World's Alzheimer's Day 2024 is on Saturday, September 21, 2024: Why aren't there any "Big" Inventions now days?

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Why aren’t there any "Big" Inventions now days?

This question shows a great deal about the questioner's age and sense of time. "In the past, people were inventing . . . computers." In about 1960, a very bright young man, who went on to be a highly regarded computer and electronics technician, was asked "Do you think anyone will ever develop a portable color TV." He shook his head and announced, "It can't be done." Now, there at 70 inch LCD TVs, and wrist televisions, and "black and white" is a historical relic.

When disaster struck the Apollo XIII in April 1970, the crew of the space-craft took some comfort in all of the computer power they had aboard the wounded space-vehicle. By 2010, a typical graphing calculator used by a high school mathematics student would have more raw computer power than the Apollo XIII space-vehicle.

The world's first open heart surgery was performed in 1960. Through the continual improvement of robotics, surgeons have now develop surgery so minimally invasive that a coronary by-pass may eventually become an out-patient procedure.

Stem-cell research has allowed the prospect of repairing nerves. Dreaded diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's are yielding to leading edge research.

The totality of human knowledge is growing so fast that between 1960 and 1995, whole fields changed their mode of communication. In 1960, in many fields, books were considered an adequate source of leading edge information. By 1975, many fields were advancing so rapidly that scholars found that waiting for books was simply too slow a process, so they were relying on professional journals. By 1995, virtually every field of knowledge had left the published journal behind. Leading materials were being distributed via the Internet.

Digital photography has reduced the photo developing shop to this generation's forgotten marvel.

There is probably more invention going on now than at any other time in the history of man.

what so good about the Amazon Rainforest in south america?

what so good about the Amazon Rainforest in south america?

Its one of the world's greatest natural resources. it has been described as the "Lungs of our Planet". About 20% of earth's oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforest. Scientists also believe that it may contain half of the world's species. Over 500 mammals, 175 lizards and over 300 other reptiles species, and one third of the world's birds. 30 million insect types can be found here. Today, more than 20% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed and is gone forever. More than half of the world's rainforests have been destroyed by fire and logging in the last 50 years. Over 200,000 acres are burned every day around the world, or over 150 acres every minute. Experts also estimate that 130 species of plants, animals, and insects are lost every day. At the current rate of destruction, it is estimated that the last remaining rainforests could be destroyed in less than 40 years.

Native peoples of the Amazon rainforest have used different plants for centuries as cures and potions for their health and survival. Scientists are now discovering that many of the plants are sources for new drugs for AIDS, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and Alzheimer's. Quinine, muscle relaxants, steroids, and caner drugs have already been discovered. Today 121 prescription drugs sold around the world come from plant-derived sources. Although 25% of all drugs are derived from rainforest ingredients, scientists have tested only 1% of tropical plants.

Are there any risks in getting a flu or tetanus shot a few days after donating blood?

Are there any risks in getting a flu or tetanus shot a few days after donating blood?

Hi There

Here is a few points of views on Flu shots.

Flu shot left Canadian executive paralyzed

Two weeks after his flu shot, Mr. Claman awoke with a pounding headache and a strange feeling in his feet. The doctor was reassuring, telling the 47-year-old businessman that the symptoms were probably related to stress. His condition deteriorated, so he made his way to a hospital emergency room. His body was gradually going numb. Doctors immediately recognized the tell-tale signs of Guillain Barre syndrome, a baffling, potentially fatal condition that resembles polio. By afternoon, Mr. Claman was completely paralyzed. He was placed in intensive care and put on a respirator. He spent the next eight months in hospital and now, a year after his flu shot, is just beginning to walk unassisted again. "It's been a harrowing experience," Mr. Claman said in an interview. more

Why I Never Get Flu Shots

According to Hugh Fudenberg, MD, the world's leading immunogeneticist and 13th most quoted biologist of our times (nearly 850 papers in peer review journals), if an individual has had five consecutive flu shots between 1970 and 1980 (the years studied), his/her chances of getting Alzheimer's Disease is ten times higher than if they had one, two or no shots. I asked Dr. Fudenberg why this was so and he said it was due to the mercury and aluminum that is in every flu shot (and most childhood shots). The gradual mercury and aluminum buildup in the brain causes cognitive dysfunction. Is that why Alzheimer's is expected to quadruple?

Dr. Mercola - "Do Not Get the Flu Vaccine for You or Your Loved Ones Till You've Learned "The Secret"

The Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918 was caused by vaccinations---E. McBean (Swine Flu Expose)

Flu shot left executive paralyzed

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