Friday, January 03, 2025

Weekend!

 Have an excellent weekend. See you Monday.

'El Flamenco'

MËSTIZA

The Birds Official Teaser Trailer

 Just watched 'The Birds' for the umpteenth time on Netflix, it's great.

Full Performance - Live At A38, Budapest

 Klangphonics

  State of the art techno band. This clip is from 2023, and they keep getting better and better.

Vortex

 Guardian UK: Polar vortex expected to bring snow, ice and brutal cold to most of US - Millions from Kansas to Florida will be hit by wintry blast with potential for ‘disaster’ next week, meteorologists say By the Associated Press

Art

 The Conversation: Can animals make ‘art’? These examples from nature suggest so By Susan Hazel and Jono Tuke

Intergenerational Trauma

 Psychology Today: Intergenerational Trauma Reviewed by Psychology Today Staff

StarTalk - Scientists Discuss Epigenetics And Generational Trauma

Intergenerational

 I asked Google AI how cruelty is passed from generation to generation. Here's the answer.

 AI Overview

 Yes, there's evidence suggesting that patterns of cruelty and trauma can be passed down through generations, a phenomenon known as intergenerational trauma. While not a direct biological inheritance of genes, the effects of trauma and adverse experiences can impact parenting styles, behaviors, and emotional responses, potentially leading to a cycle of abuse or trauma in subsequent generations.

 How it happens:
 Learned Behaviors: Children who witness or experience abuse or neglect may learn and repeat these patterns in their own relationships and parenting.

 Emotional and Psychological Impact:
 Trauma can lead to emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges that can affect how parents interact with their children.

 Epigenetics:
 Research suggests that environmental factors, including trauma, can influence gene expression and potentially alter the way genes are passed down to future generations.

 Stress Hormones:
 Exposure to chronic stress or trauma can alter hormone levels, potentially impacting brain development and behavior in subsequent generations.

BBC News - Era Of Cheap Russian Gas For EU Ends As Transit Across Ukraine Stops

Thief

 Get Pocket: The Secrets of the World’s Greatest Art Thief - Stéphane Breitwieser robbed nearly 200 museums, amassing a collection of treasures worth more than $1.4 billion. How he managed to do it is every bit as surprising as why. By Michael Finkel

Acrylamide And Cancer Risk

 National Cancer Institute: Acrylamide and Cancer Risk 

The major food sources of acrylamide are French fries and potato chips; crackers, bread, and cookies; breakfast cereals; canned black olives; prune juice; and coffee

Dr. Eric Berg DC - The #1 Most Dangerous Ingredient In The World

 Acrylamide

Farmers

 NPR: Farmers are abandoning their land. Is that good for nature? By Dan Charles

Psychedelic

 AP News: Psychedelic therapy begins in Colorado, causing tension between conservatives and veterans By Jesse Bedayn

'Rabbit'

Have An Excellent Friday

 Gustav Klimt 1862 – 1918 - 'Pond at Schloss Kammer on the Attersee' 1909

PBS Space Time - The Many Worlds Of The Quantum Multiverse

Big Think - Will Guidara - Become Excellent - Be Unreasonable

 Be Present
 Take Yourself Less Seriously
 Treat Everyone Like A Unique Individual

BBC Africa - Plastic-Eating Worm Which Could End Pollution

'The Present'

 Full Award-Winning Documentary

Box Breathing Exercise

Breath

 Get Pocket: Beat Stress Like a Navy SEAL With This Ridiculously Easy Exercise Control your breath,  By Melody Wilding

Planet Parade

 Good News Network: January Night Sky Lit by a ‘Planet Parade’ with Excellent Viewing of Mars, Venus, and Jupiter By Andy Corbley

Do We

 Science Alert: Do We Live in a Multiverse? Explainer By ScienceAlert Staff

Multiverse

 Science Alert: New Theory Solves Paradox of Schrödinger's Cat by Claiming We're in a Multiverse By Mike McRae

Pennsylvania

 Inside Climate News: Elevated Levels of Radium Found in Western Pennsylvania’s Freshwater Mussels - Researchers detected increased radioactivity in mussels downstream of oil and gas wastewater discharge points, raising concerns about effects up the food chain. By Kiley Bense

Boysober

 Guardian UK: Going boysober: the women who turned to celibacy in 2024 By Alaina Demopoulos

...women aged 18-29 overwhelmingly voted for Kamala Harris, while Trump picked up support from their male counterparts. Many women couldn’t stomach the thought of having sex with a man who might have voted against their reproductive rights or in support of Project 2025’s regressive view of gender roles.

Judge

 Guardian UK: You be the judge: should my boyfriend stop trolling rightwing social media accounts? Nelly thinks Gabriel has become fixated on sticking it to people online. He thinks they’re fair game. You decide who is getting all atwitter - Interviews By Georgina Lawton

Thursday, January 02, 2025

'Lose Control'

 Teddy Swims at 2025 Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve

The Dogs Of 2024

'Wild Thing'

 Tone Loc

PBS News Hour - How Exercise May Be The ‘Most Potent Medical Intervention Ever Known'

John Flannery - January 2, 2025

Chill

 NPR: An Arctic outbreak will send a chill through much of the U.S. Here's how to prepare By Rachel Treisman

StarTalk - Bill Nye Gives Neil deGrasse Tyson A Tour Of The Planetary Society

Robert Reich - The 10 Biggest Myths About Our Economy

Texts

 Nature: How AI is unlocking ancient texts - and could rewrite history - From deciphering burnt Roman scrolls to reading crumbling cuneiform tablets, neural networks could give researchers more data than they’ve had in centuries. By Jo Marchant

BBC News - Multiple People Involved In Deadly New Orleans Attack, Authorities Say

National Geographic - Superskilled With Eva zu Beck - I Tried Being A Porter On Africa's Tallest Mountain

Dr. Jon Saunders - Perfect Posture In 100 Seconds - Best Posture Exercise

KREM 2 News - At Least 15 Dead In New Orleans Truck Attack

Spirals

 Journeys Of Life: The Symbolism & Spiritual Meaning Of Spirals: Full Guide By Mila Day

'Life In An Instant'

John Flannery - January 1, 2025

Have An Excellent Thursday

 Artwork By Gussy Hippold-Ahnert 1910 - 2003 




David Attenborough Presents -Tasmania - Weird And Wonderful

Rabbi Simon Jacobson - Use Mystical Power To Solve Any Problem

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche - Meditate By Letting Your Mind Be As It Is

Big Think - Daniel Goleman - 12 Traits Emotionally Intelligent People Share - You Can Learn Them

MSG Network - Shorthanded Knicks Win 9th Straight - Hart 2nd Consecutive Triple-Double

Happier

 BBC: Eight ways to stay happier this year, according to science By BBC Future team

No More

 Good News Network: Minnesota Summer Camp for HIV-Positive Kids Closes Down–Because There Aren’t Any More By Andy Corbley

Norovirus

 Science Alert: US Is Dealing With Troubling Surge in Norovirus Cases, CDC Reports By Carly Cassella

Jimmy Carter

 Inside Climate News: Jimmy Carter, Visionary - As president, he peered over the horizon, especially on energy and the environment. By Jonathan Alter

Car

 Guardian UK: How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness - A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting By Oliver Milman in New York

Las Vegas

 Guardian UK: One dead after Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas - Cybertruck was stuffed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters, with authorities working to determine the motive of the incident By Joanna Walters and agencies

'Here's To Life'

 Shirley Horn

May all your storms be weathered
and all that's good get better
Here's to life, here's to love, here's to you.