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  Albert Einstein (1879-1955) slept nearly 10 hours a day. He was known to be a firm believer in the importance of a good night’s sleep, often aiming for around 10 hours of rest. However, his approach to sleep was somewhat unconventional. He frequently took short naps during the day, sometimes even multiple times a day. These power naps were brief, lasting only a few minutes, and he believed they helped him recharge his mind and creativity. He claimed that these naps allowed him to tackle complex scientific problems with a fresh perspective.

  WHITE BUTTON MUSHROOMS AND PROSTATE CANCER. White button mushroom extract shrinks tumors and delays their growth, according to new human clinical trial on food as medicine. In mice with prostate tumors, a single daily dose shrank tumors. In human prostate cancer patients, 3 months of treatment found the same activation of immune cells. "Reduction of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in prostate cancer murine models and patients following white button mushroom treatment", 2024, Xiaoqiang Wang et al., Clinical and Translational Medicine.

 The Art of the Maxim  Wisdom is often carried along through maxims, aphorisms, proverbs, and truisms. They are often stated in vague terms or in vague ways that resonate differently with different readers but carry a similar message. In this short note, we’ll consider a maxim from one of the great mathematicians and cryptographers of the 20th century, Alan Turing (1912-1954). The problem with this maxim is that without familiarity with advanced mathematics, it might not have genuine meaning to a general audience. We will look for a similar meaning through re-expression.  So, from Turing we have, "Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition." Looking for some wisdom, this maxim suggests that everything (e.g. science) in the world is a contained mechanism, with science on the inside, while it is bounded from the outside by conditions we may not know. However, the inside and outside are strongly linked with the boundary conditions specifying what ha...

  More precisely, what are the potential consequences of applying old  theories to new situations without testing them first? The easiest answer is that most of the time, we don’t know it’s a new situation and/or an old theory until it fails. Putting that aside, the c onsequences are many. Keep in mind, though, sometimes testing is impossible as in some economic or cosmological theories. Testing Einstein’s general theory of relativity had to await instrumentality development that could do so.  Here are some other consequences of failure to test or inappropriate use. 1.       It is a sometimes expensive way to find the old theory needs repair. (Aeronautics, encryption, numerical analysis) 2.       Overgeneralization. (Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs) 3.       It can sometimes cause lives or great damage. (Bridge design, large machinery) 4.       It can make inaccurate pr...

 Why is Science Always Changing? Consider knowledge, which includes any particular science you have in mind such as physics or medicine. In the diagram, note the center ring is all the knowledge you have, as in know. The next ring out contains all the knowledge (e.g. science) you don’t know. The outer ring includes all the knowledge you not only don’t know but don’t know you don’t know. Inside the small center ring is included a smaller ring of all those things you may believe you know, but know incorrectly.   Each of these containers changes with time. As you learn more, the enter ring enlarges, possibly because you have concluded more knowledge or have solved one the your known unknowns. That is, you solved a problem. Also, over time, you may have discovered something you believed to be correct was not correct after all. You now may know what is correct, or it has become a new known unknown. Both of these happen all the time, us personally, for every science, and all s...

  Here are percentages of who sleeps how much. Actual percentages can vary by country, lifestyle, and individual circumstances. 1 hour: ~0% (usually due to severe sleep disorders or extreme circumstances) 2 hours: ~0.5% or less (very rare and usually due to sleep disorders or extreme conditions) 3 hours: ~1% (rare, often linked to insomnia, shift work, or other disruptions) 4 hours: ~1%–3% (a very small percentage, often due to chronic sleep deprivation or lifestyle demands) 5 hours: ~5%–7% (some adults function on this amount, but it’s below the recommended range) 6 hours: ~30%–40% (common but still considered short sleep for most adults) 7 hours: ~25%–30% (meets the minimum recommendation for adults) 8 hours: ~25%–30% (the ideal amount for many adults, within the recommended range) 9 hours: ~5%–10% (acceptable for some adults but on the higher end of the recommendation) 10+ hours: ~2%-4% Most people fall within the 6-8 hour range, with 7–8 hours being the most commonly reported ...

 First thing you need to do is figure out how much sleep you need. Six, eight, or ten hours, it doesn't matter. If you cheat your body on sleep, your body will cheat you on performance.