September 2007
19 posts
Beliefs are Tools →
found this when i typo’ed on the way to yelp.com. ah, serendipity.
Does Exercise Really Make Us Thinner?
The key is that among the many things regulated in [the human] homeostatic system—along with blood pressure and blood sugar, body temperature, respiration, etc.—is the amount of fat we carry. From this biological or homeostatic perspective, lean people are not those who have the willpower to exercise more and eat less. They are people whose bodies are programmed to send the calories they consume...
“31. I increasingly find that, as I get older, the only subjects worth writing...”
– gapingvoid: “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards”: on cartooning
Iran's president at Columbia University - a... →
Official prototype of kilogram mysteriously losing... →
“Today, the [American] age group most at risk for violent death is 40 to 49,...”
– This Is Your (Father’s) Brain on Drugs - New York Times
“If I couldn’t figure out what would be better, I just went for different.”
– Life Sucks, Then You Die
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too...”
– L’Engle’s last wrinkle | Salon Books
A Brief History of Medicine
2000 B.C. “Here, eat this root!” 1000 A.D. “That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer!” 1500 A.D. “That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion!” 1940 A.D. “That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill!” 1985 A.D. “This pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic!” 2000 A.D. “That...
The Five Foundations of Morality →
a talk by social and cultural psychologist Jonathan Haidt, at the 2007 New Yorker Conference.
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come...”
– Howard Thurman
The Anthropik Network » A Short History of Western... →
“Forests precede us and deserts dog our heels.” —Derrick Jensen A thorough summary of the problem with agriculture.
“If every household in the U.S. changed a 60-watt incandescent light bulb to a...”
– Architecture 2030
Planetary Thinking →
Where do we go from here?
“[The soldier] was a little embarrassed, and said, “I’m not used to...”
– yesterday’s Alok Holistic Health newsletter
An interview with John Young of Cryptome, "the... →
it goes pretty far down the rabbit hole in only three pages.