Here's Why
Summary: I hear what you're saying, I follow your arguments, but you're wrong; Here's Why. An exploration of the weird and strange side of the world through the lens of science, logic and intuition.
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download MP3 Mark Changizi's "The Vision REvolution" is about the latest research into the way humans see the world. Mark uses the metaphor of super-powers to entertainingly communicate how we see, and how our ancestors saw, and the special abilities we possess but take for granted, such as X-ray vision, and colour empathy. Related articlesMark Changizi colour vision interview (HeresWhy.TK)X-Ray Vision, or Concentration? (drjamesmcardle.wordpress.com)New Eyewear Could Help People with Red-Green Color Blindness (scientificamerican.com)
download MP3 Mark Changizi,is a theoretical neuro-biologist, and director of human cognition at 2AI Labs. He has a radical theory about the evolution of colour vision. I began by asking him about the difference between animal colour vision and human colour vision. Related articlesCognitive Load and Vision Revolution (diffusionradio.com) X-Ray Vision, or Concentration? (drjamesmcardle.wordpress.com)The Ravenous Color-Blind: New Developments on O2Amp for Color-Deficients (changizi.wordpress.com)Take Off Your Inverted Spectrum Glasses: Color's True Charm is in the Brain (blogs.discovermagazine.com)O2Amp moves into lighting (changizi.wordpress.com)Harnessing color vision for visual oximetry in central cyanosis Glasses That Hack Around Colorblindness (science.slashdot.org)How Mark Changizi's weird theory on human vision helped him conquer colorblindness with eyewear (io9.com)
Clostridium difficile (Photo credit: AJC1) download MP3 Professor Thomas Borody of the Center for Digestive Diseases is researching which illnesses are caused by the bacteria in the bowel going wrong, and developing bacterial therapies to restore health. In 1999 I spoke to him about how bowel flora affects the brain, and the triple-S, sick flora syndrome. Since that time research around the world has started to catch up, and for one illness at least, clostridium difficile infection, this poo transplant will become the standard treatment. Other illnesses may follow. Related articles Science in Profile: Prof Thomas Borody (Catalyst ABC.net.au) Fecal transplants cure most cases of C. difficile, first clinical trial shows (ctvnews.ca) Largest Ever Study Of Clostridium Difficile Infection To Attempt To Reveal True Incidence Of Disease (medicalnewstoday.com) Faecal Transfer Kills Super Gut Bug Better Than Antibiotics (greenprophet.com) Fecal transplants cure most cases of C. difficile infection, landmark study shows (vancouversun.com)
English: Tournefortia argentea (habit). Location: Kure Atoll, Near coast (Photo credit: Wikipedia) download MP3 A traditional herbal medicine based on the Octopus bush has been found effective against Ciguatera fish poisoning in bioassay tests. The active ingredient Rosmarinic acid has been patented. Clinical trials are yet to be done, but its the most hopeful news for Ciguatera Fish Poisoning sufferers I've seen in the ten years I've been poisoned. The active ingredient actually seems to work against the action of ciguatoxins and also act to remove them from the body.Deutsch: Ciguatoxin CTX2 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Resources: Use of Rosmarinic Acid and the Derivaties Thereof to Treat Ciguatera- patent Protective effect of Heliotropium foertherianum (Boraginaceae) folk remedy and its active compound, rosmarinic acid, against a Pacific ciguatoxin - Journal of Ethnopharmocology Heliotropium foertherianum - wikipediaRosmarinic Acid - wikipedia
