"There is absolutely no inevitability as long as there is a willingness to contemplate what is happening."
~ Marshall McLuhan
Image of the day:
BODY~ Overweight Girls Risk Obesity And Heart Disease As Women -- "US Scientists have shown that if a girl is overweight before she is a teenager, she is more likely to be obese and have a higher risk of heart disease as a woman."
~ Why We Fall off the Weight Loss Wagon -- True but partial. They ignore the reality of under-developed willpower.
~ Beer Belly Men "could Die Young" As Belts And Feet Disappear -- Beer belly equals fat equals higher estrogen levels equals higher risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, reduced sex drive, muscle loss, and on and on.
~ Milk cancels health benefit of drinking tea -- "Drinking tea can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke but only if milk is not added to the brew, German scientists said on Tuesday."
~ Probiotic may help with colic in babies -- "Treatment with the probiotic organism Lactobacillus reuteri may improve colicky symptoms in infants, new research suggests."
~ Making a gym work out for you -- Observations of the January rush in every gym.
~ Question of Strength — January -- Q&A with Charles Poliquin at T-Nation.
~ Burn fat all year long -- "You don't need to eat like a child to recapture the metabolism of your youth. Follow this simple plan from Men's Health."
PSYCHE
~ UGA Study Finds That Social Workers May Indirectly Experience Post-traumatic Stress.
~ The genuine problem of consciousness -- Anthony I. Jack, Philip Robbins, Andreas Roepstorff -- "Those who are optimistic about the prospects of a science of consciousness, and those who believe that it lies beyond the reach of standard scientific methods, have something in common: both groups view consciousness as posing a special challenge for science." This is a PDF.
~ BrainMaps.org -- "BrainMaps.org is an interactive zoomable high-resolution digital brain atlas and virtual microscope that is based on over 12 million megapixels of scanned images of serial sections of both primate and non-primate brains and that is integrated with a high-speed database for querying and retrieving data about brain structure and function over the internet." Very very cool.
~ Love's Loopy Logic -- From Psychology Today, so you know it's psych lite, but still an interesting look at the "mental tricks that lovers play when evaluating a potential mate," as summed up by Page 3.14.
~ A possible target for memory-enhancing drugs.
~ Parents Say Discipline Isn't Working on Kids -- "Almost one third of parents believe their disciplining styles are ineffective, suggests a new study."
~ Research Reveals Secret Causes of Sibling Spats -- "Scientists find some underlying reasons for sibling fights and ways to bring calm back to the household."
CULTURE
~ Pew Research Report Finds No Cause for Alarm in Teen Social Networking Use -- "Teens who use social networking sites seem to be very aware of the security concerns involved as well as the measures available to them to prevent unintended usage."
~ CNNMoney: Google Tops 100 Best Places To Work List -- "Shooting straight to the top in its first appearance on Fortune's list of 100 Best Companies to Work For, Google sets the standard for Silicon Valley and beyond."
~ Bush Schedules Network TV Time to Shove His Head Even Further Up His Ass -- Mostly I just wanted to post that headline, but in reality Bush is going to propose sending 20,000 more troops to Iraq.
~ Israel Denies Iran Nuke Attack Plan -- "Israeli officials balked at a British newspaper report that the nation plans a nuclear strike against three Iranian targets."
~ The Powerful Woman -- "Why did tough, shrewd Nancy Pelosi choose to surround herself with children on the day she shattered the marble ceiling? Katrina vanden Heuvel considers the symbology of the powerful woman."
~ Van Halen Hot for Rock Hall, REM Also Tapped -- Van Halen joins alternative rockers R.E.M., hit-making girl group the Ronettes, punk poet Patti Smith and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the first rap act to ever make the cut, in the class of 2007.
HABITATS
~ Democrats to Take On Big Pharma -- "When the Democratic-controlled 110th Congress was sworn in on Capitol Hill last week, it was no cause for celebration inside the pharmaceutical industry."
~ Calif. Gov Calls for Universal Coverage -- Arnold is getting liberal, and more power to him.
~ Who paid for that study? Source affects outcome -- "One study shows that milk can help people lose weight. Another shows that tomato juice might prevent cancer and a third shows benefits to fizzy sodas."
~ Driving Forces: Honda's New Hybrid Gambit -- "Taking aim at Toyota, Honda readies a new hybrid car for the mainstream market."
~ Black Diamonds Have Extraterrestrial Origins -- "If you're looking for a space-age way to propose marriage, a black-diamond ring might be the way to go. Long baffled by the origin of these dark gems, scientists have found evidence they formed in outer space."
~ Saturn Moon Has Lakes, "Water" Cycle Like Earth's, Scientists Say.
~ Building a Green Revolution -- "Mounting evidence of global warming and increasing awareness of indoor air pollution have pushed green building into the mainstream with both the National Home Builders Association and the American Institute of Architects, which have identified it as a top priority in recent years."
INTEGRAL
~ post-metaphysical reference from Chris at Indistinct Union.
~ Buddhist Geeks 1: Meet the Geeks -- These folks are part of the integral community, so give them a warm welcome as they debut their new podcast.
~ Paul Salamone posted a follow-up to yesterday's post, Integral: What Now?, then Hokai responded: What now?
~ Geoff Falk is back, The Wilberization of America , and I'll be damned if he isn't even MORE annoying than I remember. Even if he were 100% correct (and he's not even close), he'd be too damn annoying to take seriously.
~ From ebuddha: Response to Joe Perez on Andrew Cohen.
~ From Daniel Anderson at For The Turnstiles, a post on flow and Wilber, sort of.
~ At Joe's Whole Writing: Introducing the 12 stations of life. And at Joe's Until: How types, strategies, and stations all fit together.
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