<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Depleted Cranium</title>
	<atom:link href="https://depletedcranium.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://depletedcranium.com</link>
	<description>Vaccine</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:03:34 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2</generator>
	<item>
		<title>Pemasangan Angka Permainan Togel</title>
		<link>https://depletedcranium.com/pemasangan-angka-permainan-togel/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[depletedcranium]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Poker Casino]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://depletedcranium.com/?p=118</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dalam memainkan permainan judi, tentunya setiap jenis permainan pastinya mempunyai cara dan aturan yang berbeda-beda ketika memasang taruhannya serta bila ingin bisa lebih mudah dalam memasang taruhan pada sebuah permainan togel, Tentunya hal yang perlu anda lakukan yaitu membuat pemasangan angka permainan togel yang nantinya dikirim pada agen togel terbaik, dengan begitu membuat anda lebih [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/pemasangan-angka-permainan-togel/">Pemasangan Angka Permainan Togel</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone  wp-image-119" src="https://depletedcranium.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/lottery.jpg" alt="" width="521" height="395" srcset="https://depletedcranium.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/lottery.jpg 800w, https://depletedcranium.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/lottery-300x227.jpg 300w, https://depletedcranium.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/lottery-768x582.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px" /></p>
<p>Dalam memainkan permainan judi, tentunya setiap jenis permainan pastinya mempunyai cara dan aturan yang berbeda-beda ketika memasang taruhannya serta bila ingin bisa lebih mudah dalam memasang taruhan pada sebuah permainan togel, Tentunya hal yang perlu anda lakukan yaitu membuat pemasangan angka permainan togel yang nantinya dikirim pada agen togel terbaik, dengan begitu membuat anda lebih dapat memasang angka togel lebih tepat. Karena jika anda tidak mengirim angka pada agen, tentunya anda tidak dapat menjalankan permainan togel tersebut.</p>
<p><strong>Langkah dalam pemasangan angka permainan togel<br />
</strong>Untuk pemasangan angka permainan togel, dipastikan anda tidak dapat melakukannya dengan gegabah, tentunya terdapat beberapa hal perlu dipertimbangkan terlebih dulu, terlebih dulu pilihlah dan putuskan angka terbaik dengan pertimbangan yang matang sebelum memasang dan mengirim angka kepada agen. Sehingga sangat perlu untuk mempelajari langkah pemasangan angka terlebih dulu agar dapat lebih tepat ketika memasang angka taruhannya. Berikut langkah dalam pemasangan angka permainan togel:</p>
<ul>
<li>Ketahui perhitungan angka<br />
Anda dapat mempelajari cara untuk menghitung angka togel dengan melihat serta memperhatikan angka-angka sudah keluar diputaran sebelumnya, umunya suatu angka keluar lebih dari 3-4 kali disetiap putaran. Sehingga anda dapat mempelajari cara perhitungan angka dari angka yang telah keluar yang lebih dari satu kali pada beberapa putaran berurutan, tentunya anda dapat mengetahui angka yang lebih berpeluang keluar pada putaran berikutnya.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Ketahui besar ataupun kecilnya angka<br />
Tentu anda harus mengetahui serta memahami besar ataupun kecilnya angka taruhan yang dipakai dalam taruhan togel, sehingga lebih tepat dalam melakukan pemasangan.</li>
</ul>
<p>Pemasangan angka permainan togel dilakukan dengan langkah tahu perhitungan angka dan besar ataupun kecilnya angka togel. Anda bisa lebih mudah dalam menentukan angka permainan togel yang tepat untuk dipasang jika anda tahu langkah dalam pemasang angka permainan togel. Sehingga berpeluang lebih tepat tembus dalam putarannya.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/pemasangan-angka-permainan-togel/">Pemasangan Angka Permainan Togel</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Basic Strategy to Win Blackjack in Online Casino</title>
		<link>https://depletedcranium.com/basic-strategy-to-win-blackjack-in-online-casino/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[depletedcranium]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Poker Casino]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://depletedcranium.com/?p=116</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes, card game in dewapoker such as Blackjack is considered to be difficult because there are many things to do but actually, you just need to master the terms. Sometimes, many people think that Blackjack is complicated, difficult and hard. This game is not for beginners but it is for professionals. You are wrong because [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/basic-strategy-to-win-blackjack-in-online-casino/">Basic Strategy to Win Blackjack in Online Casino</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone  wp-image-100" src="https://depletedcranium.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/king-as.jpg" alt="" width="568" height="319" srcset="https://depletedcranium.