Insightful, thanks. I typically separate the personality from the assertions and look at the assertions individually in present time due to the incredible lag time between knowledge and it becoming practiced in the clinic. Professionals can best practice 5-10-15 year old information because they haven't caught up, there's a lot to stay on top of.
The first link is from 2008 and claims EMDR doesn't work (I believe it emerged in the 90's and new things are generally resisted in health until they're not), and that Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy doesn't help the brain, both are understood to be helpful in ways beyond this article in 2026. Unrelated to Amen, fMRI is helpful with TBI imaging.
Having had 1504 confirmed and probable cases across the country New Zealand now has no active cases at all. There have been 294,848 tests completed, with testing still being active both in the community and at borders. New Zealand's first case was on February 28th.
Reopen borders (with appropriate controls) with other countries that have no cases. NZ is in talks with Australia to figure out what the right border controls will be. There are some obvious Pacific Island candidates too. And then Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, and so on.
I think the world's bifurcating into two blocs and there's a Viral Curtain between them. Within each bloc it makes sense that there can be free movement -- if you've given up hopes of eradicating it, then you have nothing to lose by visiting another country.
Infected people coming into a virus-free zone are a clear and present danger and will require tests and quarantine. This is what happened for the cast and crew of the Avatar sequels, who recently re-entered New Zealand to finish filming. They were tested at the border and are in hotels for a period of managed isolation.
The end-game is a vaccine, which lets us intermingle without unchecked exponential growth.
> The end-game is a vaccine, which lets us intermingle without unchecked exponential growth.
If one can be made. I'm not aware of any approved coronavirus vaccines, and HIV still doesn't have one after almost 40 years. Many Americans are opposed to vaccines (anti-vaxxers) anyway.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcasts - Fun science and critical thinking podcast. Has been around for over 10 years. Worth it just for the Science or Fiction game each week.
Escape Pod - http://escapepod.org/category/podcasts/ - Weekly science fiction podcast magazine. The quality and variety of the stories is amazing. I have found lots of new authors via the stories from this podcast. (Also has Pseudopod for horror fiction, PodCastle for fantasy, and Cast of Wonders for YA fiction)
Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-daniel-and-jorge-explain-... - A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. By a CERN Physicist (Daniel) and the author of PhD Comics (Jorge).
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria - https://www.carasantamaria.com/podcast - "conversations with interesting people about interesting topics". Cara is an great science communicator and is well worth listening to on this and the The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast.
"At launch, Disney+ will include 7,500 episodes, including from 25 original series; 400 library movie titles; and 100 recent theatrical films releases, according to Agnes Chu, senior VP of content, Disney+. That includes exclusive rights to all 30 seasons of "The Simpsons," which Disney obtained through the acquisition of 21st Century Fox. In year five of Disney+, the company expects to have an annual production slate of some 50 originals, Chu said. Disney+ will be an ad-free service, supported solely by subscription fees. It's going to have a wide platform footprint, spanning game consoles, smart TVs and connected streaming devices, including Roku and PlayStation 4, said Michael Paull, president of Disney Streaming Services (formerly BAMTech)."
For those asking if there is demand for small rockets that can be sent up often.
"Australian start-up Fleet Space Technologies sent up two satellites ... Fleet has spent all year waiting to hitch rides on rockets from SpaceX and the Indian government ... About six weeks ago, it found out there was room on the Rocket Lab rocket. Typically, it takes months or years to get satellites ready, installed and certified for launch, but in this new era of cheap, fast space, Fleet got its hardware on board in record time."
Good to see Fleet Space launching. They are Adelaide based.
We used to have one of the biggest missile/rocket ranges in the world once. Kistler were thinking of bringing the range back in the 00s but didn't survive. As NZ picks up the baton and charges forward it is good to see we still have a role to play with payloads.
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https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/dr-amens-love-affair-with-s...
Both https://sciencebasedmedicine.org and https://theness.com/neurologicablog/ are good resources for detailed research into science and medicine. With Neurologica having some good deep dives into Neuroscience topics https://theness.com/neurologicablog/category/neuroscience/ as the author is a recently retired academic clinical neurologist