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moftasa reviewed Inflamed Mind by Edward T. Bullmore
Disappointing
2 stars
I enjoyed parts of Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression by Edward Bullmore. It is very well written and has some good parts on the history of #psychiatry.
However, I was disappointed by the way he presented his main thesis that inflammation is the main causative mechanism in major depression. His argument isn't very convincing and he doesn't provide evidence that is solid enough to support this. There is also a major straw man throughout the book. Bullmore claims that psychiatry is stuck in Cartesian dualism yet he doesn't discuss the biopsychosocial model and rejects any psychological explanation of depression as stigmatizing. The modern scientific way of thinking about the relationship between the mind and the brain is that all mental operations arise from functions of the brain, including higher functions.
Fortunately, he is careful not to offer false hope or push unlicensed or unsafe treatments on …
I enjoyed parts of Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression by Edward Bullmore. It is very well written and has some good parts on the history of #psychiatry.
However, I was disappointed by the way he presented his main thesis that inflammation is the main causative mechanism in major depression. His argument isn't very convincing and he doesn't provide evidence that is solid enough to support this. There is also a major straw man throughout the book. Bullmore claims that psychiatry is stuck in Cartesian dualism yet he doesn't discuss the biopsychosocial model and rejects any psychological explanation of depression as stigmatizing. The modern scientific way of thinking about the relationship between the mind and the brain is that all mental operations arise from functions of the brain, including higher functions.
Fortunately, he is careful not to offer false hope or push unlicensed or unsafe treatments on vulnerable patients.
I originally posted this review on my blog: moftasa.net/inflamed-mind
I really enjoyed reading this book
4 stars
Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is a rare condition that presents with a range of severe psychiatric and neurological symptoms. Reading about how it manifests and how the diagnosis was made was very exciting. Recommended.
moftasa reviewed My Stroke of Insight by Ph.D., Jill, Bolte Taylor
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Pixel Logic - A Guide To Pixel Art by Michael Azzi
A Focus on VISUAL learning and limits text as much as possible, unlike other tutorials. Images > Text.
The tutorials …
moftasa set a goal to read 12 books in 2024
moftasa commented on Chernobyl by Sergìj Mikolajovič Plohìj
Take away notes:
- Nuclear reactors and nuclear bombs are the same in terms of how they work. One is fast and one is designed to let the chain reaction happen slowly and a reactor has all kinds of rods that go up and down to slow or speed the reaction by absorbing neutrons.
- VVER reactors are safer than RBMK
- Chernobyl never had a core catcher underneath which is structure designed to confine the molten core in the event of a meltdown.
- Engineers who designed Chernobyl has their judgment clouded by their hubris.
- There are different types of radioactive radiation and not all of them are detected by dosimeters.
- People who report feeling the effects of the radioactivity have probably received incredibly high doses. Really bad doses start from 100 rem or 1 Sv.
- The fact that it is invisible threat makes people make all kinds of mistakes in regards to …
Take away notes:
- Nuclear reactors and nuclear bombs are the same in terms of how they work. One is fast and one is designed to let the chain reaction happen slowly and a reactor has all kinds of rods that go up and down to slow or speed the reaction by absorbing neutrons.
- VVER reactors are safer than RBMK
- Chernobyl never had a core catcher underneath which is structure designed to confine the molten core in the event of a meltdown.
- Engineers who designed Chernobyl has their judgment clouded by their hubris.
- There are different types of radioactive radiation and not all of them are detected by dosimeters.
- People who report feeling the effects of the radioactivity have probably received incredibly high doses. Really bad doses start from 100 rem or 1 Sv.
- The fact that it is invisible threat makes people make all kinds of mistakes in regards to safety.
- The authorities fucked up really bad and attempts to hide the accident from the population and neighboring countries were unforgivable.
- Eastern European countries and Russia have a fear of drafts that is similar to the one described by some family members.
- Despite early attempts at secrecy, the public demand for information both local and international after the accident ushered the policy of glasnost (openness) shortly after the accident. This eventually was part of the events that led to the collapse of the soviet union.
- Estimating the number of deaths due to a nuclear disaster is difficult. Even though 50 people died from acute radiation, the estimates for long term effects ranged between 4000 to 90,000. Not to mention other impacts to health and social effects.
- The area around the reactor won't be safe for human habitation for 20,000 years.
moftasa quoted Chernobyl by Sergìj Mikolajovič Plohìj
From the Epilogue:
"Volatile #Egypt is currently building two reactors-its first in history. Are we sure that all these reactors are sound, that safety procedures will be followed to the letter, and that the autocratic regimes running most of those countries will not sacrifice the safety of their people and the world as a whole to get extra energy and cash to build up their military, ensure rapid economic development, and try to head off public discontent? That is exactly what happened in the Soviet Union back in 1986."
— Chernobyl by Sergìj Mikolajovič Plohìj (Page 347)
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Chernobyl by Sergìj Mikolajovič Plohìj
An in depth look at the stories of firefighters, scientists, and soldiers who worked to extinguish the nuclear inferno of …
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Chernobyl by Sergìj Mikolajovič Plohìj
An in depth look at the stories of firefighters, scientists, and soldiers who worked to extinguish the nuclear inferno of …