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I'm a retired psychologist, author and freelance writer focusing on science, technology and fact-based political and social commentary.
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Saturday, March 4, 2023
ChatGPT - Smart? Dumb? Benign? Dangerous? ChatGPT is the current face of AI, an explosively powerful and disruptive technology. This article presents an introduction to what it is, how it works, and what it can and can't do.
Series: Artificial Intelligence (3 Articles, 7623 views)
Saturday, March 4, 2023ChatGPT - Smart? Dumb? Benign? Dangerous? ChatGPT is the current face of AI, an explosively powerful and disruptive technology. This article presents an introduction to what it is, how it works, and what it can and can't do.
Series: Artificial Intelligence (3 Articles, 7623 views)
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Saturday, February 25, 2023
A breath of fresh air A six-year study in California shows a clear link between more zero-emission vehicles, reduced air pollution and better health.
Series: Health and Disease (6 Articles, 13586 views), Climate change (6 Articles, 19565 views)
Saturday, February 25, 2023A breath of fresh air A six-year study in California shows a clear link between more zero-emission vehicles, reduced air pollution and better health.
Series: Health and Disease (6 Articles, 13586 views), Climate change (6 Articles, 19565 views)
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Guns kill people. People kill people. Laws save lives. New research confirms that gun-control laws save thousands of American lives every year. Unfortunately, a hyper-conservative Supreme Court puts many of those life-saving laws at risk.
Series: Health and Disease (6 Articles, 13586 views), Guns, violence, gun control (3 Articles, 5472 views)
Tuesday, February 21, 2023Guns kill people. People kill people. Laws save lives. New research confirms that gun-control laws save thousands of American lives every year. Unfortunately, a hyper-conservative Supreme Court puts many of those life-saving laws at risk.
Series: Health and Disease (6 Articles, 13586 views), Guns, violence, gun control (3 Articles, 5472 views)
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Thursday, December 15, 2022
How many people has COVID killed? The actual global death toll from COVID may be far higher than officially reported, according to a new study from the World Health Organization.
Series: Health and Disease (6 Articles, 13586 views), Pandemic (20 Articles, 36080 views)
Thursday, December 15, 2022How many people has COVID killed? The actual global death toll from COVID may be far higher than officially reported, according to a new study from the World Health Organization.
Series: Health and Disease (6 Articles, 13586 views), Pandemic (20 Articles, 36080 views)
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Saturday, December 10, 2022
Crossing the Rubicon With his call to "terminate" the US Constitution, Trump has gone a step too far. He has now declared himself to be an enemy of the Constitution, the rule of law and our way of life.
Series: Politics (2 Articles, 2855 views)
Saturday, December 10, 2022Crossing the Rubicon With his call to "terminate" the US Constitution, Trump has gone a step too far. He has now declared himself to be an enemy of the Constitution, the rule of law and our way of life.
Series: Politics (2 Articles, 2855 views)
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Saturday, December 3, 2022
Better health, brought to you by the letter Z New research shows a link between short sleep duration in middle age and later illness.
Saturday, December 3, 2022Better health, brought to you by the letter Z New research shows a link between short sleep duration in middle age and later illness.
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Saturday, November 26, 2022
A large, randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind US study of Ivermectin vs Covid The results of a large, double-blind, placebo-controlled US study of the efficacy of Ivermectin vs Covid.
Series: Pandemic (20 Articles, 36080 views)
Saturday, November 26, 2022A large, randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind US study of Ivermectin vs Covid The results of a large, double-blind, placebo-controlled US study of the efficacy of Ivermectin vs Covid.
Series: Pandemic (20 Articles, 36080 views)
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Monday, November 21, 2022
Where have all the sperm cells gone? New research reveals an accelerating reduction in human sperm counts worldwide, with major implications for fertility and health.
Series: What are we doing to our kids and ourselves? (3 Articles, 8298 views), Health and Disease (6 Articles, 13586 views)
Monday, November 21, 2022Where have all the sperm cells gone? New research reveals an accelerating reduction in human sperm counts worldwide, with major implications for fertility and health.
Series: What are we doing to our kids and ourselves? (3 Articles, 8298 views), Health and Disease (6 Articles, 13586 views)
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Monday, November 21, 2022
How healthy is your brain? A neurologist with 25 years of experience treating Alzheimer's and other brain disorders wants to shift the field's focus from brain disease to brain health.
Series: Health and Disease (6 Articles, 13586 views)
Monday, November 21, 2022How healthy is your brain? A neurologist with 25 years of experience treating Alzheimer's and other brain disorders wants to shift the field's focus from brain disease to brain health.
Series: Health and Disease (6 Articles, 13586 views)
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Those unpopular public health measures actually work Public health measures such as border and school closings, lockdowns and masking are costly and unpopular. The inconvenient truth is that they actually work.
