ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
2016 Nobel Prize in Medicine has gone to a Japanese scientist Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi for his research on AUTOPHAGY. Autophagy, an Intracellular Recycling System otherwise means “eating self”. In other words, the process by which the human body eats it own damaged cells and unused proteins. Autophagy is a natural process and also one which … Read more
Summary by Yetieater: Summary:* By “mother/father” I here understand the person closest to the child during the first years of life. This need not be the biological mother/father nor even a woman. In the course of the past twenty years, quite often the fathers have assumed this mothering function. – Thanks to Gabor Mate for … Read more
Thanks Bhav for the recommendation. Very interesting book. The Little Prince, first published in 1943, is a novella and the most famous work of the French aristocrat, writer, poet and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944). The novella is both the most-read and 3rd most-translated book in the world, and was voted the best book … Read more
Really from the Sanskrit word Deepavali. Deepa – Light, Avali – Row. So row of lights. Celebrated over 5 days and each day gots myths, legends, beliefs and more importantly significance. Day 1 – Called Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi (Dhan means wealth). Houses are cleaned and lights are lit and stuff to welcome the Goddess of … Read more
Short filmsCommunity Movie Night – ‘Streetfilms: Bikes and Open Streets’ by Transition Town Mount HawthornNotes:– The event was held at Foyer Oxford which itself does a lot of great and interesting things which I will look into later. – City of Vincent’s Mayor John Carey had a chat with us after the movies and got … Read more
Big up Big Brandon Carter for the recommendation. Notes:– Most common desire was to eat and sleep. Then sex. – Carnegie’s Win Friends and Influence People book spent 8 pages on explaining to people how to have that winning smile. Passive bashing of similar books. – Marshmallow experiment. Successful ones managed to distract themselves for … Read more
