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Read Sex, Lies, and Menopause: http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Lies-Menopause-Shocking-Replacemen... The book references tons of studies.

RIP indeed, though I can't help but think of this passage from The Catcher in the Rye: That's the whole trouble. You can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful, because there…

I've spent a lot of time walking around barefoot (no Vibrams either--never felt like spending the money on them) in cities (NYC and SF), and your feet get used to the concrete thin…

Heh, nice notice of nonsense name :-).

http://gomockingbird.com/mockingbird/index.html?project=ebdb...

Here's a picture my friend made that I like: http://gomockingbird.com/mockingbird/index.html?project=73c3...

Seasteading ( http://seasteading.org/ ) hopes to be the next release valve.

The rats, after decades of development, are believed to be the most depressed in the world. I'm not against animal testing in general or this sort of thing in particular, but I fou…

Heh, sorry to state the obvious. I had such a good time in the tank that I tend to be a bit of an evangelist. If you trust them at all, it's also been studied by the National Insti…

One thing about renting a tank for an hour that makes it quite different from what's done at Gitmo is that you're free to get out of the tank at any time. If you're curious, I'd re…

Interesting. That makes me want to try an anechoic chamber :-). However, the flotation tank also has body temp air and water, no light, good soundproofing (I've also always gone in…

I find these results surprising. For what it's worth, I've been in a sensory deprivation tank around five times (for an hour the first time, and for an hour and a half all subseque…

I've had sleep paralysis pretty frequently over the years during afternoon naps. For me it's always the same: someone is calling out to me, but I can't respond or get up because I'…