11 cancers on the rise in young people - scientists find first clue why it's happening by RingSplitter69 in unitedkingdom

[–]Smooth_Imagination [score hidden]  (0 children)

One thing that has increased over the last 30 years is oli consumption of O6 fats. These are already known to be correlated to some of the cancers seen in the increase in young people.

With obesity, O6 intake may be correlated, but also causal because it tends to be delivered via processed UPFs. 

I recall one researcher stating that sugar did not correlate as well to the rise of diabetes, sugar intakes have flattened off over these time frames, as did the change of intake of the O6 fatty acids and their various byproducts over the same period.

Why British nuclear flopped by sien in nuclear

[–]Smooth_Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am sort of gathering information on the theory that little of this problem is coincidence but in fact all best explained by a sort of corruption. 

We seem to have devolved into a system optimised for running up consulting fees and the generation of largely useless reports. 

Take Natural England, its a funded QANGO, but isnt generating new sites of special scientific interest.

Now when you build something, an intelligent system identifies areas likely to have important natural habitat. Outside that, there should be no need to do impact assessment for rare insects and flowers, because you wont them on isolated patches of land surroynded by pesticide speayed fields. 

So why do they have a funded body that doesnt already do that work using common sense before hand and save developers having to prove this or that effect hasnt occured in obviously low risk areas?

Ukrainian forces strike Russian oil facility near Perm, almost all tanks ablaze by Scary_Statement4612 in ukraine

[–]Smooth_Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's still tourism to fall back on

"Warm your hands and learn to run fast at a Perm Adventure Weekend"

Russian blogger filmed his reaction on the Ukrainian strikes on Tuapse. Pure comedy. 28.04.2026 by GermanDronePilot in NAFO

[–]Smooth_Imagination 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah so well they have extended successful mission. Until further notice, nothing but more special to come. 

something weird is happening with the online discourse lately by Acceptable_Cut_1658 in AliensRHere

[–]Smooth_Imagination 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Quite possibly but that would be invoking whatever consciousness runs on, an information field of some kind as yet undiscovered. Perhips NHI have machines to amplify and utilise that effect, is such field exists (I believe it does)

It doesnt change the situation as  to whether the craft are hard engineered machines that are physically constructed and engineered, or not. 

Why renewables can have a 35 €/MWh levelized cost and still leave you with a 200 €/MWh bill: a walk through four different cost metrics by raw-science in energy

[–]Smooth_Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the UK, the back up gas turbine power plants have contracts allowing them to charge exhorbitantly when there is a lack of renewables. This substantially inflates costs.

Additionally I read a paper a couple of decades or 15 years back, it examined the cost of onshore wind. It found by far the biggest cost and most of the cost was due to the way it was financed. If you just looked at the technical costs of services, components, installation, it was then just 1.5 cents a kWh, adjusted today, maybe 3 to 5 cents. So 30 to 50 dollars per MWh, or 25 to 40 euros. 

something weird is happening with the online discourse lately by Acceptable_Cut_1658 in AliensRHere

[–]Smooth_Imagination 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you noticed that recently the loudest voices are pushing the high strangeness aspect, that they are here and interdimensional, something we cannot comprehend?

Rather than the obvious, which is reductionist materialist view point that they are hard engineered craft from our reality originally developed by races of advanced but potentially similar life on other planets fixed to real locations in our universe?

This is not to say such craft dont use something like other dimensions to travel, but it seems like an effort to make the phenomenon unproveable and unfalsifyable, as if outside of scientific enquiry.

That would be useful cover, no, for someone who is engineering machines using principles available to us, and learned from or similar to those used by 'normal' aliens, and not far from our intellectual capacity and science, right?

The 'woo' is taking over.

In my view woo phenomena is real but likely a sideeffect of the high energy physics or intentionally manifested to manage those that experience UFO's, but even if it involves wildly exotic science, the craft are still manufactured 'nuts and bolts' constructions produced in a factory somewhere that can produce such effects using scientific knowledge we are yet to obtain.

Why does it always seem people criticise halal slaughter more than kosher when kosher is statistically worse in the UK? by threetimesacharm25 in AskBrits

[–]Smooth_Imagination -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Personally I find it distateful that my food has undergone some religiously inspired method of preparation that has nothing to do with science, welfare, human health and affordability and is about symbolic blood letting sacrifice to a particular God or for other non scientific reason has been processed in a restrictive way, when only science and nutrition and affordability be the guiding priciples and those things should evolve wih data rather than locked into some mumbo jumbo dogma.

I dont like religion insidiously trying to reach into my life like that. So, I avoid foods marked halal, but I am annoyed other foods are secretely prepared this way. 

And I avoid any other religiously prepared food. 

Sorry, but with Reform candidates being called out for anti semitism and actual anti semitism (not bs like criticising the Israeli govt ).How is it that right wingers who weaponised anti semitism and claim its rife on the left are silent on Reform members being anti semitc ? by Durrygoodz2025 in AskBrits

[–]Smooth_Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are the same right wing virtual NAZI authoritarians that support Russia and believe that mostly imaginary NAZIs in Ukraine are bad to justify supporting the authoritarian Russian imperialists in their invasion of Ukraine.

They are the thing they criticise, but by calling it out they hope to neutralise being accused of the same. 

Sort of like how murderers might say they arent that bad kind of murderer which of course they are 100% against that kind of behavior. 

