Gurwinder A-M

Adams’ 25% rule: Instead of trying to be the best at one thing, try to be «merely» great at two things and then learn to combine them. Not only is this easier, but it will make your skillset more unique, cutting out the competition. Ad Hoc Rescue Vi blir så sterkt knyttet til våre standpunkter … Les mer

Bøker 2024

Smallbone deceased – Michael Gilbert. En grei krim fra Lincoln’s Inn Morderen fra mørket – Stein Riverton. Based on a true story Vår mann i Washington – Hans Høeg. Om du hadde noe illusjon om at politikk er renslig… Landsbyvampyren – G. K. Chesterton Det evige menneske – G.K. Chesterton. Litt for mye bla, bla, … Les mer

Bøker 2023 (66 – 475 siden 2002)

A canticle for Leibowitz – Walther M Miller               Trist men fin sci-fi. Minneverdig Magpie Murders – Anthony Horowitz                       Intrikat «who done it». Bra The Riddle of the sands – Erskine Childers             Kjempefin «spionbok» fra Nordsjøkysten Black Run – D.L. Marshall                 Møte i rom sjø, mer MacLean 😊 Anthrax Island – D.L. Marshall          MacLean er tilbake! … Les mer

A dad’s diet affects his sperm — and his sons’ health

Mouse fathers who ate high-fat foods and human fathers with high body-mass index have male offspring with metabolic disorders. A dad’s sperm records his diet — and this record affects his sons’ metabolism, according to a study of mice and humans1. Giving male mice a high-fat diet raises levels of some types of RNA in … Les mer

The split brain

Gazzaniga, Michael S., «The Split Brain Revisited,» Scientific American, July 1998 The Corpus Callosum has been severed, a treatment for epilepsy. 1.  Each hemisphere was presented a picture that related to one of four cards placed in front of the split-brain subject.  The right hemisphere saw the picture on the left (a snow scene), and … Les mer

The Chevy Malibu is the latest sedan to die

Chevy will stop production of its Malibu model in November to push into EV production. By Cassandra Cassidy May 10, 2024 High school parking lots are going to look a lot different in 10 years. This week, GM announced it’s retiring the Chevy Malibu, the company’s last sedan model, to focus on EV production. The … Les mer

Brad DeLong: Slouching Towards Utopia.

1870-2010: The long 20th century, the most influential period ever. Pre 1870: Patriarkat, de fleste desperate fattige og styrt av en kleptokratisk elite. En enke uten sønner er helt uten rettigheter. 1000-1650: Fra Føydalisme til svartkrutt-imperier. Bevæpnede eliter kjører et kontinuerlig force & fraud scheme mot massene. Det skjer en forandring, men den går sakte. … Les mer

Asbjørnsen & Moes gode fortellinger

Første bind Kvernsagn – om en fisketur i Nordmarka. En av de beste. En gammeldags juleaften – røverhistorier fra juletider En tiurleik i Holleia – jakthistorier og skrøner Matthias Skytters historier Skarvene fra Utrøst – fiskerskrøner fra Nordland Berthe Tuppenhaugs fortellinger En aftenstund i et proprietærkjøkken Makrelldorg Jutulen og Johannes Blessom En sommernatt på Krokskogen … Les mer