One in four Britons do not believe that the NHS can care for them properly, new research into the public’s attitude to the health service reveals. When asked “how confident are you, if at all, in the NHS’s ability to… Read More ›
Health
Christmas Day on a covid ward
“We’ve had to pull staff away from their Christmas celebrations to help us in the last minute. But how long can we continue like this? It’s the same number of colleagues we’re calling upon.” As we walk down the corridor,… Read More ›
Is your IQ defined by your parents?
A professional quizzer who wins contests thanks to their vast general knowledge is utilising impressive crystallised intelligence. Alternatively, Sherlock Holmes, who uses the information available from a crime scene, combines it with what he’s got in his head, and applies… Read More ›
Mindlessness
Although mindfulness has its merits, psychological research has also revealed that in some circumstances it’s important to be mindless. That is, as we develop skill in complex tasks, we can perform them with increasing facility until attention seems to be… Read More ›
Is Omicron the Beginning of the End?
Muddy early data mean that, for now at least, the immediate epidemiological future is uncertain. We could be in for a few months of relatively mild inconvenience before Omicron goes out with a whimper. Or we could be about to… Read More ›
Millennials vs Boomers vs Covid
The above is so much my experience. The absolute certainty that they know best while the younger generation appears to hold all of the compassion and sensibilities.
Walking May Be Just As Good For Your Heart As Running
So one way to think about this is that running and walking will both get you to your baseline cardio fitness goals, but running will just do so faster. Right now, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that adults get… Read More ›
Why Omicron Is Suddenly Everywhere
Let’s plug in some numbers to show what this means in a specific situation. Suppose, for simplicity’s sake, there are 100 omicron cases today, and that cases are doubling every two days—i.e., every person seems to be infecting two new… Read More ›
Do we have free will?
The question of free will is still hotly debated. On the one hand, we clearly experience ourselves as able to make choices and freely act on them. If you fancy some crisps, you can choose to walk into a shop,… Read More ›
Limit the iPhone 13 Pro refresh rate (dizziness)
I noticed something strange yesterday. On my iPad Air (2020) I am not suffering dizziness when scrolling up and down, but I am on my iPhone 13 Pro. I initially wondered if it was the screen size, but then I… Read More ›
McGST 