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/king-as.jpg 720w, https://depletedcranium.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/king-as-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px" /></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Roboto','serif'; color: #404040;">Sometimes, card game in dewapoker such as Blackjack is considered to be difficult because there are many things to do but actually, you just need to master the terms. </span><span style="font-family: 'Roboto','serif'; color: #404040;">Sometimes, many people think that Blackjack is complicated, difficult and hard. This game is not for beginners but it is for professionals. You are wrong because basically, this game can be played by beginners too as long as they can understand and know the rules as well as the important terms very well. In online casino, those who master the game really well can win the game but those who don’t know about the game well and choose to gamble might lose their bets faster.</span></p>
<p><strong>How Do You Play Blackjack in Online Casino</strong></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Roboto','serif'; color: #404040;">After every player choose and also decide their own choices on Blackjack game, the dealer will choose to play the hand. Dealer may flip the hole card first so many people could see both of dealer’s hands. The dealer has to hit or take the cards until dealer has around 17 or higher than that. It is the rule dealer</span><span style="font-family: 'Roboto','serif'; color: #404040;"> must follow in all poker games. The dealer is not allowed at all to make her own decisions on whether to stand or hit depending on what the cards of player are.</span></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-99" src="https://depletedcranium.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/osmx9mwema.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="282" srcset="https://depletedcranium.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/osmx9mwema.jpg 425w, https://depletedcranium.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/osmx9mwema-300x199.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px" /></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Roboto','serif'; color: #404040;">If the dealer can make her play varied depending on what they have, the house edge will be so high and no one can play. You need to realize and take note that in most Blackjack tables, the dealer may hit 17 if it is called as soft 17. It means, it has the ace inside the combination that is counted as 11, not 1. You can’t bust if you have the combination. Meanwhile in this game, face cards from Jack, Queen and King will be counted as 10. The ace will be counted as 11 unless 11 may cause the bust inside.</span></p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/basic-strategy-to-win-blackjack-in-online-casino/">Basic Strategy to Win Blackjack in Online Casino</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>When Extinction Means Good Riddance</title>
		<link>https://depletedcranium.com/when-extinction-means-good-riddance/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[depletedcranium]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://depletedcranium.com/?p=85</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>At the risk of being called an environmental blasphemer, I’d like to propose something shocking:  the extinction of a species, entirely due to human activity may not always be a bad thing.  In fact, it may be a very good thing.   We have come to be taught that all species deserve to exist (not sure [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/when-extinction-means-good-riddance/">When Extinction Means Good Riddance</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At the risk of being called an environmental blasphemer, I’d like to propose something shocking:  the extinction of a species, entirely due to human activity may not always be a bad thing.  In fact, it may be a very good thing.   We have come to be taught that all species deserve to exist (not sure where the “deserve” comes from) and as such, any species that reaches the point of being critically low in number may qualify for the designation endangered species, providing it with protection under both national laws and international conventions.</p>
<p>In many, perhaps most cases, this protection is well warranted.   Many species are enjoyed by humans for their unique properties or their place in nature.  Others are vital to the balance of ecosystems or play a vital role in nature.  Still others may provide vast amounts of data to science on matters of evolution, biology or even practical data, applicable to medical treatment or biological control of pests.   It would be unwise to slate any species for intentional extermination without first considering whether it might have such importance and perhaps preserving some specimens, yet this does not preclude the possibility that extinction may be the best thing for humanity and nature, at least with a few species.</p>
<p>Numerous species of plant, animal, fungus and microbe are, dare I say it:  useless and better off wiped off the face of the planet.  Pathogens rank high here as do some parasites, such as intestinal worms, which are not prey or food for any species and play little role in the ecosystem, other than occasionally causing extreme pain, disease and death, often to humans.  Disease vectors, such as some breeds of mosquito also may be best off being dispensed of, if it is possible to do so.</p>
