follow suit. I discuss this in some detail. I then expound on my personal connection to the Victorian outlook and discuss the spirit…
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Carolina Living – Get Some While You Can
California is on lockdown. Soak up the sun, stock up, before the soccer moms take over your town. In Order of Appearance Wild Boar Wild Douche Wild Truck That’s Stuck
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TFS 30 – Quality Nutrition in the Apocalypse
Panic is more dangerous than germs. I make the case for getting a few extra groceries. Worst case scenario you have a slightly fuller pantry. No this is not a recanting of my initial observation that this virus while concerning isn’t apocalyptic. This is a supply line problem. And boy do we have a big…
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TFS 28 – Perlenbacher, Carpentry Aspirations, and the Canadian Mushroom Feind
I talk about the thrifty goodness of Lidl and Aldis, which are right next to each other in my town. I got this premium Lager from Lidl and it’s decent. Frankly, this whole thing is a ramble where I talk about everything from my bookcase making idea to a dude who got loaded on psilocybin…
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TFS 27 – Stoics, Cynics, and Heroics
A cheeky romp through pungent fields of self important bullshit. Diagnosis: It’s a bargain bin replacement for religion. Le Articles De Discotheque https://eidolon.pub/why-is-stoicism-having-a-cultural-moment-5f0e9963d560
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TFS 26 – Space Colonization and Emotional Intelligence
Articles discussed: http://nautil.us/blog/why-we-should-think-twice-about-colonizing-space http://nautil.us/issue/51/limits/emotional-intelligence-needs-a-rewrite
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TFS 25 – Down with the Man, Learning Style Myths, and Aquarius Underwater Laboratory
I kvetch about the bossman putting a squeeze on our hours, take a gander at an article exposing the myths of VARK, and explore the wondrous world of undersea science. Sources https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-myth-of-learning-styles?utm_source=pocket-newtab https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/technology/diving/aquarius/aquarius.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEALAB
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TFS 22 – Coronavirus, Kvass, and Carolina Living
Note (I repeated a factoid from another YouTuber (CoffeeTalk) “bird flu has 98% or so survival rate) I was unable to confirm this via Google. All I got was survival rate of the virus strains in Korea not of people. I did find a sixty percent mortality rate. That being said I don’t think…