Lebanon Independence proclamed
[image: Lebanon] 1943: Lebanon proclaimed its independence from France; however, it did not become wholly independent until 1946. *Amigos e Amigas,* *Como escreveu Gibran Khalil Gibran:* *“Meu caminho pode não ser o teu caminho. Contudo, juntos marchamos de mãos dadas.“* *Convidamos a todos para rezarmos juntos pela Paz no Líbano. Participem conosco.* *Será no dia **01 de dezembro de 2019* *(DOMINGO),* *às **10h**, Na **Igreja Maronita* *Situada na **Rua Jerônimo de Ornelas, nº60* *Bairro Santana – **PORTO ALEGRE/RS* *Contamos com a sua Presença!* *Ricardo Malcon*
John F. Kennedy 1963
[image: U.S. President John F. Kennedy speaking about the U.S. space program at Rice University, Houston, September 12, 1962.] 1963 U.S. President John F. Kennedy assassinated November 22 The most notorious political murder in recent American history occurred this day in 1963, when John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president (1961–63), was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, while riding in an open car. *Lembro de estar trabalhando na SEFAE, Secretaria de Educação, Travessa da Av. Julio de Castilhos, quando Valderês veio me buscar de carro (DKW), acho que estava junto com o Luiz Eduardo, c... mais »
Nicotine
Here’s How Nicotine Affects Your Brain The addictive drug can boost your cognition and won’t give you cancer, but that doesn’t mean it’s safe for casual use [image: Dana G Smith] Dana G Smith Follow Nov 21 · 8 min read Illustration: George Wylesol [image: E]Everyone is talking about the potential harms of vaping, and for good reason. One in four high schoolers report having used an e-cigarette in the past month, a 135% increase from just two years ago. Even more concerning, at least 42 people have died and thousands more have fallen ill from using faulty vape pens, although in most of ... mais »
Axion
Physicists Have Finally Seen Traces of a Long-Sought Particle. Here's Why That's a Big Deal. By Meredith Fore - Live Science Contributor a day ago Space It was predicted four decades ago, but only found now. [image: The researchers simulated early galaxy formation in the early universe under three dark matter scenarios: a universe filled with cold dark matter (far left); warm dark matter (center); and fuzzy dark matter (far right).] (Image: © Courtesy of the researchers) Scientists have finally found traces of the *axion*, an elusive particle that rarely interacts with normal matter.... mais »
Academia Sul-Riograndense de Medicina
*Sessão Cultural e Literária de Novembro.* *https://amicor.blogspot.com/2019/11/19112019-1730-h-asrm.html* Tenho tido grande prazer e proveito assistindo as atividades culturais organizadas por nosso colega Rogério Xavier. no dia 19 p.p. coube-me a honra de coordenar mais uma sessão, para ver e ouvir a Acadêmica Miriam da Costa Oliveira e o Professor Luciano Corrêa da Silva. Igrejas de Paris e Medicina do Futuro. Não sei se no planejamento da atividade houve preocupação de associar ambos os temas. Entretanto, como a partir do título, ou do tema de uma conversa, imagina-se por antecipaç... mais »
Consciousness
Why Can't Science Explain Consciousness? By Philip Goff - Durham University 12 days ago Human Nature It's the greatest scientific challenge of our time. [image: The human brain is composed of nearly 1 billion neurons.] How does the human brain, consisting of nearly 100 billion neurons that are each connected to 10,000 others, give rise to consciousness? (Image: © Shutterstock) Explaining how something as complex as consciousness can emerge from a grey, jelly-like lump of tissue in the head is arguably the greatest scientific challenge of our time. The brain is an extraordinarily *comple... mais »
Elvis Presley
5 5 TRUE STORIES How a Haircut Changed Music History After Elvis submitted to an Army barber in March 1958, rock 'n' roll and American life were never the same. By Sean Braswell THE DAILY DOSE NOVEMBER 22, 2019 “Well, hair today, gone tomorrow,” Elvis Presley joked as his hair fell to the floor on March 24, 1958. The media dubbed the day of that haircut and of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s induction into the U.S. Army as “Black Monday,” and it would be the start of a two-year military hiatus for the most famous person on the planet. When he was drafted, Elvis could have opted to pla... mais »
