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by mendelsd 8y ago
Is the set of claimants gender-biased? Asking for a friend.
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by mendelsd 8y ago
I believe I procrastinate because life is so demanding and complex that I am constantly straining against the limits of my productivity for imposed work. It is due largely to a mismatch between my natural interests and society's demand
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by mendelsd 8y ago
> To this day my little brother cannot do anything on his own without help This may be due to factors other than having been helped with his homework. Beware the narrative fallacy.
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by mendelsd 8y ago
Related: "... data ... from the UK Biobank... suggests genetic contributions to intelligence and educational achievement are currently disfavoured by natural selection". [1] [1] https://www.economist.com/science-an
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by mendelsd 8y ago
A few interesting things to note on this topic: 1) Prevalence of MTHFR gene variants you refer to is very high, e.g. 10%/50% for homo/heterozygous C677T SNP [1] (with frequencies varying substantially between ethnic groups). 2) Ef
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[video] Development Economics: “borrowing from abroad is a con” (2015)(youtube.com)
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by mendelsd 8y ago
Ensure they are getting adequate folate, noting that normal blood levels may not indicate functional sufficiency [1][2]: "Folate deficiencies may lead to an increased risk of depression and poorer antidepressant treatment outcomes...&q
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by mendelsd 8y ago
>> Yes, technically cryptocurrencies "solve" the same problem >> It's almost like cryptocurrency zealots don't know shit This is a straw man. The article does not advocate for cryptocurrencies at all.
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by mendelsd 8y ago
Weirdly, you haven't addressed the ideas expressed in the article in any substantive way.
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by mendelsd 8y ago
I suspect most researchers fear that mining this particular vein would be career suicide. Prof Werner seems likely, based on his bio, to have made a lot of money in the financial industry - he can probably afford not to give a damn.
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Do We Need Central Banks? (2017)(professorwerner.org)
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by mendelsd 9y ago
Most people are unaware of the true mechanism of money creation, therefore don't understand how the current mechanism and its (lack of) constraints affect society, therefore don't see the potential for societal improvement through
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Normal ranges: normal for whom?(fertstert.org)
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by mendelsd 9y ago
This is a UK article, and I'm going to post a UK-centric, male-centric comment (as a UK-based man), but I suspect my comment applies to both genders, and to many health systems around the world. I don't doubt exercise is extremely
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by mendelsd 9y ago
Here's a salient study regarding RSI: "Two hundred ninety-seven patients medically certified with a work-related upper extremity industrial illness underwent a systematic search for concurrent medical diseases. <snip>. One h
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by mendelsd 9y ago
Well, there's a common condition called subclinical hypothyroidism which may be asymptomatic and harmless, or it may indicate thyroid disease and be accompanied by various non-specific symptoms. It's defined by slightly elevated T
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by mendelsd 9y ago
The primary healthcare providers that referred your friends to psychiatrists may well have checked thyroid levels but, as I've pointed out elsewhere in this thread, tests do not always lead to appropriate detection and diagnosis.
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by mendelsd 9y ago
Yes indeed, thank you.
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by mendelsd 9y ago
"Currently, measurement of the serum TSH concentration is the most reliable indicator of thyroid status at the tissue level. Studies of mild (subclinical) thyroid hormone excess or deficiency (abnormal TSH/normal range FT4 and FT3
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by mendelsd 9y ago
I made major dietary changes before I went on meds. My overall health improved a lot, but mental health improvements were insufficient.
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by mendelsd 9y ago
I'd hope that was the case everywhere, but there's still a big grey area. The British Thyroid Association says: "There is no evidence to support the benefit of routine early treatment with thyroxine in non-pregnant patients w
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by mendelsd 9y ago
Decades-long anxiety sufferer here, basically cured with thyroid hormone replacement... Thyroid underactivity is a very common condition (thyroid hormone is the third-most prescribed medication in the UK), and some of you anxiety sufferers
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by mendelsd 10y ago
Here's some Chinese traditional instrumental music that has a good combination of interest and subtlety - it's low-key and sort of emotionally oblique: http://www.sinicave.com/pd_an_music.cfm (I can't vouch f
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by mendelsd 10y ago
> Why is half of the world sociopaths? That's probably a rhetorical question, but I'll bite. Game theory applied to evolutionary biology provides a compelling qualitative answer to this question. You can read about it in Richar
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by mendelsd 10y ago
No, they get to keep their portion.
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by mendelsd 10y ago
> our bodies are designed to process a very wide variety of foods in a very robust manner There are indications that various health conditions can impair glucose regulation, and those affected would tolerate less dietary carbohydrate tha
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by mendelsd 10y ago
You're welcome, hope it works out. BTW, I think this is also worth highlighting (from [1] above): "Different metabolic changes, yet with similar consequences, may therefore be observed in both hypothyroid and hyperthyroid patients
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by mendelsd 10y ago
It's worth checking her thyroid function: "Some studies have related hypothyroidism to muscle dysfunction... Furthermore, studies ... demonstrated that thyroid hormone action on skeletal muscles affects mainly type-I muscle f
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by mendelsd 10y ago
You're welcome. Feel free to get in touch (I added an email address to my profile). I am happy to share my experience and (rather limited) knowledge.
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by mendelsd 10y ago
Masaki Kobayashi made a couple of subversive films in the 1960's that present a very dark view of Samurai culture. These films [1][2] are excellent. [1] in particular is exquisite (and tied for the Jury Special Prize at Cannes in 1963)

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