Series: Pandemic (20 Articles, 36080 views)
Tuesday, November 15, 2022Those unpopular public health measures actually work Public health measures such as border and school closings, lockdowns and masking are costly and unpopular. The inconvenient truth is that they actually work.
Series: Pandemic (20 Articles, 36080 views)
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Friday, September 30, 2022
What makes nations happy or sad? New research provides a key insight into what makes nations happy or sad.
Series: The Happiness of Nations (2 Articles, 4939 views)
Friday, September 30, 2022What makes nations happy or sad? New research provides a key insight into what makes nations happy or sad.
Series: The Happiness of Nations (2 Articles, 4939 views)
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Thursday, September 8, 2022
New research more than triples the value to society of cutting CO2 New peer-reviewed research published in the prestigious journal Nature more than triples the future value of cutting greenhouse gas emissions today.
Series: Economics (2 Articles, 6746 views), Climate change (6 Articles, 19565 views)
Thursday, September 8, 2022New research more than triples the value to society of cutting CO2 New peer-reviewed research published in the prestigious journal Nature more than triples the future value of cutting greenhouse gas emissions today.
Series: Economics (2 Articles, 6746 views), Climate change (6 Articles, 19565 views)
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Monday, June 27, 2022
New study finds Covid vaccines saved 2 million American lives in first year of use A new study corroborates earlier research showing that the Covid vaccines have saved more than two million lives in the US and more than 20 million worldwide.
Series: Pandemic (20 Articles, 36080 views)
Monday, June 27, 2022New study finds Covid vaccines saved 2 million American lives in first year of use A new study corroborates earlier research showing that the Covid vaccines have saved more than two million lives in the US and more than 20 million worldwide.
Series: Pandemic (20 Articles, 36080 views)
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Covid vaccines may have saved 2 million American lives Two new studies address the issue of how many American lives the Covid vaccines have saved.
Series: Pandemic (20 Articles, 36080 views)
Tuesday, April 26, 2022Covid vaccines may have saved 2 million American lives Two new studies address the issue of how many American lives the Covid vaccines have saved.
Series: Pandemic (20 Articles, 36080 views)
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Astronomers warn "there's no Planet B" Nearly 3000 astronomers joined together to warn us that urgent climate action is necessary. We have no choice since "There's no Planet B."
Series: Climate change (6 Articles, 19565 views)
Wednesday, March 9, 2022Astronomers warn "there's no Planet B" Nearly 3000 astronomers joined together to warn us that urgent climate action is necessary. We have no choice since "There's no Planet B."
Series: Climate change (6 Articles, 19565 views)
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Friday, February 25, 2022
How many lives have the COVID vaccines saved? Hard data on the number of lives that have been saved by the COVID vaccines in the US and worldwide.
Series: Pandemic (20 Articles, 36080 views)
Friday, February 25, 2022How many lives have the COVID vaccines saved? Hard data on the number of lives that have been saved by the COVID vaccines in the US and worldwide.
Series: Pandemic (20 Articles, 36080 views)
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Sunday, February 13, 2022
Worldwide data on covid vaccine effectiveness This post presents data from 11 countries detailing the effectiveness of covid vaccines--specifically death rates per 100,000 people for unvaccinated compared to vaccinated or vaccinated and boosted populations.
Sunday, February 13, 2022Worldwide data on covid vaccine effectiveness This post presents data from 11 countries detailing the effectiveness of covid vaccines--specifically death rates per 100,000 people for unvaccinated compared to vaccinated or vaccinated and boosted populations.
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Extremely promising spinal-injury treatment Newly designed spinal implants have allowed several paralyzed patients to stand and walk again. The researchers hope to make this promising biomedical technology more widely available within years.
Tuesday, February 8, 2022Extremely promising spinal-injury treatment Newly designed spinal implants have allowed several paralyzed patients to stand and walk again. The researchers hope to make this promising biomedical technology more widely available within years.
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Monday, January 31, 2022
The Happiness of Nations What makes one nation happier than another? This post examines that question and finds that while we can't find our way there by blindly following the GDP, there are some helpful road signs.
Series: Economics (2 Articles, 6746 views), The Happiness of Nations (2 Articles, 4939 views)
Monday, January 31, 2022The Happiness of Nations What makes one nation happier than another? This post examines that question and finds that while we can't find our way there by blindly following the GDP, there are some helpful road signs.
Series: Economics (2 Articles, 6746 views), The Happiness of Nations (2 Articles, 4939 views)
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Saturday, January 22, 2022
Where are you on the Blue Whale scale? The ten richest Americans now control $1 trillion in wealth. What does that actually mean? This post puts that wealth and the power it provides into perspective by putting the ultra-rich and the rest of us on the same scale.
Saturday, January 22, 2022Where are you on the Blue Whale scale? The ten richest Americans now control $1 trillion in wealth. What does that actually mean? This post puts that wealth and the power it provides into perspective by putting the ultra-rich and the rest of us on the same scale.
