"Errors in medicine include wrong diagnoses, drug dosage miscalculations, and treatment delays. These errors are likely to be underestimated because studies tend to focus exclusively on hospitals and not on the rest of the healthcare system; because some errors may only have debilitating effects years down the road for a patient and are thus harder … Continue reading Chances of Dying From an In-Hospital Medical Error
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L.M. Sacasas’s The Questions Concerning Technology
If you find the list below interesting, you could always subscribe to his newsletter, and as with all Substack newsletters, it can be turned into an RSS feed by adding /feed to the main url, like so: https://theconvivialsociety.substack.com/feed. Don't know what RSS is? There's a post for that. h/t to Alan Jacobs for the reminder. … Continue reading L.M. Sacasas’s The Questions Concerning Technology
Meditation Without Meditating
"Over the past several decades, studies examining the potential for meditation to curb mental anguish and increase wellbeing have yielded promising, if complicated, results. For patients, complications can arise when meditation is marketed as a ‘happy pill, with no side effects’. This commodification and oversimplification is at the root of a conundrum for Jay Sanguinetti … Continue reading Meditation Without Meditating
Grayson’s Art Club
"Grayson Perry, one of Britain's leading artists, brings the nation together through art, making new works and hosting masterclasses set to unleash our collective creativity during lockdown."—Grayson's Art Club Annoying DRM on mobile, but bookmarking for when I'm on a more DRM friendly platform.
Lipid Nanoparticles TED Talk by Kathryn A. Whitehead
https://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_a_whitehead_the_tiny_balls_of_fat_that_could_revolutionize_medicine "What if you were holding life-saving medicine … but had no way to administer it? Zoom down to the nano level with engineer Kathryn A. Whitehead as she gives a breakdown of the little fatty balls (called lipid nanoparticles) perfectly designed to ferry cutting-edge medicines into your body's cells. Learn how her work is … Continue reading Lipid Nanoparticles TED Talk by Kathryn A. Whitehead
How to Keep Your Produce Fresh For Weeks
Summary of Food Storage Tips from Wirecutter. For more discussion, see the original article.
Levels of Friendship in Arabic
https://www.twitter.com/TaariqIsmail/status/1402681643714985984 Zameel - someone you have a nodding acquaintance withJalees - someone you’re comfortable sitting with for a period of time Sameer - you have good conversation with themNadeem - a drinking companion (just tea) that you might call when you’re freeSahib - someone who’s concerned for your wellbeingRafeeq - someone you can depend upon, … Continue reading Levels of Friendship in Arabic
The Two Reasons People Fail
"The two reasons that people fail to attain path knowledge and fruition knowledge in this life are bad companionship and insufficient practice or instruction...Today there are many people [who] know the method but never put it into practice or are not serious in their efforts, and so they missed out on attaining path and fruition. … Continue reading The Two Reasons People Fail
This July 4th, Let’s Remember What Patriotism Isn’t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWJVMoe7OY0 Fuck every single one of these people involved in storming the Capitol and the people giving them cover. Watching this little shit show, I cannot help but marvel at the discipline of the Capitol Police and how well they stuck to the rules of engagement, and how this "riot" could have been contained Texas … Continue reading This July 4th, Let’s Remember What Patriotism Isn’t
Advice is a Dangerous Gift
"Gildor was silent for a moment. 'I do not like this news,' he said at last. 'That Gandalf should be late, does not bode well. But it is said: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. The choice is yours: to go or wait.' 'And it … Continue reading Advice is a Dangerous Gift
Safe Withdrawal Rate for Early Retirees & What It Means for Retirement
* The 4% rule is actually very safe for a 30-year retirement * A withdrawal rate of 3.5% can be considered the floor, no matter how long the retirement time horizon-"Safe Withdrawal Rate for Early Retirees", MadFientist.com. October 19. 2015. I thought this was interesting because it gives you a target for retirement. According to … Continue reading Safe Withdrawal Rate for Early Retirees & What It Means for Retirement
Book Summary: Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha
To summarize the main ideas: Thinking is not a substitute for lived experience. The idea of being a mother, combat veteran, a disciple of a spiritual teacher - pick any experience you don't have - and having the idea about it is not the same as having lived it. And, it is worse than that, … Continue reading Book Summary: Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha
Calling Bullshit
"Our learning objectives are straightforward. After taking the course, you should be able to:* Remain vigilant for bullshit contaminating your information diet.* Recognize said bullshit whenever and wherever you encounter it.* Figure out for yourself precisely why a particular bit of bullshit is bullshit.* Provide a statistician or fellow scientist with a technical explanation of … Continue reading Calling Bullshit
The Discourse of Loving Kindness in Sutta Nipata
What should be done by one who's skilled in wholesomeness To gain the state of peacefulness is this: One must be able, upright, straight and not proud, Easy to speak to, mild and well content, Easily satisfied and not caught up In too much bustle, and frugal in one's ways, With senses calmed, intelligent, not … Continue reading The Discourse of Loving Kindness in Sutta Nipata
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