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Listen: Episode 24
They grow naturally on earth
Harney alleged that several people have died from mushroom use [1]..
The highly controversial psychiatric treatment ECT (Electron convulsive therapy) [3]
works by literally scrambling the brain – stimulating massive depolarization across the brain, and possibly destroying large amounts of neurons – mechanism of efficacy is largely a mystery
ECT, like pharmaceutical interventions, is a cheap alternative to long term therapy
like all of the neocortex they also store memories
This sort of intervention – without extensive research and animal models to back up its use – is potentially extremely irresponsible & even dangerous
Google struck the news this week – having created a special chinese portal
lacking gmail, blogger, and with censored results [6]
Chinese authorities had in the past blocked access to the chinese language version of google
[7]
Sites such as BBC news, and Amnesty international – and any references to contensious issues like Tibet, Tiwan, or the Tienamen Square massacre – are filtered out by the 30,000 strong army of censors employed to patrol the ‘great chinese firewall’
IT online magazine The Register has reported that a Google is working on a desktop Linux varient, based on the Ubuntu distrobution [8]
Nasas top climate expert claims he’s been pressured into silence since calling for reductions in green house emissions [10]
Is obesity contagious? [11]
what is certain, is that culture and national diets have an enormous impact on obesity levels
the contagin theory is still controversial – but supporting scientists point out that its only in recent years ulcers have been identified as viral in origin (the helicobacter virus was eventually found to be responsible)
inSpot – a site funded by the San Francisco dept of public health, allows you to anonymously inform your sexual partners you may have given them an STD – via e-cart [12]
Super Fast wireless on the way [13]
Indy games to play [14]
Listen: Episode 24
They grow naturally on earth
Harney alleged that several people have died from mushroom use [1]..
The highly controversial psychiatric treatment ECT (Electron convulsive therapy) [3]
works by literally scrambling the brain – stimulating massive depolarization across the brain, and possibly destroying large amounts of neurons – mechanism of efficacy is largely a mystery
ECT, like pharmaceutical interventions, is a cheap alternative to long term therapy
like all of the neocortex they also store memories
This sort of intervention – without extensive research and animal models to back up its use – is potentially extremely irresponsible & even dangerous
Google struck the news this week – having created a special chinese portal
lacking gmail, blogger, and with censored results [6]
Chinese authorities had in the past blocked access to the chinese language version of google
[7]
Sites such as BBC news, and Amnesty international – and any references to contensious issues like Tibet, Tiwan, or the Tienamen Square massacre – are filtered out by the 30,000 strong army of censors employed to patrol the ‘great chinese firewall’
IT online magazine The Register has reported that a Google is working on a desktop Linux varient, based on the Ubuntu distrobution [8]
Nasas top climate expert claims he’s been pressured into silence since calling for reductions in green house emissions [10]
Is obesity contagious? [11]
what is certain, is that culture and national diets have an enormous impact on obesity levels
the contagin theory is still controversial – but supporting scientists point out that its only in recent years ulcers have been identified as viral in origin (the helicobacter virus was eventually found to be responsible)
inSpot – a site funded by the San Francisco dept of public health, allows you to anonymously inform your sexual partners you may have given them an STD – via e-cart [12]
Super Fast wireless on the way [13]
Indy games to play [14]