kieranmaine

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by kieranmaine 7y ago
I miss roundabouts whenever I drive in North America. I'm not used to intersections (which could be the problem) but it seems like you have to look everywhere as opposed to just looking in the direction traffic is coming from.
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NHS England, Biogen reach deal on pricey drug for deadly disorder(uk.reuters.com)
1 points by kieranmaine 7y ago|0 comments
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by kieranmaine 8y ago
Have a read off https://www.economist.com/international/2018/11/24/suicide-i... . The causes are wide and varied and can be specific to certain countries and cultures.
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by kieranmaine 8y ago
The post mentions they are mentally ill and medicated. "Stop complaining" is not an effective treatment for mental illness.
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by kieranmaine 8y ago
How does research funded by charity or governments figure in this? How do we know if research funded by these sources leads to profit making drug research?
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by kieranmaine 8y ago
I found the following hard and found an app useful in mitigating these: * Initially, committing to a daily practice. After 6 months this problem disappeared one my meditation became a habit. * Getting comfortable with the different techniqu
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by kieranmaine 8y ago
My reading of the book suggests it has nothing to do with monetisation, but is based on years of scientific research. I'd highly recommend the book if you want to find out how meditation effects your brain.
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by kieranmaine 8y ago
The book "The Science of Meditation: How to Change Your Brain, Mind and Body" talks about how having a teacher or going on meditation retreats will help you become better at meditation than just going it alone. Although these apps
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by kieranmaine 8y ago
A significant portion of the the agricultural land is used to feed animals though - this page has a good diagram on how land is used - https://ourworldindata.org/agricultural-land-by-global-diets .
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by kieranmaine 8y ago
I agree that we should stop over population, but that involves developing and enriching countries to lower the birth rate. As countries get richer they eat more meat, so the problem may still remain even if the population does decline.
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by kieranmaine 8y ago
Would you eat more chicken instead of beef though? Is there a certain meat you couldn't do without and if so why? I'm not against anyone eating meat (although as an ethical - and hypocritical milk drinking vegetarian - I'd li
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by kieranmaine 8y ago
What would make people eat less beef? Since taxes seem a hard sell, would subsidizing chicken + non-meat protein help? As a vegetarian I'm trying to get my head around what would help change the behaviour of the meat eating HN members.
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by kieranmaine 8y ago
I second this. I just finished this book and it was excellent - however the edition I read is called "The science of mediation". They're very honest about which studies provide robust evidence and really quantify what the ben
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Vitamin D supplements don't help bone health, major study concludes(theguardian.com)
16 points by kieranmaine 8y ago|1 comments
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by kieranmaine 8y ago
And here's some extra info that accompanied this data: "The growth in the rich and upper middle class and the declining proportion of the population in the middle and lower classes indicate widespread economic growth between 1979
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by kieranmaine 9y ago
You highlight an interesting problem with the NHS that quality is extremely variable based on your location. For example I can book an appointment online at my GPs, so never have to phone anymore. I can normally get an appointment within a
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by kieranmaine 9y ago
This older paper suggests vitamin D isn't as important - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/articl... . I'm not sure which is correct, but good to have an opposing view.
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by kieranmaine 9y ago
I just watched a documentary where Lustig said sugar in fruit is fine because the fibre in the fruit means you absorb the sugar over a period of time, meaning the liver doesn't get one big hit.
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World’s first floating wind farm powers up in Scotland(engadget.com)
23 points by kieranmaine 9y ago|0 comments
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by kieranmaine 9y ago
Good summary here on strike prices. It talks about nuclear power, but it applies to wind as well - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22772441
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UK Offshore wind power cheaper than new nuclear(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by kieranmaine 9y ago|0 comments