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  • Europe’s Nuclear Future: Rely on U.S. or Not?
    Apr 30 2025

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    The discussion of European nuclear autonomy represents a troubling inflection point in the post-Cold War order. It signals the potential unraveling of established security arrangements that, despite their imperfections, have prevented significant power conflict in Europe for decades.

    Supporting links

    1. Can Europe defend itself against a nuclear-armed Russia? [The Harvard Gazette]]

    2. France Conducts Poker-2025 Nuclear Exercise [Defense Express]

    3. U.S. official confirms Trident missile failure [CNN]

    4. What should you be stockpiling for 'World War Three'? [The Week]

    5. Three weeks that changed the world [Reuters]


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    13 m
  • Social Security’s Future: The Tax Change No One Wants to Discuss
    Apr 23 2025

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    There’s a critical two-word issue that impacts millions of Americans. Social Security. The retirement program we all rely on is running out of time, and there’s a fix no one seems to want to talk about.

    Supporting links

    1. Is the Retirement Picture for Millennials Looking Better? [Center for Retirement Research]

    2. How to fix Social Security? It’s political but it can be done [Princeton University]

    3. Good Options for ‘Saving’ Social Security Are Disappearing Fast [Alicia Munnell]

    4. Social Security Benefit Cuts Are Coming: Here's the Timeline [The Motley Fool]


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    14 m
  • Lessons on Life from a Dying Doctor
    Apr 22 2025

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    Learn how a doctor, facing the end of his life, chose to teach the most important subject of all: That the heart of medicine is about people, connection, and honoring every patient's humanity.

    Supporting links

    1. Dr. Bryant Lin [Stanford Medicine]

    2. A doctor, his cancer journey and a uniquely teachable moment [Stanford Medicine]

    3. Stage 4 lung cancer [Medical News Today]

    4. Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education [Website]


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    21 m
  • Dementia Prevention Starts Now: Midlife Matters
    Apr 16 2025

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    To help prevent elderly Dementia, adopting healthy habits, regardless of age, could yield significant dividends as individuals grow older.

    supporting links

    1. Healthy habits help preserve brain health, despite genetics [University of Mississippi Medical Center]

    2. What is Dementia? [World Health Organization]

    3. Types of Dementia [Alzheimer's Association]

    4. Sleep Apnea [Mayo Clinic]

    5. Fit Women 90% Less Likely to Develop Dementia [America Academy of Neurology]

    6. Being Out of Shape in Midlife May Increase Risk for Dementia [Psychology Today]


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    12 m
  • Jamestown: DNA Solves Mystery of First English Settlement in America
    Apr 9 2025

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    DNA analysis of human remains found at the site of a church built in 1608 in the colonial settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, suggest the men are kinsmen of the colony’s first governor, Thomas West.

    supporting links

    1. Jamestown, Virgina [Wikipedia]

    2. aDNA [Wikipedia]

    3. DNA [Wikipedia]

    4. Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr [Wikipedia]

    5. Jamestown skeletons identified as colony leaders [Smithsonian]

    6. Historic Jamestowne [Jamestown Rediscovery]

    7. Archaeology [Jamestown Rediscovery]

    8. Jamestown Endangered By Climate Change [WYDAILY]


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    11 m
  • Interview #11 Julieta Duvall – Time Advocacy: No Commitments, Just Experiments
    Apr 8 2025

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    Summary: In this episode, Rick Barron interviews Julieta Duvall, a time advocate who shares her journey of redefining time as a resource rather than a commodity. Julieta discusses her transition from traditional homeschooling to unschooling, emphasizing the importance of letting go of societal expectations and commitments that do not align with personal values.

    She highlights the significance of trusting oneself and one's children in the learning process, and the freedom that comes with embracing mistakes and experimenting with life. The conversation also touches on the resources available for unschooling and the family's motto of 'no commitments, just experiments.' In this conversation, Julieta Duvall shares her insights on flexibility, family values, and the impact of unschooling on children.

    She emphasizes the importance of reevaluating parental expectations and the power of experimentation in personal growth. Julieta advocates for time management and living life to the fullest, encouraging listeners to dream big while being mindful of their time and values.

    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction to Time Advocacy

    02:32 Defining Time Advocacy

    05:34 The Journey of Letting Go

    11:06 Exploring Unschooling

    18:17 Transitioning to Unschooling

    20:50 Lessons Learned Through Unschooling

    23:32 Resources for Unschooling

    26:43 Family Motto: No Commitments, Just Experiments

    30:34 Deconditioning from External Input

    32:40 Redefining Flexibility and Family Values

    35:25 Reevaluating Parental Expectations

    38:42 The Impact of Unschooling on Children

    47:12 Embracing the Power of Experimentation

    52:16 Advocating for Time and Personal Values

    01:03:07 Living Life to the Fullest


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  • Kyla Scanlon: Gen Z’s Economic Guru Adviser
    Apr 2 2025

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    Kyla Scanlon is demystifying the most complicated things about economics, one TikTok video at a time.

    1. Kyla Scanlon on Gen Z's Money Worries and Approach to Investing [YouTube]

    2. Kyla Scanlon — State of the Economy Really that Bad? With Scott Galloway [YoutTube]

    3. Are We Still In A 'Vibecession'? with Kyla Scanlon [YouTube]

    4. Mary C. Daly, President and Chief Executive Officer [Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco]

    5. On Deck [LinkedIn]


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    15 m
  • Book Review From Rick’s Library: GENERATIONS
    Mar 26 2025

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    Generations by Dr. Jean Twenge explores how the six generations living in the United States today, connect, conflict, and compete.

    supporting links

    1. Gen Z Refuses to Grow Up | With Dr. Jean Twenge [YouTube]

    2. Jean Twenge, "Generations" [YouTube]

    3. iGen: The Smartphone Generation | Jean Twenge [YouTube]

    4. Jean Twenge on Rising Anxiety, Depression, Isolation and Smartphones in Gen Z

    [YouTube]

    5. Defining generations: Where Millennials end and Generation Z begins [PEW Research]

    6. Generation [Wikipedia]


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    9 m
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