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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th December 2020, 02:59 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 11,543
Posted By !Kaggen
Marijuana is harmless. Right?

I hear what you saying but if you studied what we now know about brain chemistry with regards our evolutionary reward system which relates how we feel when we act and re-act to our environment you...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th December 2020, 09:13 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 11,543
Posted By !Kaggen
In my case I have a genetic predisposition for...

In my case I have a genetic predisposition for Atrial Fibrillation (Grandmother and Uncle had) and I am pretty sure marijuana helped induce my first and second episodes...thank goodness two catheter...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th December 2020, 12:28 PM
Replies: 3,119
Views: 313,552
Posted By !Kaggen
I apologise if this has already been addressed in...

I apologise if this has already been addressed in this thread but I had a question regarding herd immunity and Covid-19 vaccines.
If a Covid-19 vaccine only has a guaranteed immunity period of say...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th April 2020, 12:58 AM
Replies: 2,875
Views: 221,400
Posted By !Kaggen
Those on the frontline...what do you make of this...

Those on the frontline...what do you make of this observation from a doctor in NY that he is not seeing patients who cannot breath as such but patients who cannot absorb oxygen (similar to altitude...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th March 2020, 10:39 PM
Replies: 3,301
Views: 197,144
Posted By !Kaggen
Anyone come across Wolfgang Wodarg doing the...

Anyone come across Wolfgang Wodarg doing the rounds amongst those trying to downplay this pandemic?
wodarg.com
His main claims are:


1. the lab in China identified a novel corona virus in a...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd June 2019, 03:42 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 678
Posted By !Kaggen
Nikolov-Zeller and the Greenhouse Gas Theory

Anyone got some feedback on the latest denialist theory

https://culturalanalysis.net/2019/01/14/the-zeller-nikolov-climate-controversy/
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th May 2019, 03:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 744
Posted By !Kaggen
Hmm...interesting points Myriad...language is...

Hmm...interesting points Myriad...language is certainly a powerful tool to manipulate narratives...and as you point out the word "decouple" is being used to specify an ideal of how humans can reduce...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th May 2019, 11:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 744
Posted By !Kaggen
Thanks thats very helpful and similar to what I...

Thanks thats very helpful and similar to what I think about Ecomodernism.
For me its wishful thinking with inefficient evidence to think it is even possible to de-couple the link between modern...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th May 2019, 05:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 744
Posted By !Kaggen
Breakthrough Institute and Ecomodernism

Anyone got any opinions on the Breakthrough Institute and their Ecomodernist Manifesto
http://www.ecomodernism.org/

Seems to me like they have some good ideas about things like nuclear energy...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th April 2019, 02:21 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 10,042
Posted By !Kaggen
Great project demonstrating Carbon Farming ...

Great project demonstrating Carbon Farming
https://www.marincarbonproject.org/
Forum: USA Politics 17th April 2017, 11:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,583
Posted By !Kaggen
Trump just allowed a Chinese owned South African company to buy the sole US platinum

http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Mining/sibanye-gets-nod-to-buy-us-mine-despite-trumps-tough-talk-20170418


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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th March 2017, 03:25 AM
Replies: 1,944
Views: 496,120
Posted By !Kaggen
Thanks [emoji1303] Sent from my iPhone...

Thanks [emoji1303]


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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th March 2017, 12:38 AM
Replies: 1,944
Views: 496,120
Posted By !Kaggen
Global warming discussion IV

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170310/093e55ac98e4a3566218383e11b84f8e.jpg
This image is doing the rounds of the deniers about the placement of weather stations being bias towards Northern...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd February 2017, 11:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 788
Posted By !Kaggen
How big data helped Trump and Brexit....

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/how-our-likes-helped-trump-win

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/19/crisis-of-statistics-big-data-democracy?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th December 2016, 01:50 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,938
Posted By !Kaggen
The information processing metaphor has expired

https://aeon.co/essays/your-brain-does-not-process-information-and-it-is-not-a-computer


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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st December 2016, 12:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,245
Posted By !Kaggen
Consciousness explained?

Donald Hoffmann seems to have found a useful way of dealing with problem consciousness.
Like anything to do with evolutionary fitness it's not to be found in the representational world we like to...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th July 2016, 01:54 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 18,300
Posted By !Kaggen
If anything I underestimated the difference ...

If anything I underestimated the difference


per 100g
Cilantro 6748IU retinol = 1012,2 mcg RAE

GR 3100 mcg beta-carotene = 258,3mcg RAE

References
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th July 2016, 12:59 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 18,300
Posted By !Kaggen
Science is not done by consensus btw. Thats...

Science is not done by consensus btw. Thats religion [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th July 2016, 12:58 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 18,300
Posted By !Kaggen
Not true...conversion in mammals is excellent ...

Not true...conversion in mammals is excellent

And golden rice contains zero vitamin A [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th July 2016, 12:14 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 18,300
Posted By !Kaggen
What I find so funny about this forum is the...

What I find so funny about this forum is the religious apologists are not only busy on the religion subforum but also the science subforum. Defending the pseudoscience of genetic engineering. What a...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th July 2016, 12:05 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 18,300
Posted By !Kaggen
Using your poor understanding of Vitamin A we can...

Using your poor understanding of Vitamin A we can conclude Golden Rice has zero Vitamin A [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th July 2016, 12:01 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 18,300
Posted By !Kaggen
Nope my figures are correct try again.

