Recent content by Nan

True, critical thought is necessary. Your experience points to a major flaw in the delivery of health care today. You obviously are capable of research and understanding. No everyone is or has the capacity to understand and sort out complex data/research, pathophysiology, the extremes in...

Man likes to create order and needs order to exist. The tenets of different religions- Gods have common threads that are something of a 'users manual' in what is appropriate behavior and what is not. That breaks down in more primitive cultures however without 'written scriptures' and the...

Again this points to the complexities regarding depression/anxiety and individuals. Because the mechanisms are not fully understood, different people will have different responses. In a previous post, I tried to point out that not all depression is created equal and may arise from different...

Well now I have my excuse not to sell my gear. I've been putting it off because :blushing:I have so many wonderful memories attached and I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I'm in the Northern Green Mtns of Vermont, so looks like I'm in luck (if the astronomy gods will be kind to me once...

Oh! This is a place where I am hopeful technology and engineering will be able to meet a need in the future. Home assistance for those who are alone, disabled, elderly, etc. is sorely needed. Although a 'robot' cannot meet all the needs of people, the day in and day out needs of basic tasks...

You are wicked! I didn't know this! Now I got to check it out. I've been out of observational astronomy for awhile because of some limitations but just DANG! I hope I'm not too far north (and still breathing air in 2012). Where did I get the idea it was just once every 80 or so years...

Are you referring to the theory of Panspermia? In the context of education, for all the debate, the tried and true methods of scientific discovery is how we will discover the truths we cannot know...yet. I think open minds are vastly important. Reclassifying ID as a science fails to meet...

Please be careful folks when purchasing OTC supplements. They are not regulated by the FDA and may or may not contain the active ingredients claimed. Many are produced in Asia and other countries without any oversight. There may also be other ingredients in OTC supplements that are either...

Oh that's awful! I'm so sorry you missed the Venus transit. I got to say, even though I was up all night observing the night before, I got so pumped that I couldn't go to sleep until it got dark again. ha. Good thing I'm an insomniac. Your question is beyond the scope of my...

The reason is because of the complexities. We still do not fully understand how the brain functions, there are still mysteries associated with bio-chemical, hormonal, immune-system, DNA and other physiology. Couple that with mysteries that are yet to be answered in differing responses of...

:blushing: I'm new here, my apologies, won't happen again.

Hi Maria, Occultations are fun. You may find this resource helpful: http://www.occultations.net/index.htm" Sometimes it is painful waiting for an event and then the 'nail-biter' of if the astronomy gods are happy with you and provide you with clear skies. ;-) For NA, Regulus (IIRC) is a...

I think the differentiation is if the cost or redistribution is an investment for common good, which is productive itself, in a society and purposes, like defense, like education. For a society to be classified as civilized, it requires that it cares for its most vulnerable of citizens, rewards...

Redistribution ALWAYS requires a loss in efficiency. I'm not sure that applies totally to social systems. Allow me an example. A child who would remain uneducated if the society did not provide for education through the means of taxation. They would likely be less productive in adulthood...

Maybe not unreasonable but certainly very futuristic. Not all, not even close, to all diseases and conditions can be mitigated through preventative measures. More likely there will be DNA therapies or cures otherwise which will in the future be able to do that, but that is even still a very...