Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
While my primary passion is in health sciences (biology [cellular/molecular/physiology], chemistry, biochemistry, nutrition, fitness, etc.), I have to admit that I have almost as much interest in the areas of economics and finance. I realize that to most people these are dry subjects, the study of which is best suited as a treatment for insomnia. Which is why the authors of
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Book review of
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. When I first heard about this book, I went through my usual routine to access the book through my overdrive library account. I was delighted to find that the audio book was indeed available, except that I ended up being number 142 for ten copies. Ugh, a long wait indeed. I got impatient, because I was really looking forward to reading this book.
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What's the first thing your dog or cat does after a bath? Mine lick themselves clean! Yep, all those chemicals used in pet cleaning products go straight into your pets mouth. Lovely huh? I must be honest, sometimes my dogs eat healthier than I, their bed is bigger than mine, relative to their body size, and they don't work half as hard as I do.
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If you look at any commercial sunscreens you will see a lot of disclaimers, including that sunscreen does not prevent cancer, and the best approach to protect skin is to avoid the sun by wearing appropriate clothing. That may all be true, but that is not always practical, and that is not the whole story. Here is the rest of the story.
So, do you really need a sunscreen? The answer is:
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And why I don't share my formulas.
I often get asked for my recipes, and sometimes I get asked how long it takes me to develop one of my creams. The first question I cannot answer, for reasons explained below. The second question took me some time to really evaluate and figure out how long it actually does take me to develop my creams. You see, there's a difference between following a recipe in a cook book and making
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