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BayleShanks
= Bayle Shanks's website = Welcome to my website. My email address is http://bayleshanks.com/gmail_email_small.jpg . . .
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notes
* [Self:notes-dontPanic dontPanic] * [Self:notes-henryMillersElevenCommandments henryMillersElevenCommandments] . . .
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notes--index
* [Self:notes-dontPanic dontPanic] * [Self:notes-henryMillersElevenCommandments henryMillersElevenCommandments] . . .
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notes-computer-jasper-jasperConcurrencyNotes1
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/Conceptual/Multithreading/ThreadSafety/ThreadSafety.html . . .
84K - last updated 2014-06-28 01:26 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-politics-irrationalityInPolitics
See: * http://www.owl232.net/irrationality.htm * http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/11/how_facts_backfire/?page=full . . .
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notes-politics-problemsWithDiscourse
todo. This page is for notes on how and why discourse, particularly political discourse, is problematic . . .
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notes-science
* http://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/ More [Self:notes-science--index science]. . . .
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notes-science--index
* [Self:notes-science-neuro neuro] * [Self:notes-science-index index] * [Self:notes-science-scientificMethod . . .
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notes-science-bio
* [Self:notes-science-bio-theCharacterOfBiology theCharacterOfBiology] * [Self:notes-science-bio-bioMisc . . .
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notes-science-bio--index
* [Self:notes-science-bio-theCharacterOfBiology theCharacterOfBiology] * [Self:notes-science-bio-bioMisc . . .
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notes-science-bio-bioMisc
human outliers: * http://emgn.com/entertainment/15-people-with-real-life-superpowers/2/ (warning: skipped . . .
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notes-science-bio-evolution
" Large-scale genetic changes that marked the evolution of pregnancy in mammals have been identified . . .
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notes-science-bio-evolutionOfHumans
* potential reasons for bipedalism in humans: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipedalism#Evolution_of_human_bipedalism . . .
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notes-science-bio-light
Q: what level of light is ok to have at night without disrupting your circadian rhythm too much? A: 5-10 . . .
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notes-science-bio-misc
human outliers: * http://emgn.com/entertainment/15-people-with-real-life-superpowers/2/ (warning: skipped . . .
5K - last updated 2014-11-06 22:15 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-bio-theCharacterOfBiology
What makes biology different from other sciences? Well, it studies living things, which are a certain . . .
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notes-science-funding
some crowdfunding for science resources that Tiberius Brastaviceanu compiled and sent via email once: . . .
2K - last updated 2013-10-03 09:50 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-humanComparativeEvolutionaryAdvantages
What is biologically/evolutionarily special (i include not only things that are unique, but also just . . .
2K - last updated 2014-04-18 21:45 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-links
https://experiment.com/ . . .
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notes-science-neuro
* [Self:notes-science-neuro-miscNeuro miscNeuro] * [Self:notes-science-neuro-drugs drugs] * [Self:notes-science-neuro-sleep . . .
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notes-science-neuro--index
* [Self:notes-science-neuro-miscNeuro miscNeuro] * [Self:notes-science-neuro-drugs drugs] * [Self:notes-science-neuro-sleep . . .
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notes-science-neuro-addAuditoryLoopHypothesis
i have a friend with ADD (or ADHD, i'm not sure which) and he reports that he doesn't have an auditory . . .
1K - last updated 2014-06-28 00:44 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-neuro-cortex
* [Self:notes-science-neuro-cortex-cortex cortex] * [Self:notes-science-neuro-cortex-whatIsTheReciprocalSignal . . .
1K - last updated 2014-07-20 19:26 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-neuro-cortex--index
* [Self:notes-science-neuro-cortex-cortex cortex] * [Self:notes-science-neuro-cortex-whatIsTheReciprocalSignal . . .
1K - last updated 2014-07-20 19:26 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-neuro-cortex-cortex
Thalamic Input to Distal Apical Dendrites in Neocortical Layer 1 Is Massive and Highly Convergent The . . .
1K - last updated 2014-07-20 19:08 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-neuro-cortex-whatIsTheReciprocalSignal
According to the model currently in fashion, the cortex gets input into layer IV from sources including, . . .
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notes-science-neuro-drugs
interesting essay: http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/drugs-and-the-meaning-of-life . . .
1K - last updated 2013-07-04 06:58 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-neuro-feedback
was the brain always feedback-y (i.e. more neurons going to LGN, or was it retina, than from -- i think . . .
1K - last updated 2014-06-28 00:44 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-neuro-globalNarrativeTheoryOfConsciousness
consciousness as global consensus history note: in this case, you could have may parts of your brain . . .
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notes-science-neuro-humanCognitiveFailureModes
* perseveration ** in the extreme, under the influence of certain drugs, users may actually display 'thought . . .
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notes-science-neuro-introductionToReverseEngineeringTheBrain
(this is a book that will probably never get written, at least not by me...) == Preface == What is the . . .
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notes-science-neuro-listOfPotentiallyRelevantComputingParadigms
and related topics * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing_with_Memory * Cognitive radio (not just because . . .
1K - last updated 2014-06-28 00:44 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-neuro-managementSecretsOfTheBrain
comments sent to an email list on the article "management secrets of the brain" http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,43499,00.html . . .
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notes-science-neuro-mentalStats
focus can you focus on what you want to be thinking about? discrete workspace you can hold in your mind . . .
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notes-science-neuro-miscNeuro
fly's sensilla (sp) smell organ has a set of odor receptors; each one has two odor receptors, a big one . . .