<p>If this makes me sound a bit human-centric, I have no apologies.   I happen to be a human and I also like my species quite a lot.  I have no problem dispensing with little nasties that cause my fellow main to suffer or die.</p>
<p>So to the Rocky Mountain Locust and the Small Pox virus I say only this:  Good riddance!</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/when-extinction-means-good-riddance/">When Extinction Means Good Riddance</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Exploiting children to push religion</title>
		<link>https://depletedcranium.com/exploiting-children-to-push-religion/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[depletedcranium]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://depletedcranium.com/?p=83</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Many in the skeptic and atheist communities claim that raising a child with religion is child abuse and should be illegal.  I’m not generally of that opinion, because, for one thing, the jails are not large enough and secondly, even imperfect parents are not necessarily ground for child protective services to get involved, as state-based [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/exploiting-children-to-push-religion/">Exploiting children to push religion</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many in the skeptic and atheist communities claim that raising a child with religion is child abuse and should be illegal.  I’m not generally of that opinion, because, for one thing, the jails are not large enough and secondly, even imperfect parents are not necessarily ground for child protective services to get involved, as state-based child rearing tends to be even worse.</p>
<p>Yet in some cases, the abuse and exploitation of children reaches a point where it makes me wonder how people get away with this.   Of course, this is allowed primarily because it’s wrapped in religion.   Still, this video is just sad.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/exploiting-children-to-push-religion/">Exploiting children to push religion</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Raw Milk and Fighting For The Right to be Stupid</title>
		<link>https://depletedcranium.com/raw-milk-and-fighting-for-the-right-to-be-stupid/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[depletedcranium]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://depletedcranium.com/?p=81</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>There’s a curious issue that comes up with laws like those that ban the sale of raw milk to consumers. Should people be allowed, with full informed consent to buy raw, unpasteurized, unirridiated, possibly bacteria-laden milk? In an intelligent and well informed world, this would not be much of an issue. Why on earth would [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/raw-milk-and-fighting-for-the-right-to-be-stupid/">Raw Milk and Fighting For The Right to be Stupid</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There’s a curious issue that comes up with laws like those that ban the sale of raw milk to consumers. Should people be allowed, with full informed consent to buy raw, unpasteurized, unirridiated, possibly bacteria-laden milk? In an intelligent and well informed world, this would not be much of an issue. Why on earth would it matter whether people have the freedom to do something no sane person would do anyway?</p>
<p>For example, if there were a law which made it illegal to stab oneself in the eye with a red hot soldering iron, I’d have a hard time thinking of a circumstance where such a law would cause me, or most others, any trouble. It might be worth opposing as a matter of principle, on the grounds of personal freedom, but it certainly would have no practical problems.</p>
<p>Yet in Wisconsin there are many uniting to fight for their right to be stupid. How dare the government try to stop them from doing something dangerous and with no benefit? Perhaps they have a point. The government has limited abilities to protect an idiot from their own idiocy, and no matter what laws are in place anyway, it’s impossible to idiot proof the world.</p>
<p>Raw milk sales are typically banned (or at least restricted) in most states in the US and indeed in most industrial countries. Although this is begining to change as more states in the US permit the sale of raw, unpasteurized milk. Raw milk is often available from local small time farms, but it is restricted in the larger production operations that are overseen by the US FDA and ADA and ship product across state lines. Indeed the restrictions on unpasteurized milk is part of the larger sanitary and food safety laws that have become ubiquitous in the 20th century. In addition to the requirement to pasteurize milk, food producers are required to use approved food handling equipment, to submit to regular health and sanitation inspections, to maintain date records for food expiration and to cook all pre-cooked meet products to within temperature guidelines. Meat packers are subject to requirements for protective clothing for workers and must also wash down all process areas regularly with disinfectant.</p>
