This is one of the Things Interesting About Clinical Psychology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW3ksPpDsyU&t=322s

I found this video very informative.  I've often wondered why so many people seem to behave irrationally.  I suspected that fear is a major motivator, and this video supports that idea.

By nature, I'm a cautious person.  I've seen many friends, family members, coworkers, and others pass away prematurely.  The world is a dangerous place.

The "standard" car charger is usually overkill—but your electrician might not know that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W96a8svXo14

Why 1929 Was The Future

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D0iQpnQITTY

Facts That Will Change Your Perception Of Time

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UiStDvaALDc

The Prehistoric Time Hole No One Can Explain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sVzWOYaM9w

Reportedly, an ice age in Europe led to the drying of Africa, reducing the Homo sapiens population to about 7,000 individuals living along the southern coast of Africa. However, this event marked the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic period, during which humans learned to fish, built the first permanent settlements, and invented new tools. It has been theorized that this behavioral shift was due to genetic changes, but I believe it was simply a case of necessity being the mother of invention.

When the ice age ended—roughly 50,000 years ago—these better-equipped humans gradually spread across the rest of the world.

I also heard that a climate-related disaster drastically reduced the Homo erectus population—from around one million individuals to just a few thousand—approximately 980,000 years ago.

In both cases, I'm glad they didn't go extinct.

The End Of Climate Alarmism

The entire video presents a thought-provoking philosophical discussion about how scientific paradigms are challenged by facts that don't fit, until they are eventually forced to change.

This is the short version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jgVdMgd-2c&t=1335s

Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity to a Doubling of Atmospheric CO2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFJlUwG30aQ&t=653s

Hyper-realistic Robot at CES 2025!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Uy8R_3aWdJo

"@AR-zp4sl

6 hours ago
She will eventually leave you and runaway with your refrigerator or dishwasher. "

P.S.  Imagine a robot who looks like a human, talks like a human, knows absolutely everything, and wants to be your servant.  It might not be that far off.

I'm not saying that this is a good thing.  It will be a tool.  It is another way for us to lose connection to the real world.

Robot pets might be interesting.  There have been some attempts at this already.

The Liger is literally built different

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dqThA-nZjHQ

Male ligers are sterile.

This is why I am a defensive driver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDbIMqVU-sI

There Is Life Hiding Inside Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD6xJq8NguY

A New Study Shows Vitamin D Supplements Help Slow Cellular Aging

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/this-vitamin-slows-cellular-aging-according-to-new-study

Japan’s Stem Cell Scientists Claim Breakthrough in Parkinson’s Treatment

The gains were modest but meaningful. One patient improved by two stages on the Hoehn–Yahr scale, a widely used measure of Parkinson's severity. Another saw a 50% improvement in motor function during off-medication testing.

"It is a significant achievement that we have been able to confirm improvement in patients' symptoms," said Jun Takahashi, director of Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, who is leading the research. "We hope to deliver this treatment to patients as soon as possible."

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/lab-grown-brain-cells-parkinsons/

A World without Fossil Fuels

Based upon this data....

https://www.worldometers.info/oil/

... the world has about 45 years of oil reserves.  I would have to live to 110 to see us run out.

Although the United States reportedly has massive oil reserves, it is only five times our annual consumption.

I read that there may be additional oil reserves that we don't know about.  The United States has shale oil, but it is very expensive to extract.

Sugar Consumption, Date format

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xHXtGsKq5JU

The International ISO Standard for dates is YYYY-MM-DD.  I have been using this format for at least 15 years.  

In the computer world, this is called "Big Endian", where the largest value numbers come first.  Many computer processors use this format for numbers, although Intel and Intel-compatible processors use "Little Endian", where the least significant part of the number comes first.  "Big Endian" has a small advantage because it is easier to sort records using this format.

The Great Vowel Shift and the History of Britain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOOAb7erAmE&t=400s

Is This America's Wettest State?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6ZnYNZlSZKg

Predictions For 2050

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bi2ddH16fL4