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Female intuition – unique to women?
Female intuition – is it unique to women?
“No” says the Swedish professor Lars-Erik Björklund after having done brain research on the topic of intuition the past many years. He says it is simply neurobiology.
Intuition is apparently not female nor unique, it is usually a result of years of experience and saved up knowledge which can [...]
Ugandan HIV-activists face life in prison for handing out flyers
I don’t consider myself a lesbian, but I am a humanist (and an HIV-activist) and I was utterly shocked when I read today that three homosexual HIV-activists had been arrested in Uganda and may be facing a sentence of life in prison.
For what crime you may ask? The answer is to prevent the spread [...]
A night at the Orphanage with Cyclone Nargis
This post is an account of a night spent at Safe Haven Orphanage on the Thailand Burma border as Cyclone Nargis passed by North West of us. If you would like to make a donation to the victims of the Cyclone inside Burma – please do so at Givetoburma.org.
Last week I headed to Mae Sot [...]
The Top Ten Trends of the Extreme Future
The following ten trends identify the strategic challenges that every person, organization and nation will be dealing with in the future.
The Extreme Future, based on Dr. Canton’s new book, is an emerging era of complex new changes and challenges; many we have never had to deal with before. Also, the combination of trends, from [...]
Stop miljø-hykleriet og gør noget for miljøet istedet!
Nye tal fra Energistyrelsen viser samtidig, at CO2-udslippet i Danmark sidste år voksede med 0,7 pct, mens energiforbruget steg med 0,5 pct.
Og det er tredje Ã¥r i træk, at forbruget stiger. Det skriver Ingeniøren.dk.
Men miljødebattens store akilleshæl er tilsyneladende, at den ikke formÃ¥r at gøre os borgere personligt ansvarligt for den forværrede miljøtilstand. Danskernes CO2-forbrug [...]
Why vegans were right all along
The Christians stole the winter solstice from the pagans, and capitalism stole it from the Christians. But one feature of the celebrations has remained unchanged: the consumption of vast quantities of meat. The practice used to make sense. Livestock slaughtered in the autumn, before the grass ran out, would be about to decay, and fat-starved [...]
Alcohol bans enforced across Thailand
Last Friday night, with Christmas just a week or so away I felt like having a beer with dinner. Arriving at one of the Mexican restaurants in Chiang Mai old city (The Salsa Kitchen) I ordered a Singha beer, and the waitress responded with what I just about understood to be a barrage of apologies [...]
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