We haven't yet learned how to stay human when assembled in masses. -Lewis Thomas, physician and author
Who is.....Tom Freiden?
Empiricism: n: The theory that all knowledge is derived from
sense-experience. Stimulated by the rise of experimental science, it
developed in the 17th and 18th centuries, expounded in particular by
John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume; empirical
method
or practice; undue
reliance
upon experience,
as in
medicine; quackery.
(vs. "rationalism," the
doctrine that
reason alone
is a source
of knowledge
and is
independent of
experience, as in the philosophies of Descartes and Spinoza)
So rather than admit she has written some indefensible things in
her book, MacLean calls on loyal members of her “progressive” tribe to
launch a counterattack to save her book and reputation. That’s not the
way academics should operate. When their work
is challenged, they should squarely face each challenge, not evade it
with ad hominem attacks on the motives, operation, or funding of the critics.--Leef
Muslim groups in Malaysia and Indonesia have called for a
boycott of Starbucks because of the coffee chain's support for LGBT
rights. Everything can be politicized.
Trump's speech in Poland was fascinating; he seemed to refocus on all the notions his acceptance speech seemed to deny. It was pro-West, pro-NATO pro-cooperation. And, of course, it was nationalistic, again. That will probably be what is emphasized by the Press and his enemies. Clearly this is an "International Age," clearly nationalism and borders are passé. I fully expect to see the international community unite in its opposition to the great self-declared threat to the civilized world, North Korea, and oppose it. That will be a great way for nations to rise above their petty individual concerns to show the international movement is sincere. Right?
For the past couple of months, hackers have breached the
computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power facilities in
the US, according to a new report from federal law enforcement
officials.
Former world chess champion turned Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov will come out of retirement to take part in a U.S. competition next month, organizers say. Kasparov, who retired in 2005, has reportedly been given a wild-card entry at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis from Aug. 12 to 14.
Can you imagine drawing him as a wild card?
Scientists in Canada have used commercially available genetic material to piece together the extinct horsepox virus, a cousin of the smallpox virus that killed as many as a billion human beings before being eradicated. Tom Freiden, former CDC head, said this research should spur improvements in laboratory safety to prevent the accidental release of microbes — something that has happened a number of times in American facilities and others around the world. The broader story here, Frieden said, is that the U.S. and other countries need to be prepared for emerging pathogens, which can and will appear naturally — no laboratory necessary.
The real undercurrent here is the anxiety that there are capable people in the world whose sole aim in life is mayhem and murder.
There was a funny moment when Trump and Melania walked into a group of world leaders and everyone's face lit up and they all moved to greet Melania.
Golden oldie:
German lawmaker Cem Özdemir of the opposition Greens, recently
referred to Messrs. Trump, Putin, and Erdogan as “the new authoritarian
axis of testosterone.”
Trump's speech in Poland was fascinating; he seemed to refocus on all the notions his acceptance speech seemed to deny. It was pro-West, pro-NATO pro-cooperation. And, of course, it was nationalistic, again. That will probably be what is emphasized by the Press and his enemies. Clearly this is an "International Age," clearly nationalism and borders are passé. I fully expect to see the international community unite in its opposition to the great self-declared threat to the civilized world, North Korea, and oppose it. That will be a great way for nations to rise above their petty individual concerns to show the international movement is sincere. Right?
Former world chess champion turned Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov will come out of retirement to take part in a U.S. competition next month, organizers say. Kasparov, who retired in 2005, has reportedly been given a wild-card entry at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis from Aug. 12 to 14.
Can you imagine drawing him as a wild card?
There was a debate over Sharia Law, which was compared it to
Christianity. There seems to be a misunderstanding here apparently based
upon intensity. The possibility of intense and violent acts against
people, especially women, based upon some translation
of Christian belief is real. Witches were dunked and burned. Jews were
forcibly converted. But the cruelty of Christian history and current
Sharia are insignificant compared to the Sharia anachronism: equality
and separation of church and state. That distinction
must be understood to understand the last two hundred years in the West
and the difficulty of placing Sharia within it.