New Antibiotic
Podcast: A new antibiotic from nematode guts Researchers looking for an ally against drug-resistant infections — which include some urinary tract infections and pneumonia — have turned to a bacterium that lives inside the guts of nematode worms. *Photorhabdus* helps the worms to paralyse their insect larvae prey, and it has the ability to fight off bacteria that want to share its hard-earned food. Molecular microbiologist Kim Lewis tells the *Nature Podcast* about the promise of antibiotics developed from bacteria that share a common enemy with humans. Nature Podcast | 26 min listenS... mais »
1694 Voltaire
[image: Voltaire] FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1694 Voltaire
intelligence artificielle
«Le logiciel Watson peut parcourir un dossier médical de 300 pages en une demi-seconde» L’intelligence artificielle est partie à l’assaut de différentes disciplines scientifiques. La santé, et plus spécifiquement l’oncologie, est l’un des domaines d’application précurseur de cette nouvelle technologie - L’IA, ce sont des algorithmes extrêmement puissants, capables de travailler avec des bases de données gigantesques pour apprendre, et prendre ensuite les décisions les plus pertinentes possible. Et si la créature échappait au créateur? Lire à ce propos: - Et si l’intelligen... mais »
A. Einstein 100 years ago
100 Years Ago, Albert Einstein Became a Legend On November 6, 1919, Arthur Eddington's presentation to the Royal Society and Royal Astronomical Society about a solar eclipse confirmed Einstein's theories, skyrocketing the theoretical physicist to fame. [image: image] By Jennifer Leman Nov 5, 2019 [image: Albert Einstein Seated in Front of Bookcase] [image: Albert Einstein Seated in Front of Bookcase] [image: Albert Einstein Seated in Front of Bookcase] BETTMANNGETTY IMAGES Albert Einstein, the wire-haired physicist, whose worked reshaped our understanding of the universe, is a household... mais »
Minocin
Alzheimer's Trial: Lessons From a Failed Drug— What the pragmatic trial of minocycline can teach us by Judy George, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today November 18, 2019 share to facebook share to twitter share to linkedin email article [image: A box of Minocin over an illustration of a human brain] Minocycline (Minocin), an anti-inflammatory tetracycline that crosses the blood-brain barrier and inhibits proinflammatory microglia, did not improve cognitive or functional performance in people with mild Alzheimer's disease over 2 years, the MADE trial showed. There was no significant dif... mais »
Physical activity (65 and over)
*“Physical activity is the gateway to well being”*Physical activity guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers' report A report from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health. Published 7 September 2019 Last updated 19 September 2019 — see all updates From:Department of Health and Social Care Documents UK Chief Medical Officers' physical activity guidelines PDF, 4.47MB, 66 pages *Older A**“,* *Adults (65 years and over) * • Older adults should participate in daily physical activity to gain health benefits, ... mais »
Gettysburg-Address
[image: Abraham Lincoln, photograph by Mathew Brady.] 1863: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the brief but renowned Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the National Cemetery in Pennsylvania during the American Civil War. *[How much do you know about the 16th U.S. president? Find out in our Abraham Lincoln quiz .]* https://www.britannica.com/event/Gettysburg-Address
Kindle
[image: A Kindle DX e-book reader, 2009.]2007: Amazon.com began selling the Kindle, a wireless electronic reading device that played a key role in popularizing e-books. *[What existed before books and e-books? Find out in our list of 7 Ways Our Ancestors Took Their Reading on the Go .]*
Google:Saúde
*Referência do AMICOR Roger dos Santos Rosa* Google defende suas atividades em saúde, que preocupam EUA Associação entre Google e Ascension, uma organização de saúde, suscitou uma onda de preocupação nos Estados Unidos - AFP/Arquivos Uma parceria entre o Google e a Ascension, uma empresa de serviços de saúde, levantou preocupações nos Estados Unidos, um sinal de que a coleta em larga escala de dados pessoais pelos gigantes do Vale do Silício tem cada vez mais obstáculos. De acordo com um artigo do Wall Street Journal publicado na terça-feira, um regulador americano abriu uma investiga... mais »