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notes-science-neuro-neuralBuildingBlocks
This file contains notes on the types of dynamical 'building blocks' that one might expect to find at . . .
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notes-science-neuro-neuralCode
= Neural codes = (potential) == Frequency-only == This category contains codes in which all of the information . . .
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notes-science-neuro-neuro
== misc toread for me == Neuroscience in the 21st Century 2013, pp 2147-2171 Elementary CNS Arousal . . .
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notes-science-neuro-neuro2
See http://purl.net/net/bshanks/work/neuroscience.html for more. I think the birds singing thing is . . .
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notes-science-neuro-neuroProgrammes
== Simplifying programmes == == What do the common ancestors of smart species have in common? == === . . .
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notes-science-neuro-placeCells
" jayajay 12 hours ago | parent | flag | favorite | on: The Purpose of Sleep? To Forget, Scientists Say . . .
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notes-science-neuro-routingInTheBrain
random possibilities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiprotocol_Label_Switching --- random idea for . . .
1K - last updated 2016-09-09 05:26 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-neuro-sleep
"The researchers also showed that the formation of categories is closely related to a typical rhythmic . . .
1K - last updated 2015-01-30 23:58 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-neuro-sparsification
things that are like the cerebellum: * cerebellum * electrosensory lobe (ELL) of electric fish * dorsal . . .
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notes-science-neuro-spikeCoding
define a 'spike code', as opposed to a 'firing rate code', as an encoding in which the ISIs (inter-spike . . .
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notes-science-neuro-stp
Stdp timescale normalization: ppl talk about STDP as a cause-effect detection mechanism, but it has a . . .
1K - last updated 2014-06-28 00:44 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-neuro-thalamus
== Evolution / comparative == mice and rats seem to lack dorsal thalamic interneurons, but other mammals . . .
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notes-science-neuro-theorNeuro
== Thalamus == Drivers and modulators Driver inputs to the thalamus, whether cortical or subcortical, . . .
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notes-science-neuro-visualWorkingMemory
== Detail == http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/8rtjo/programming_on_lsd/c0a8noc reports that . . .
1K - last updated 2014-06-28 00:44 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-neuro-wakingUp
i notice that sometimes when i am sleeping, it seems like i just happen to wake up for a few seconds, . . .
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notes-science-neuro-whatToStudyInNeuroscience
== Which animals? == Which species to focus on? Here are my opinions. In addition to being opinions on . . .
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notes-science-physics
* [Self:notes-science-physics-pauliExclusionPrinciple pauliExclusionPrinciple] * [Self:notes-science-physics-quantumPhysicsAndReleaseConsumeOrdering . . .
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notes-science-physics--index
* [Self:notes-science-physics-pauliExclusionPrinciple pauliExclusionPrinciple] * [Self:notes-science-physics-quantumPhysicsAndReleaseConsumeOrdering . . .
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notes-science-physics-incomparablyOrderedEvents
when things are too far away relative to you and too close in time, according to the theory of relativity, . . .
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notes-science-physics-newcombsProblemAndQuantumPhysics
it seems to me that newcombs' problem ( http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Newcomb%27s_problem ) may have . . .
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notes-science-physics-pauliExclusionPrinciple
seems kinda philosophical. for instance, when a virus subverts a host cell, we like to think of the host . . .
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notes-science-physics-quantumPhysicsAndReleaseConsumeOrdering
i don't have an exact analogy here, just some related ideas. we know from quantum erasure's effect on . . .
8K - last updated 2014-06-28 00:44 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-psych
* [Self:notes-science-psych-autonomyMasteryPurpose autonomyMasteryPurpose] * [Self:notes-science-psych-weAreAllConfidentIdiots . . .
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notes-science-psych--index
* [Self:notes-science-psych-autonomyMasteryPurpose autonomyMasteryPurpose] * [Self:notes-science-psych-weAreAllConfidentIdiots . . .
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notes-science-psych-autonomyMasteryPurpose
summary of a talk by Dan Pink https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc&feature=youtu.be : I want . . .
5K - last updated 2016-03-24 00:14 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-psych-peopleWantAutonomyNotInfluence
summary: "...why people desire power and how that desire can be satisfied....a position of power can . . .
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notes-science-psych-personalityTests
* the Big Five personality traits recognized by consensus psych: ** openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, . . .
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notes-science-psych-weAreAllConfidentIdiots
http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/confident-idiots-92793/ "We Are All Confident Idiots" . . .
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notes-science-puritySpectrumAndHandsDirtySpectrum
it is well known that studying microbiology requires using a lot of chemistry, doing chemistry using . . .
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notes-science-scientificMethod
what is the scientific method? This page exists to collect various descriptions of it. " There is a straightforward . . .
2K - last updated 2018-05-22 09:21 UTC by BayleShanks

notes-science-scientificMethodOutsideOfScience
These are some opinions i have about the supposed (mis)application of the scientific method outside of . . .
5K - last updated 2016-04-11 23:45 UTC by BayleShanks

proj-jasper-jasperConcurrencyNotes1
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/Conceptual/Multithreading/ThreadSafety/ThreadSafety.html . . .
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proj-oot-old-150618-ootConcurrencyNotes1
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/Conceptual/Multithreading/ThreadSafety/ThreadSafety.html . . .
105K - last updated 2015-06-19 04:31 UTC by BayleShanks

proj-oot-ootConcurrencyNotes1
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/Conceptual/Multithreading/ThreadSafety/ThreadSafety.html . . .
106K - last updated 2016-03-23 23:45 UTC by BayleShanks

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