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Young men are to blame for everything?
I have recently watched Jordan Peterson’s YouTube-posts (https://www.youtube.com/@JordanBPeterson) with great interest. They repeatedly bring up the problems of men, the oppression of men, especially now in America. Personally, I think that the same thing applies to all Western civilization today. The lines below are mainly direct quotes from his podcast conversations with various experts. Men…
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Exploring the Uncertainty of Climate Models – The Importance of Climate Modeling in Policy Making
We are now increasingly concerned about climate change. This concern is partly justified, because global warming is probably a fact, not just a belief. However, climate models are extraordinarily complex. Dr. Judith Curry is an American climatologist. According to her, no climatological catastrophe is looming. There are several factors that she points out. Time frame…
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Boys left behind? Boy crisis and its solution.
In 2011, Philip Zimbardo gave a TED Talk called “The Demise of Guys,” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMJgZ4s2E3w). “The Demise” here referred to the fact that we are facing a new world in which young men are getting left behind. There is a new generation of boys and men who are shy, socially awkward, emotionally removed, and unable to…
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The Growing Dissatisfaction with the Green Party That Led to My Departure
I have always been fascinated by nature. Back in my teenage years, I was already involved when awareness of nature conservation began to grow in Finland as well, and people started talking about protecting trees from logging. I was also always interested in influencing. I wanted to make a difference in the things around me…
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Why We Need Silence: Mental Health in Busy Environments
We live in a constant storm of sensory stimulations, that compete for our attention. We spend more and more time on social media or mobile phone apps or games, which consist of rapidly changing images and sounds. Our attention is drawn to these ever-changing objects, and our ability to concentrate for longer is continuously damaged.…
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Fat Acceptance and Its Impact on Health: A Doctor’s View
Fat acceptance s a movement that emerged in the US in the 1960s with the goal of changing negative attitudes towards obesity,. The National Association to Aid Fat Americans was founded (National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA)). The Fat Pride movement was born from this ground. In early 70s, the feminist group The Fat Underground…
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Activism: How to Make a Difference in Your Community
Climate change is a scientific fact. How it is handled is based – or at least should be based – on scientific evidence, but also on rational logic: the fact that I turn off the lights in my apartment will not affect climate change in any way. Change is made by rational means. Not irrationally…
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Strategies for Keeping a Positive Outlook When Facing the Unknown
Recent events, war, economic insecurity and economic problems, as well as environmental issues, have increased people’s sense of anxiety – especially among young people. This is, of course, easy to understand when social media, newspapers, and broadcasts are full of news, one more distressing than the other. Three years of a globally unprecedented infectious disease pandemic…
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Welcome!
Welcome to Esa’s Notebook. Here You can find notes and comments on current issues about people, the environment, lifestyles, life. The writer behind Esas’s Notebook is a Finnish M.D. and Ph.D. with a medical doctor carrier of more than 40 years. He has been active in politics and also many non-profit and professional associations along…
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