Nope my figures are correct try again.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th July 2016, 09:52 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 18,300
Posted By !Kaggen
[emoji23][emoji23]

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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th July 2016, 09:51 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 18,300
Posted By !Kaggen
Duh...

Duh...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th July 2016, 11:01 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 18,300
Posted By !Kaggen
Coriander is eaten in India whist yellow rice (as...

Coriander is eaten in India whist yellow rice (as per article posted) is feared.
Its a question of quantity and regular consumption.
If your going spend money on educating eating habits then...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th July 2016, 09:40 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 18,300
Posted By !Kaggen
[emoji23][emoji23] no that would just be you

[emoji23][emoji23] no that would just be you
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th July 2016, 08:41 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 18,300
Posted By !Kaggen
Vitamin A RDA men = 3000 IU Vitamin A...

Vitamin A RDA men = 3000 IU

Vitamin A content 50g Coriander Leaves (roadside weed in India) = 3374 IU

Vitamin A content 144g GMO Golden Rice = 3000 IU

Say no more
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th July 2016, 08:38 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 18,300
Posted By !Kaggen
Good luck getting rice eaters to eat yellow rice....

Good luck getting rice eaters to eat yellow rice.
Ignorant fools...


https://www.independentsciencenews.org/#
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th June 2016, 11:36 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Ron, I know and have worked with many older...

Ron, I know and have worked with many older agronomists like yourself.
Twenty years ago when I presented a study on the effects of organic soil management on improving soil health at the university...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th June 2016, 10:02 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
DDT was useful to farmers :rolleyes:

DDT was useful to farmers :rolleyes:
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th June 2016, 09:58 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Ahh... so Monsanto says that many biological's on...

Ahh... so Monsanto says that many biological's on the market are not effective just before launching theirs...:rolleyes:
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th June 2016, 09:42 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Tell that to Monsanto, Bayer and BASF they must...

Tell that to Monsanto, Bayer and BASF they must be wasting their money [emoji57]
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th June 2016, 09:40 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Will so what..People sell rubbish all the time...

Will so what..People sell rubbish all the time [emoji57]
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd June 2016, 09:46 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Again I am not making any statements about...

Again I am not making any statements about linkages between soil health and human health.
All I said was that soil health effects plant health and gut health effects human health.

The fact that...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd June 2016, 09:38 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
What I said was that the microbiome effects plant...

What I said was that the microbiome effects plant performance (some evidence below).

If you are effecting the microbiome through the application of pesticides you are effecting the influence of...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd June 2016, 09:04 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
You still don't get it do you...engineering is...

You still don't get it do you...engineering is for bridges and planes which we invented...biology requires more than engineering since it is self-engineering...it requires a much more balanced...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd June 2016, 08:50 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Well its not just a hypothesis. There is plenty...

Well its not just a hypothesis.
There is plenty of evidence that changing the rhizophere microbe population has a significant effect on crop yield, quality and stress tolerance when nutrient supply,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd June 2016, 04:07 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Well I was not yet linking soil health to human...

Well I was not yet linking soil health to human health, simply using the analogy of soil health influencing plant health as gut health influences human health.

Interestingly my brother a,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th June 2016, 04:33 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Go look up 5- aminolevulinic acid. Its a...

Go look up 5- aminolevulinic acid.
Its a pre-cursor for chlorophyll and Vitamin B12.
It is produced by purple non-sulphur bacteria which are found in healthy soils.
It has significant positive...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th June 2016, 04:24 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
If you had read it you would actually quote the...

If you had read it you would actually quote the paper...

I will help you out...

https://goo.gl/79uom3

Never the less once you have read it you please argue with me and not the main author,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th June 2016, 01:39 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
The kumbaya spirit is still strong...

The kumbaya spirit is still strong here...[emoji57]

You are allowed to read the paper and comprehend what it actually says.
I know you'll feel you will be letting your mates down, but its...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th June 2016, 12:47 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Glyphosate toxic to soil fungi at dosages 100 lower than typically used

Sure the best way to stay healthy is regular testing...sounds like an ad selling Merican health care [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th June 2016, 12:25 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Your powers of deduction are weak they are

Your powers of deduction are weak they are
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th June 2016, 11:07 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
For those who still remember this was called an...

For those who still remember this was called an educational forum once.
Here are some papers highlighting the relationship between plants and soil microbes and why a healthy soil microbe population...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th June 2016, 10:36 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Well duh... its soil health which is the concern....

Well duh... its soil health which is the concern.
Same way river health, ocean health or gut health is a concern.
Your ignorance is not an argument either.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th June 2016, 01:44 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Wow away for a while and welcomed back by all the...

Wow away for a while and welcomed back by all the usual fallacy junkie's [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th June 2016, 03:22 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_round_up/298...

http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_round_up/2987645/monsantos_roundup_toxic_to_soil_fungus_at_ultralow_doses.html
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th June 2016, 03:13 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,819
Posted By !Kaggen
Glyphosate toxic to soil fungi at dosages 100 lower than typically used

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11356-016-6596-2
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th January 2016, 10:52 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 22,889
Posted By !Kaggen
South Africa having its worst drought in living...

South Africa having its worst drought in living memory!
Cape Town and surrounds fire season early and numerous.
Fought off a fire just a meter from my olive groove today!!
And its hot hot hot...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st January 2016, 08:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,835
Posted By !Kaggen
The Long Peace Fallacy, Taleb teaches Pinker statistics

http://arxiv.org/pdf/1505.04722.pdf
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