May 2013
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April 2013
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“But insurers are also still grappling with their understanding of human nature — why some people simply don’t take care of themselves or take their medicine or go to the doctor, even when it is clear that they should.”
-NY Times, At-Risk Patients Gain Attention of Health Insurers, February 28, 2012
This comes from an article about how by 2014, insurance companies ”will prosper...
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March 2013
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kateoplis: “Our ingrained habits change us.... →
kateoplis:
“Our ingrained habits change us. Neurons that fire together, wire together, neuroscientists like to say, reflecting the increasing evidence that experiences leave imprints on our neural pathways, a phenomenon called neuroplasticity. Any habit molds the very structure of your brain in ways that…
Reminder to self.
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January 2013
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Help scientists model exposure to toxins and gases... →
Paul Watson: What I learned the day a dying whale... →
kateoplis:
“We sat there in our little inflatable boats in the midst of the Soviet whaling fleet with the bodies of a half dozen sperm whales lying lifeless in the swell. I watched the sun begin to set in the west and I remembered that the Russians were killing whales primarily for the valuable spermaceti oil.
Spermaceti oil is valued for its high resistance to heat, and thus it is used in...
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December 2012
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“I have blown off entire careers because of one day I didn’t want to get...”
– Louis CK
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November 2012
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“We may indeed all be fundamentally unknowable, but perhaps more damningly, to...”
– -Jay Kuehner on what is revealed in The Loneliest Planet
Go see this movie.
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October 2012
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Things I Learned from My Sister's Wedding #3
Prepare your speech. If you haven’t, keep it short and sweet. I repeat, SHORT AND SWEET. If you’re searching for the “right words” to say what you want to say, then a) you should have read the first line of this post and 2) you won’t be able to find them in front of an expectant, bored audience.
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Things I Learned from My Sister's Wedding #2
It takes a village. As a friend said, now I know how a movie set works. And if I dare say, how the operating room works. Little time, but lots of talented people.
