Scientific & Philosophical Thinking, In, and As, Medicine

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Overcome your fear of deadlines with Parkinson’s law November 30, 2023

If you open the news, you’ll occasionally get to read a happy headline like, “Roger, from Nearby City, has won $4 million.” Which is lovely. Good for Roger. Roger, enjoying his mansion, private jet, and five-star holiday in Qatar. When people read about lottery winners, there’s often an accompanying schadenfreude if you read of how […]

What was it like when the first elements formed? November 30, 2023

One of the most remarkable achievements in all of human history is the discovery of the scientific story of how our Universe began, evolved over time, and came to be the way it is today. Back in the very early stages of the Universe, we experienced conditions known as the hot Big Bang: where everything […]

How many animals get slaughtered every day? November 29, 2023

The scale of humanity’s meat consumption is enormous. 360 million tonnes of meat every year. This number is so large that I find it impossible to comprehend. What helps me to make these numbers more relatable is to turn them from the weight of meat to the number of animals and from the yearly total to the […]

The physical and philosophical problem of time November 29, 2023

“Time doesn’t stop.” We all say (and feel) this and yet we hardly ever stop to think about the meaning of time and its passage. Time is one of those deeply stirring topics, the kind we tend to push aside and prefer to forget. After all, to think about time and how fast it passes […]

How a fetus can save its mother’s life November 29, 2023

In rare cases, a woman’s heart can start to fail in the months before or after giving birth. The all-important muscle weakens as its chambers enlarge, reducing the amount of blood pumped with each beat. Peripartum cardiomyopathy can threaten the lives of both mother and child. Viral illness, nutritional deficiency, the bodily stress of pregnancy, […]

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Sam Harris: The Self is an Illusion | Big Think

Sean Carroll’s Mindscape