Heart Procedures and Risk
*O AMICOR Flávio Kanter chamou atenção:* Big Study Finds Many Heart Procedures Won’t Cut Risk of Having Heart Attack
Mathematics
The Ramanajan Summation Delusion — Or Why 1 + 2 + 3 + ⋯ + ∞ ≠ -1/12 Here’s why the Ramanajan summation is misunderstood. Its origin is a human desire for beauty, rather than a… Descartes’ Demons in thesociablesolipsist[image: Member only content]3 min read What is Fractional Calculus? “A paradox from which one day useful consequences will be drawn.” ~Gottfried Leibniz Panda the Red in Cantor’s Paradise[image: Member only content]10 min read Mathematic v3.0: towards a reinvention of multiplication Two researchers have developed a new method for multiplying very large numbers. A potentia... mais »
Louis Daguerre
Louis Daguerre FRENCH PAINTER AND PHYSICIST WRITTEN BY: - The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica LAST UPDATED: Nov 14, 2019 See Article History *Alternative Title:* Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre *Louis Daguerre*, in full* Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre*, (born November 18, 1787, Cormeilles, near Paris, France—died July 10, 1851, Bry-sur-Marne), French painter and physicist who invented the first practical process of photography, known as the daguerreotype. Though the first permanent photograph from nature was made in 1826/27 by Nicéphore Niépce of France, it was of poor quality... mais »
Cadastro no SUS
*O AMICOR Dr. Roni Quevedo, envia um alerta:* Avisem a todos para se cadastrarem no SUS, porque a partir de janeiro a verba federal para a saúde será APENAS pelo número de cadastrados e não pelo total da população! Atualmente, só 36% das pessoas estão cadastradas; precisamos garantir mais verbas para o SUS! Para a emissão do cartão basta se dirigir até a Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de seu Município ou em uma unidade de saúde mais próxima de sua residência, portando os seguintes documentos pessoais: RG, CPF, certidão de nascimento ou casamento e número de PIS/PASEP. https://www.jb.... mais »
Divided World
Bertrand Russell on How to Heal an Ailing and Divided World[image: bertrandrussell3]“What is needed in our very complex modern society is calm consideration, with readiness to call dogmas in question and freedom of mind to do justice to the most diverse points of view.”BY MARIA POPOVA “We must mend what has been torn apart, make justice imaginable again in a world so obviously unjust, give happiness a meaning once more,” Albert Camus wrote as he contemplated how to live honorably thorough shameful times at the peak of World War II, a quarter century before he became the second-younge... mais »
Mathematics
Zero is nothing but a number Zero has brought us such a large number of unintended outcomes since it’s introduction to the world… Waldo Otis in However, Mathematics[image: Member only content]4 min read The Fermi Paradox and ‘Fact A’ We’re alone in the universe, and that’s alright. Ella Alderson in Predict[image: Member only content]6 min read Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Explained as simply as possible, but no simpler. Panda the Red in Cantor’s Paradise[image: Member only content]18 min read This Is Why Einstein’s Greatest Blunder Really Was A Tremendous Mistake 100+ years ago, Genera... mais »
150 Nature papers mapped
We Enjoyed Watching 150 years of Nature papers visually mapped *―* This five-minute video beautifully depicts scientific research and discovery as a visual network by mapping out the connections and second order effects spawned from 150 years of papers from the journal *Nature*. As you watch it, you may also notice adverse traits of the academic research world appearing, as echo chambers coalesce in various fields.
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Achutti, bom dia! Fiquei com muita tristeza de não poder assistir as sessões da Academia de Medicina. Elas não são transmitidas pela Internet. Abrs a Vc e Valderes!
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