Covid Mistakes
Perhaps the current breather has some potential for thinking about the next scare.
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Recommendation: Dr. Aaron Kheriaty: The Rise of the Biomedical Security State
Interesting interview.
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Covid Consequences
Interesting Zuby YAF Talk with a few additional consequences from Covid.
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Nearly Forty years and Two in One Image
Beautiful Meme about the development of the last forty years and the strangeness of the last two.
Image: Meme
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Image: Meme
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Meme Energy
Interesting to see which kind of pushback you get to official policy in the form of memes, or music videos.
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The Pandemic of Fear — Recommended Podcast Episode
A very interesting episode on the underlying pandemic of fear with Covid, with a focus on what it did to children. But the fear topic is well-worth listening to.
Image: Screenshot from «Dragon Age: Inquisition»
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Image: Screenshot from «Dragon Age: Inquisition»
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Experiments (RCTs) in Medicine (great article)
Experiments — or randomized controlled trials — are the gold standard and pretty much the only way to detect causality. But they do have their limits and should not be used uncritically.
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An over-emphasis on Utilitarianism in Ethics, esp. in so-called «extraordinary situations»
When it comes to ethics, Utilitarianism seems to be the main focus. But there’s something to be said for principles.
Image: Skyrim
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Behavior change, conformity, and social pressure (end of mask mandates)
Well, the pandemic regulations are interesting when it comes to human behavior.
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Interesting opinion piece on the illusion of evidence based medicine
Evidence based medicine is what separates us from the dark ages, from leeches and poisons, if — and only if — it works as intended.
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