Wednesday, 29 August 2018

Molecular tour of glyphosate and DMT

Moving the bar to two molecules and a period table. Glyphosate is Roundup herbiside of the People, DMT is yet another drug for trips

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Tuesday, 28 August 2018

New Scientist 3 25 Aug

Digital money - they seam to be solving problems and making things harder for crims. A review of an underdone dead fish expo, and a review of a text book on emotion An odd review of an AI podcast drama

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New Scientist 2 25 Aug

The shaky claim that Round up causes cancer. An excellent comment on the potential abuse of population control to combat climate change. Several tilts at staying young all showing dodgy logic and a review of the ice ages

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New Scientist 1 25 Aug

Bridge collapse reported and general view of other countries. Life on earth, but it is the standard story. Very good article on blood type

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Monday, 27 August 2018

Rant on Government Document

I was to start on reciting the Periodic Table, but got side tracked on to thinking through how we could stump up a more professional national policy. I sincerely hope other countries don't have this problem.

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Improving recall of Periodic Table_

If hearing someone struggle and slowly improve reciting the Periodic Table is your thing, listen to this podcast. Slow improvement through lots of effort and throwing alot of things at it is just what is happening

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Sport 2030 _ 5

The last 20 pages Sports diplomacy as soft diplomacy really has not been modeled. There were some paragraphs which had no meaning. Importantly the Urbis report they said was on a link is not there. The misalignment between consultation and the sport 2030 is concerning.

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Greatest Paragraph of all time

All levels of government could draw on the insights and strategies described in the plan to improve and target relevant industry and innovation programs, inform policy and ensure that regulation is streamlined and fit-for-purpose.

However they announced a plan for a plan

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Sport 2030 _ 4

This is a real shock, the Australian Institute of Sport is being close a business case for its fascilites. The sport sector is being over run with illegal betting and sports match fixing. What a genuine surprise to read this halfway through

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Sport 2030 _ 3

Up to page 27. We find out that there is Physical Literacy and the document takes and educational turn as we find the country's educational bodies are going to supervise as well as make the school facilities avaliable to the public. There is a strange part for swimming and early childhood.

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Sunday, 26 August 2018

Sport 2030 _ 2

This is Australia's deeply disturbing national sports policy. On reading the chair heading up Sports Australia seems to genuinely care, but the graphics to show twice as many people, or that the fraction of people left over from 70% is (stop the press) 30% leaves you wondering. The term used is "Roos loose in the top paddock"

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I am a little embarrassed that this is the peak document put out by our country. Well...

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