Monday, May 26, 2025

Doing THIS for ONE Minute could Save your Life!


Correlation is not causality.  It could be that healthier people are more likely to engage in brief vigorous activities.

Nevertheless, short vigorous exercise is likely to be beneficial.  I prefer to ride my bicycle for 25 minutes.

I found the chart confusing because the bottom histogram is the number of people who met the criteria.  The top of the graph shows a curved relationship between exercise and health.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Why Does Fentanyl Feel So Good?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KnVTYtSc0

My doctor told me that if I take pain medication for actual pain, I should be fine, but if I take it for fun, then I would be in trouble.  I took pain medication after surgery, but got off it as quickly as possible.

This is an old video.  Kurzgesagt eventually took it down because the accuracy was criticized, but I think that it is interesting:


Wednesday, May 14, 2025

The Biggest Chemical Cover-up in History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2eSujzrUY&t=1980s

Before seeing this video, I was planning on buying a water purification jug.  

The video makes me want to get a reverse osmosis system.  I already have one, but it is broken.