Economic growth is nothing but a human theoretical construction, .. which assumes nature to be nothing but a limitless resource for exploitation & profit. It has no basis in reality & no place in modern society.

The cardiologists will tell you that red wine is great for your heart, but they will tell you red meat is bad for your heart and causes cancer. Welcome to the circus.

.Queensland Police and Ahpra , this should be investigated. Read the thread.

My favorite question in 2023: What is ignored by the media -- but will be studied by historians? Here's the 9 best examples:

I'm tired of Republicans saying things like "If you want to ban AR-15's then why don't we ban cars since cars kill more people." Here's why this argument actually proves why we need more Gun Laws: - Cars require a registration. - Drivers need a license to use them. - Drivers

One man lost $500,000 to a scammer after it looked like they called from his bank abc.net.au/news/2023-03-3…

Just had a paper rejected. Generally fair feedback, respect the decision. But one reviewer rejected because ‘you clearly misinterpreted Croft et at (2015) work which shows you lack understanding of the theoretical complexities in this area’ 😬

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Excited to share our vision for an in hours exercise "Health Break" for all workers via TEDx talk. A radical public health intervention youtu.be/ivXYjgsq5k0 We pay staff to eat food, why not to exercise. Charles Perkins Centre Cardiovascular Initiative, University of Sydney NSW CVRN Ryan Park MP Nepean Blue Mts LHD Prof David Raubenheimer & Prof Stephen Simpson

This is extremely alarming. The warmest winter in Australia since records started more than a century ago. abc.net.au/news/2023-09-0…

Nature rejected her paper for not being original, University of Pennsylvania (her employer) demoted her, and yesterday Katalin Karikó won the Noble Prize in physiology. In mid-2000s, Karikó and her Drew Weismann submitted their paper on mRNA (messenger Ribonucleic Acid) to

As expected, Penn is now celebrating Karikó as being part of the "Penn’s historic mRNA vaccine research team." But they got community noted 😂 They could have easily added a line that Penn in fact demoted Karikó back in the day. x.com/Penn/status/17…

I’m reading 'The Myth of Normal' by Dr. Gabor Maté & Daniel Maté 🍉. It analyses the complexities of chronic conditions. A must-read for anyone involved in designing programs for better health. Let's redefine 'normal' and create more compassionate, effective solutions. #PublicHealth

Heart disease is the leading cause of death But it’s insulin resistance that causes heart disease, strokes, cancers and other inflammatory conditions Since your doctor won’t help you avoid it, here are 42 sentences that will:

SCIENCE: Research published in PLOS Medicine finds that loneliness is a stronger risk factor for death than physical inactivity and obesity and is equivalent in its effect to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

We need to get *everyone* on planet Earth to grasp this most vital truth, and into the fight for the natural world. No nature, no us. 🌏

As I was leaving he said “Keep your brain protected.” He said that should have been the government’s message all along. The Mask protects your brain….and if the brain is functioning at full capacity, none of what we see going on would have ever happened.” 13/13

Sometimes, "the science" is wrong. It's not always a conspiracy. Often, it’s a matter of humans doing their best with the knowledge they have, even if that knowledge is limited or biased by prior beliefs. At one point, mothers were told to put babies to sleep on their

Does anyone appreciate the irony in this? It would be humorous except that it is true and causing harm. h/t Nicholas Fabiano, MD

JUST IN: US has imposed tariffs on the Australian territory of Heard and McDonald Islands, which is uninhabited by humans but has colonies of seals and penguins.