BBC News – Alligator on gas snaps up Ig Nobel prize https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54197198 The annual IG Nobel awards, a bit of levity with serious undertones (Not to be confused with a Dime bar) in an often far too serious world. Other awards of note include Management: Xi Guang-An, Mo Tian-Xiang, Yang Kang-Sheng, Yang Guang-Sheng, and LingContinueContinue reading “BBC News: Alligator on gas snaps up Ig Nobel prize”
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Billionaire Chuck Feeney achieves goal of giving away his fortune
Didn’t know about this guy, but what an interesting read and a man who set out to do good and achieved it. Really recommend you read the article. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/19/billionaire-chuck-feeney-achieves-goal-of-giving-away-his-fortune Related Posts
So Why a Blog and YouTube
I have over the past few months been involved with supporting others with Mental Health, come to acceptance of their condition, understand their condition, and make moves forwards. This is not the first time I’ve found myself doing this, so I thought why not share my experiences, now I am also not a woe isContinueContinue reading “So Why a Blog and YouTube”
Two week celebration
Its been 2 weeks since I started this blog and the related You Tube channel. So far I am feeling pleased with its progress – and I have got into a posting rate that is not too much and hopefully maintainable. I hope that people find it interesting/helpful/enjoyable So some figures from the first 14ContinueContinue reading “Two week celebration”
Geek In Me 2 – adding markers to YouTube Videos
Right some of you may have noticed that my YouTube videos have acquired markers showing points of interest (and potentially disinterest), you may or may not be asking – how did you do this.. Well the secret is in the video description – if you look at the picture below .. you will see aContinueContinue reading “Geek In Me 2 – adding markers to YouTube Videos”
Uk Politics – They Work For You
I believe that it is important that all of us keep our elected representatives under scrutiny. I believe this is especially important if you or someone you love suffers for Mental Health issue or long term health issues, it is the decisions made in parliament that control the quality and quantity of support available toContinueContinue reading “Uk Politics – They Work For You”
The airborne lifetime of small speech droplets and their potential importance in Covid-19 transmission | PNAS
Ok, this is the scientific evidence with supports the requested social distancing and use of masks during the current Covid outbreak. Speech droplets generated by asymptomatic carriers of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are increasingly considered to be a likely mode of disease transmission. Highly sensitive laser light scattering observations have revealed thatContinueContinue reading “The airborne lifetime of small speech droplets and their potential importance in Covid-19 transmission | PNAS”
Mental Health and Facebook Language
RIght I did warn that there would be some Maths on this site. I found this interesting piece regarding the outcomes of a research project on the viability of Facebook language wrt to predicting Depression. It is a typically scientifically worded document, which I don’t apologise for, and it shows that there is validity inContinueContinue reading “Mental Health and Facebook Language”
BBC News: Coronavirus R0: What is the R number and why does it matter?
So I did warn there would be some maths.. for me and my MH.. understanding statistics and numbers helps me put issues in context, that help me rationalise my thoughts. BBC News – Coronavirus R0: What is the R number and why does it matter? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52494495
The Geek In Me
So now I know for a lot of you this will have no interest .. its not about gaming.. its not about mental health and its not about music.. its about how I generate the in game videos I create. In part I am writing this because I am very chuffed that I have managedContinueContinue reading “The Geek In Me”
