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Plant Brains

March 13, 2021 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

You probably have enough oxygen to realise that conscious thought becomes increasingly difficult as the level of oxygen decreases. You’ve probably always known that brain death happens very rapidly. You may even know that decay starts within 5 minutes of an interruption to the supply of oxygen. In short, you might not know it as hypoxia. Yes, brain hypoxia can cause severe brain damage or death surprisingly quickly.

How smart is this?
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Filed Under: Anchoritism Tagged With: christof koch, daniel dennett, irish times, kavli prize, michael viney, photo, plants, scientific american, ungrievable

Kayak, Dinghy or Boots?

February 25, 2021 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

I admitted here recently that I had aspired to kayak around Ireland. A week later, Michael Viney had an article in the Irish Times that caused me to acquire a story of an actual journey around Ireland by Kayak. The secret sauce.

Bulloch Harbour Kayaks headed to Dalkey Island
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Filed Under: Fake Memoir, ManRom2021 Tagged With: booklink, david flanagan, GIS, irish times, lorna siggins, michael viney, peter lynch, photos, richard creagh, timmy flavin, walking, wild atlantic way

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