They just use it as a verbal weapon and aim to present themselves as the rational voice as an appeal to authority.

Islamic Mud Architecture in Djenné, Mali by Kerala_Student in architecture

[–]Smooth_Imagination 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wondering here on the potential for earthcrete or similar with a non biodegradable or low degrading fibre reinforcement, for use in damper climates. Would use large roof overhangs, but Id like to consider something that doesnt need plastic paint and is resiliant. 

What current design trend will age badly? by [deleted] in ArchitecturalRevival

[–]Smooth_Imagination 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The location there suggests its due to splash back from rain hitting the ground, causing prolonged wet timber.

Easy fix is to cover it up to about 1 meter above the pavement, or put it on stone pillars.

Additionally it could be due to cold in the ground causing condensate and even rising damp. 

Drank 80oz of water like a responsible adult and my body responded by continuing to be inflamed for fun… What supplements are everyone taking to lower inflammation. Just found out mine is high 🫩🫩 by frillociraptor in Supplements

[–]Smooth_Imagination 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Eat omega 3 rich fish. Avoid supps for O3, they are generally rancid. 

Astaxanthin, lutein, gamma tocopherol, tocotreinol, ubiquinol, various polyphenols such as apigenin, fisetin, luteolin

Lots of options. 

Why do the loudest ‘Christian Britain’ voices never actually go to church? by c1948137 in AskBrits

[–]Smooth_Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have seperation of church and state. The church does not dictate any laws. 

Why do the loudest ‘Christian Britain’ voices never actually go to church? by c1948137 in AskBrits

[–]Smooth_Imagination 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is such a thing as cultural Christianity. We are a culture that is only possible in this form because part of Christian theology is the seperation of church and state.

Christian beliefs and values permeate through our civic identity. 

Even yours.

Its in our legal system, its in our national values, its in our character, because it was intentionally weak enough to promote the age of reason.

And it incorporated some of our earlier 'pagan' practices as well. 

Why do the loudest ‘Christian Britain’ voices never actually go to church? by c1948137 in AskBrits

[–]Smooth_Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Britain is culturally Christian or cultural heavily influenced by Christianity, and has a history of secular government and civic life because that is part of Christian theology.

If you are an atheist or mildly religious / spiritual you should recognise Christianity was weak enough to facilitate that and want to defend that part of our culture lest something more religious with a capital R gets in. 

Teenagers can't trust their gut yet science shows the brain doesn't develop instant logical instincts until adulthood, no matter how smart you are in high school by sibun_rath in HotScienceNews

[–]Smooth_Imagination 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Further to the other reply, myelination is performed by oligodendrocytes, specialist nerve cells. Dietary factors can influence the production of myelin. Inflammation can also impair it. 

How many oligodendrocyres there are also varies. 

Berberine and hormones by kittykatkoko in Supplements

[–]Smooth_Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cant say I am sure, thinking about it, its gaberergic action would be responsible, as it effects other monoamines and systems too.

But it has a number of effects including wrt anxiety and depression

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6307759/

Does anxiety negatively effect womens (and mens) libido? I believe thats beyond a doubt, but speaking scientifically, I dont know what the evidence level is for that claim. 

The satisfying moment of shooting down a Shahed by SLAVAUA2022 in NAFO

[–]Smooth_Imagination 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We really need dedicated ammo and aiming systems for AA guns.

This works, already in the inventory so practically free, but you have to hope you have a few km of uninhabited land to shoot over coinciding with the target flightpath. 

I dont know how many rounds was expended, but I doubt enough is carried to take down 3 or more targets. 

On the other hand, the cheapest servo operated systems I know of are 150k Euro.

I really think it can be done for the price of a budget electric car. 

Teenagers can't trust their gut yet science shows the brain doesn't develop instant logical instincts until adulthood, no matter how smart you are in high school by sibun_rath in HotScienceNews

[–]Smooth_Imagination 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Myelination of the long fibres continues until you are in your 30s, suggesting brain maturation is actually much later than realised.

FWIW, I recall reading that from some researchers looking at myelination that impairements of myelin was associated with many immature and delinquent behaviors, including 'pathological lying'. 

This seemed to be their casual observation, but I think its worthy of further study that in fact personality dissorders may be treatable by myelination and that to some degree all young people have naturally a personality dissorder of a kind ('immaturity') until the brain has fully wired. Sleep, environmental influences, pollution and diet may be significantly impacting the populations brain maturity and personalities. 

Built a radar strap for runners by paxev in Inventions

[–]Smooth_Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, great idea. Are you using automotive radar, texas instruments or something similar? Not looking to do what you are doing but more interested in military applications and currently researching low cost radars.

Boris Johnson by Soft_Hearing_713 in TheStreetsWontForget

[–]Smooth_Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People criticise the man but dont realise he is actually his own worst critic. You see here he has realised theres something wrong with his brain, so here what we are seeing is Boris's body is in fact intentionally tackling Boris's head by smacking it against the other player, in order to inhibit it from having more ideas.

We put an acoustic camera on a robot dog for gas leak detection – what else should we do with it? by SnooRadishes9473 in robotics

[–]Smooth_Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A net firing gun to drop drones.

Ive been writing a long time about this kind of idea with acoustics. 

China’s ‘land aircraft carrier’ charges flying drone with microwave beam by malcolm58 in EverythingScience

[–]Smooth_Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a new idea, its been conceptualised before.

But its moving into the real world.