1965: Effect of emotional deprivation and neglect on babies. Subtitled in English
New research shows women receive less critical performance feedback
A new study published in the Journal of Business and Psychology reveals that feedback providers are more likely to inflate performance evaluations when giving feedback to women compared to men. This pattern appears to stem from a social pressure to avoid appearing prejudiced toward women, which can lead to less critical feedback. But this practice, while seemingly protective, could limit women’s opportunities for growth and advancement.
In recent years, discussions around workplace equality and fairness have intensified, especially following movements like #MeToo. Employers and managers are increasingly aware of the need to treat women fairly in professional settings. However, this heightened awareness may be leading some feedback providers to overcorrect, offering women more positive feedback than is warranted by their actual performance.
Prior research has suggested that women may receive less critical and more positive feedback than men, but the reasons for this discrepancy were unclear. The researchers aimed to explore whether this pattern was linked to social pressures and the desire to avoid appearing biased or prejudiced.
‘Do not remove or destroy vials of covid vaccines’ — William Makis, MD
Trump enlists Musk for government efficiency taskforce
Kamala on ‘Threat to Our Democracy’
‘Our democracy’ = Harris, her handlers and their friends. Definitely not you. ABN
Psychedelics Can Awaken Your Consciousness to the ‘Ultimate Reality,’ Scientists Say
Psychedelic compounds can create feelings of euphoria, a loss of your sense of self, and as various treatment studies demonstrate, cause a transcendent experience so deeply moving that it helps people kick heavy burdens like depression and alcoholism—at least temporarily. And after ingesting a psychedelic, your brain might even feel like it’s connecting to the “Ultimate Reality,” according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Compounds like psilocybin attach to serotonin receptors in your central nervous system. However, neuroscientists still don’t understand what links the resulting hallucinations and reality altering sensations to the broader sense of spiritual connection that some users have reported experiencing, such as “seeing God.” But combining therapy, brain scans, and controlled doses of psychedelics could provide a firm roadmap for the scientists trying to unravel the mystery.
A 2019 research survey, centered on a detailed questionnaire from Johns Hopkins’ Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, probed 4,285 healthy people about their out-of-body experiences of God, or a higher “Ultimate Reality.” The volunteers included both users and non-users of classic psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin, LSD, ayahuasca, and DMT. The psychedelics users were most likely to choose what they felt to be “Ultimate Reality,” out of a choice between “God,” “Higher Power,” “Ultimate Reality,” or an “Aspect or Emissary of God (e.g., an angel),” according to the results, published in the journal PLOS One. Users said they felt a presence that could affect their reality, and that they had a decreased fear of death. The survey noted that related studies had shown similar experiences in people who had taken the same psychedelic compounds.
As far back as 2006, researchers at Johns Hopkins found that a dose of psilocybin, a psychedelic compound from certain species of fungi, caused about 60 percent of healthy volunteers to have a “complete” spiritual trip. Participants having a spiritual experience said they felt a kind of unity of everything, without a physical form. They called it “pure consciousness.”
For Buddhists who may wonder if using psychedelics violates the Fifth Precept of Buddhism, please see: Are We Misunderstanding the Fifth Precept? wherein it is argued that the Fifth Precept clearly refers to alcohol and not psychedelics. I do not mean to encourage the use of psychedelics, but research on psychedelics has shown they confer many benefits on users. I support legalizing, while also guaranteeing the purity of, beneficial psychedelics for adults. ABN
‘The whole thing is disgusting. They’re just out to get Trump’ — Nicholas Biase, Chief, Public Affairs, US Department of Justice- SDNY
‘The definition of an Englishman has never changed and it never will change’
The importance of choosing what is BETTER, politically and historically
Musk is better than Zuckerberg, RFK Jr is better than Fauci, Carlson is better than Maddow, Trump is better than Harris. Modern history has provided many examples of societies that failed to stop communism when they still could have, and having failed to do that fell into communist massacres that killed tens of millions while also completely destroying their cultures. The two main examples are Russia and China. Many in Russia were aware of the danger of communism many decades before the nation was destroyed. Too many of those who were aware played nice, dithered, were complacent, did nothing when they could have done a lot. We are now living in something akin to early 20th Century Russia. Is today 1905, 1912, 1914? I don’t know but we are close to full totalitarian takeover and destruction that will be every bit as bad as what happened to Russia. It won’t be called communism but it will be a civilizational disaster. This applies to every nation in the collective West and all of our closest allies, like Japan, Taiwan, etc. It is the West that is going to fall hard, not just USA, UK, NZ, or whatever single nation you choose to focus on.
There is an argument out there that it’s all a circus. The elite have total control. Trump has been chosen to usher in digital IDs and currency. Etc. There is truth to this POV and it should be kept in mind that we are not going to get a perfect government. Digital everything is probably inevitable, including digital babies. We live in a quickly evolving world and we have to negotiate that. But remember, Russia could have saved itself if it had reformed in time. It didn’t, so the Bolsheviks won and destroyed everything. If it weren’t for Putin, Russia would look like Ukraine today. Making the right choices in muddled circumstances is the mark of great thinkers. It’s never all black-and-white. ABN
‘All animals are conscious’: Shifting the null hypothesis in consciousness science
Abstract
The marker approach is taken as best practice for answering the distribution question: Which animals are conscious? However, the methodology can be used to increase confidence in animals many presume to be unconscious, including C. elegans, leading to a trilemma: accept the worms as conscious; reject the specific markers; or reject the marker methodology for answering the distribution question. I defend the third option and argue that answering the distribution question requires a secure theory of consciousness. Accepting the hypothesis all animals are conscious will promote research leading to secure theory, which is needed to create reliable consciousness tests for animals and AIs. Rather than asking the distribution question, we should shift to the dimensions question: How are animals conscious?
That is the Buddhist position. All animals are sentient and sentience extends beyond earthly animals and beyond the human realm. I personally think and act as if everything is sentient or conscious. If you treat all things with respect and even talk to them or commune with them, life is richer and provides more feedback and deeper meaning in wondrous ways. Besides, it’s not possible to separate our sentience from everything else that is. Just because that’s a lot to take in doesn’t mean it’s not that way. ABN
‘9/11 — Painful Deceptions, Full Documentary
I have only spot checked this video but it appears to be the original one made by Eric Hufschmid, I believe in 2003, perhaps containing some supplementary material. There are other versions of Painful Deceptions, which seem to be the same or similar but narrated by someone other than Eric and about 20 min shorter than the version above. The one above is clearly in Eric’s voice. Whatever, Hufschmid’s video stands as the earliest comprehensive foundation of the 9/11 story. If you have never seen this video, it is important to watch it. If it’s been awhile since you last saw it, it’s well-worth a quick review. ABN
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