To Do: Genetic Testing. Update: Done!!! How I dragged myself kicking and screaming and thinking dark thoughts about history and finally got tested

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Helen De Cruz (1978-2025) - Daily Nous Helen De Cruz, professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, has died. Professor De Cruz specialized in philosophy of religion and cognitive science. They were the author of Wonderstruck: How Won...

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Vale Helen De Cruz. We learned much from your example and the way you shared your talents with all of us.

It's a new era in politics, the age of the strong man, Thrasymachus.

Marie Curie And The Women Scientists Who Became Her Legacy A new book looks at the life of Marie Curie through the lens of some of the 45 women who passed through her laboratory.

A new book looks at the life of Marie Curie through the lens of some of the 45 women who passed through her laboratory.

Was asked where I was born by the health records keeper at the MD. The answer is into a country that officially no longer exists, to which I have only weak ties.

Today I did some research for a history blog post in an area where I am not expert, but ChatGPT could do it better than I could in 1 minute!! ChatGPT did not reflect on its biases, but did purport to discuss those of others. What will happen to writing as a profession?

As long as there is human oversight as well. AI can flag scans for human follow up ASAP.

Ultrasound should be routine for young women.

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New substack on caffeine, dopamine, and attention is out.

I personally love "Metaphysical Animals" for breaking the mould for academic philosophy in focusing on friendship and life so I would choose that one. "The Women are Up..." focuses more on meta-ethical theory, not biography. Both are good.

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My late father was profiled all the time in *western* airports we think because of his "middle eastern appearance". But it may also have been the diplomatic passport. We never feared he would disappear, however.

How do you stand the fact that substack app has no "edit" function? Seriously thinking of drafting in another app and carrying it across.

I am aiming to write a global history of coffee, with exploration too of the effects of coffee on mind, body, society. Feel free to hit me with topics and references you'd like to see discussed.

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This week I received the following books (some for my birthday, others I acquired), which I hope will help me be (a little bit) less eurocentric in my historical outlook:

Substacked my first post on coffee, ADHD and health.
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Brace yourself while FB/ Meta turns into another X. So disappointed at Mr Zuckerberg.

I admit to peeking a couple of times because we're still building all the infrastructure over here, although it has been a very long time indeed since I actively tweeted. It's been a long goodbye with several false starts elsewhere

What percentage of bluesky users are still using the other place at all, and to what extent if any?

Me too. Never worked with applications of infinitesimals, just transfinites.

It sounds old fashioned, but it is beautiful when people can accompany each other through life with all its challenges, ups and downs. I feel like some people are becoming too individualist to do this anymore. It's an ideal worth striving for even as people should be free to choose .

Can we agree that it is wrong to import hate from foreign wars into our society in Australia? Refugees here from all backgrounds just want peace and harmony.

Is done with constant spam from people who fail to understand that I am married!! I say so in my bio. That's my lovely husband David in the profile pic above.

Rumour has it, Isaiah Berlin would front up to synagogue in Jericho, Oxford once or twice a year and say "My ancestors believed..." before the service.

I bet Spinoza was celibate though after he failed to snag Clara Maria Van den Enden...

If both a positivist and the Pope agree, there must be something to it...

How do men cope with so little estrogen in their brains?!

Excellent catch up with my history teacher friend, who has an ancient pointed amphora encrusted with barnacles dating from approx. 1st c CE-3rd c CE. It's really something to behold.