If you were an alien preparing to overcome Earth’s humans, how might you proceed? (Forget the titanic ships and WWII style air battles; most extraterrestrials are not as foolish as Hollywood popcorn sellers.) Might you start with an invisible, microscopic pathogen? Infect without any symptoms? Spread through the air? Confuse the human immune system with […]
Coronavirus Public Health Blog 3.22.20 How To Not Get Bored During Quarantine
Once the shock of all that’s happening gets acknowledged, how do you deal with enforced confinement? Perhaps you’ll be able to work from home, but even if you can, this is a time for active rest, to do stuff that’s cheap, playful, and social. With thanks to many friends, here’s my restdoctor’s partial list of […]
Coronavirus Public Health Blog 3.21.20 Living Contingently
“I have to run, they’re closing the beaches, this is the last time I can go.” So ended one conversation this week. How do you live when the future cannot be predicted with certainty? That’s the way we live now. Actually, it’s true all the time. What happens when a truck jackknifes across the highway, […]
Biological Intelligence
Biological intelligence is a new concept that’s nearly four billion years old. How does your body create and use knowledge? Biological intelligence teaches the body to teach itself. Just like you educate your brain, you can teach your body. Lots of people have heard about artificial intelligence, or AI. But why haven’t you heard about biological intelligence, […]