Often I look around and am surprised that it s actually 2016 and not 1966. This is particularly true when you look at the Conservative side of politics where many of their ilk would still like banks to shut at 2.30pm, for there to be a photograph of the Queen in every school and government…
It has been sometime since we have had any longvetiy in commodity trends. Source – FINVIZ
Alan Turing, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, John Nash—these “beautiful” minds never fail to enchant the public, but they also remain somewhat elusive. How do some people progress from being able to perform basic arithmetic to grasping advanced mathematical concepts and thinking at levels of abstraction that baffle the rest of the population? Neuroscience has now…
Whilst I am away I have the annoying habit of looking at other peoples newspapers over breakfast. If there is anything that interests me I make a note in Evernote and then go back and do a bit of reading. Actually a very rare occurrence that I go see anything worth doing any further thinking…
From left to right – Angela Merkel – François Hollande – Iron Maiden
….and I have brought back a sample of the local wildlife….
……note I didnt say the 21st century… Source – Evonomics
It can also be a sign of aging. Youthful health and vigor depend, in many ways, on complexity. Bones get strength from elaborate scaffolds of connective tissue. Mental acuity arises from interconnected webs of neurons. Even seemingly simple bodily functions like heartbeat rely on interacting networks of metabolic controls, signaling pathways, genetic switches, and circadian…
In keeping with the national law that all conferences be held on the Gold Coast I am off north for a week so communication might be spotty as I wander through the bogan capital of Australia. Do they have the internet in QLD?
In 1890, Haber writes, only a quarter of aged workers called themselves “permanently nonemployed.” Those who were often faced harsh conditions. Many in industrialized cities had no family resources to depend on, and, at best, might hope for help from a charitable group or old age home. To protect older workers from this fate, employers…