A lot of talk about overlapping surgery vs. concurrent surgery. Overlapping surgery refers to operations performed by the same primary surgeon such that the start of one surgery overlaps with the end of another. A qualified practitioner finishes noncritical aspects of the first operation while the primary surgeon moves to the next operation. This is distinct from concurrent surgery, in which “critical parts” of operations for which the primary surgeon is responsible occur during the same time. There is general agreement that concurrent surgery is ethically unacceptable and is prohibited for teaching hospitals under the Medicare Conditions of Participation. Overlapping surgery is common, ranging from having trainees open and close incisions to delegating all aspects of the operation except the critical parts.
A lot of talk about overlapping surgery vs. concurrent surgery. Overlapping surgery refers to operations performed by the same primary surgeon such that the start of one surgery overlaps with the end of another. A qualified practitioner finishes noncritical aspects of the first operation while the primary surgeon moves to the next operation. This is distinct from concurrent surgery, in which “critical parts” of operations for which the primary surgeon is responsible occur during the same time. There is general agreement that concurrent surgery is ethically unacceptable and is prohibited for teaching hospitals under the Medicare Conditions of Participation. Overlapping surgery is common, ranging from having trainees open and close incisions to delegating all aspects of the operation except the critical parts.
Scientists in Canada have used commercially available genetic material to piece together the extinct horsepox virus, a cousin of the smallpox virus that killed as many as a billion human beings before being eradicated. Tom Freiden, former CDC head, said this research should spur improvements in laboratory safety to prevent the accidental release of microbes — something that has happened a number of times in American facilities and others around the world. The broader story here, Frieden said, is that the U.S. and other countries need to be prepared for emerging pathogens, which can and will appear naturally — no laboratory necessary.
The real undercurrent here is the anxiety that there are capable people in the world whose sole aim in life is mayhem and murder.
There was a funny moment when Trump and Melania walked into a group of world leaders and everyone's face lit up and they all moved to greet Melania.
Golden oldie:
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Greenland sharks have a lifespan of up to 392 years and people are doing the gene sequencing to see if there is a clue as to why.
Where do the protesters at the G20 claim to get their authority from?
For some reason the G20 politicians have reopened the Paris Accord
debate. Anything for a little public righteousness, I guess. The pros
and cons of carbon power will continue and the loudest is certainly
ant-carbon but an improvement of 2% is not dramatic
and might, by the skeptical, be called symbolic. There is, however, a
real problem facing the G20 leaders that has an immediate risk to world
health and is within their ability to contain: North Korea's nuclear
threat which they cheerfully declare is aimed
at the U.S. and their allies and their launching which they state is
inevitable. So, aside from climate posturing, do these G20 guys have
anything
else important to say? (Aside from where Trump stands in the picture, I mean.)
This MacLean thing just gets better and better. It is sort of like
watching Trump. Here is her Facebook post on the conspiracy that has
emerged to defame her world-saving book:
Friends, I really, really NEED YOUR HELP. If you trust me based on
all that you know about me, please read this, help me as indicated, and
share this post with anyone interested the Koch operations and the
mayhem they have caused.
This will sound nutty, I know, but it’s actually happening: the Koch operatives and the riders of their academic “gravy train,” as James Buchanan called it, are working very hard to kill DEMOCRACY IN CHAINS –and to destroy my reputation (as they have done to climate change scientists and others bearing inconvenient truth).
This will sound nutty, I know, but it’s actually happening: the Koch operatives and the riders of their academic “gravy train,” as James Buchanan called it, are working very hard to kill DEMOCRACY IN CHAINS –and to destroy my reputation (as they have done to climate change scientists and others bearing inconvenient truth).
AAAAAaaaaannnnnnddddddd.....a bar graph:
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