docgonzo

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by docgonzo 4y ago
A series on the Peloponnesian War from the Great Courses. Heard but not seen. I had been listening to some series on Greek history that seemed to culminate with this "civil" war. There are fascinating lessons about how democracies
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by docgonzo 5y ago
https://localwiki.org/davis/Banning_leaf-blowers finally a political party I can get behind
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by docgonzo 5y ago
Non-GMO still uses herbicides. Glyphosate is comparatively very safe [0] [0] https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/glyp...
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by docgonzo 6y ago
Organic farming uses pesticides as well. Are they safe for the environment? We don't know because they're organic and therefore must be safe. See links within: https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php&#x2
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by docgonzo 7y ago
I feel this is closely related to Therapeutic Touch. While these practices may be generated by a placebo affect, I would argue that there is a difference between feeling better and being better. Therapeutic touch was largely debunk by a 10
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by docgonzo 7y ago
When I was a UC grad student, it appeared to me that the UAW preyed on idealistic students that the UAW could take advantage of. I agitated for having them ejected but was told something along the lines of "we're not allowed to ta
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by docgonzo 7y ago
>The barrier of entry to biology is artificially high due to all sorts of reasons, mostly regulatory. Considering the nature of the placebo affect and the difference between feeling better and being better, I am skeptical of pulling down
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by docgonzo 7y ago
This is wild extrapolation from Dr. Gagliano's already controversial results [0]. Her findings are interesting [1]. Our own immune system has memory and responds to its environment [2 and 3]; does that make it intelligent. The bioacous
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by docgonzo 8y ago
I have been skeptical about these claims in the past. I really like this tear down of the previous claims[0]. Since this articles has some specificity, chloroform and benzene, with a mechanism it seems like some more solid ground, instead o
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by docgonzo 8y ago
This raises an important issue. The megadeath weed killer that you are likely referring to is in most cases round-up, also called glyphosate. Glyphosate is considerably less toxic [0] than other pesticides used in the past, such as paraquat
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by docgonzo 9y ago
Interesting finding because I find it conflicts with my stereotype of the laid back stoner. Though I could see drug use leading to other stresses in life (speculation, I'm not that kind of doctor). However, I have a problem with their