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Good for him for being in recovery so long. RIP.

There are always academic rivalries as to whether social sciences or even life sciences constitute "real" science as they are not perceived to be so-called "hard" sciences. There's kind of an academic hierarchy where physics sees itself as "above" the other sciences, but also theoretical sees...

Survivor - I can't hold back (Jimi Jamison) Back in the day, I used to do my hair like the girl in the video.

If that were gravy and chunks of mozzarella it would be fine.

Jimi Jamison - Never Too Late

Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

I don't think anybody here does anything remotely like this. I also do not think that there are any shortcuts to the kinds of skills you seek. For physically superior skills, train like an Olympian/international competitive athlete or fighter with proper coaching.

I wonder if they think there's not enough work, or they just haven't set the system up to hire enough people.

12 symptoms described in 12 minutes 1- Focus (difficulty/inability) 2- Restlessness 3- Impulse control 4- Time blindness 5- Emotional dysregulation 6- Difficulty initiating action 7- Problems with working memory 8- Hyperfocus 9- Organization/Executive function...

Also, I have no idea what you are talking about here. Can you be more specific as to what exact public actions you are referring to? When? Where? By whom? And the exact negative effect you think they are having - on whom? when? Where? And make your case for any causal line you see between...

On that note, to explain why often use the phrase G-d, and do not always spell out the word God (God's name is not God, after all) It's a convention I see within Jewish writings. Jewish theology Is what I feel more aligned with than most other religions. (I am not Jewish) So there's a...

Yes As it should be - people making their own peace with G-d, without compulsion, or threats, or fear for life or limb.

Indeed. Is there any doubt whatsoever that brutalizing people or taking their freedom over words and disagreements, is immoral, indefensible, and all in all just doubleplus ungood?

Go ahead and post it! Great minds think alike! ;) 😁😄😆

I wish they had this little guy😋as one of the reaction emoji

Some brief remarks on science and academia from the same science blogger in the first post above https://scientafic.com/2025/03/31/good-science-vs-great-science/ https://scientafic.com/2025/06/19/what-is-academia/

This article is a little longer, but not extremely long, it self-reports being a 3 minute read It discusses what it means for science to be "real" and discusses God and metaphysical claims in the second half of the article The reference to political parties in the first paragraph is brief and...

This short article talks about what people have in mind the most often when they talk about science - which often is technology and medicine - the concrete results of scientific work https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/03/25/when-americans-think-about-science-what-do-they-have-in-mind/

When people talk about "believing in science" I often wonder what is meant - both by the term belief, and the term science. Would I say I "believed in" science? I believe, or, I recognize, I observe, I am convinced that, "science" is a useful and effective... uh... thing. What do we mean by...

Ancestors vs Whippersnappers: Are old saws 'smarter' than newfangled contraptions? (my alternative title for the thread) A question has come up a few times around the forum about whether or not anybody can be "smarter" than their ancestors... I'm intrigued by this question but a little confused...