<p>These regulations, which include laws requiring the pasteurization of milk are all part and parcel of legislation aimed at assuring that food supplies are reasonably safe from harmful pathogens. Whether or not any should be allowed to avoid such regulations, with informed consumer consent, is an interesting issue. Would you ever want the freedom to buy product which clearly states “the workers who produced this product did not wash their hands after using the toilet.” or “We never disinfect our processing areas?”</p>
<p>Yet it seems that is exactly what some want to do with milk! Pasteurization was truly one of the biggest steps forward in food safety, especially when it comes to products like milk. By its very nature, milk is an excellent way of transporting bacteria all the way from the farm to the human gut.</p>
<p>It’s no surprise that many of those involved in the pro-raw milk protests are also all over the organic food fad yet are the first to demand that completely safe and hygienic practices like irradiation and genetic engineering of crops be banned. Apparently safety can be compromised when it comes to “natural” dangers.</p>
<p>Milk can (and does) pick up potentially pathogenic bacteria right from the beginning. Even a minor infection without symptoms in a cow can taint the milk, but the bigger issue is the sanitation of the milk ducts, utters and milking equipment. As a standard practice, dairly farmers clean off the utters of cows before milking and milking pumps are generally disinfected at regular intervals. Yet these procedures are far from completely effective. They may usually get rid of most of the biological matter, but they don’t insure all bacteria is removed.</p>
<p>Imagine, for example, you’ve just had your hand covered with fecal matter. You then rinse it off with water and give it a quick wash with a touch of soap. Would you now want to eat with this hand? Probably not. You’d more likely want to spend a good few minutes scrubbing it and using a lot of soap and water. You’d be right to do so, because removing bacteria requires more than just a quick swab-down, but this is generally the extent of the cleaning of a cow’s utters. If they were scrubbed so thoroughly each time the cow is milked, it would take a lot of time and labor and would likely leave them sore and raw from the daily scrubbing.</p>
<p>Even if the milk which is taken from the cow has a low enough bacteria count to make it reasonably safe to drink, this will not necessarily remain the case after it is placed in storage for consumption. Milk is an excellent medium for bacterial growth. An emulsion of fats, water, proteins and sugars, it offers all a colony of bacteria could ever want to grow into a veritable cesspool of disease. Refrigeration can slow this process, but does not completely halt it.</p>
<p>Pasteurization has been standard for most of the 20th century. It exposes the product to a short period of heat to kill bacteria. Other processes like irradiation offer an alternative. The use of pasteurization or other disinfection methods have vastly improved food safety. Still, improper pasteurization or milk which slips through unprocessed continues to occasionally cause illness.</p>
<p>It should be noted that pasteurization is not sterilization and is no substitute for maintaining good standards of sanitation. It inactivates or destroys the majority of bacteria and pathogens but it does not absolutely eliminate all microbes from the product.</p>
<p>And yes, “organic” raw milk has been the source of several major outbreaks of food-borne illness.</p>
<p>Regardless of the law, drinking unpasteurized milk is just not a good idea. And for farmers, I’d highly suggest against selling raw milk. It could open up any farmer or reseller to a huge liability.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/raw-milk-and-fighting-for-the-right-to-be-stupid/">Raw Milk and Fighting For The Right to be Stupid</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oh Hell Yeah – Falcon 9 Makes it To Orbit</title>
		<link>https://depletedcranium.com/oh-hell-yeah-falcon-9-makes-it-to-orbit/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[depletedcranium]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://depletedcranium.com/?p=79</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>From NASA’s confused, convoluted and underfunded Constellation program to the de-funding of it in favor of a non-existant plan, there has been little good news from the American space program.   There is one exception, however.   SpaceX has been making great progress in the design and testing of the Falcon 1 and 9 rockets.   The Falcon 9 is especially [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/oh-hell-yeah-falcon-9-makes-it-to-orbit/">Oh Hell Yeah – Falcon 9 Makes it To Orbit</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From NASA’s confused, convoluted and underfunded Constellation program to the de-funding of it in favor of a non-existant plan, there has been little good news from the American space program.   There is one exception, however.   SpaceX has been making great progress in the design and testing of the Falcon 1 and 9 rockets.   The Falcon 9 is especially exciting.  It’s the first space launch vehicle to be developed 100% privately, the first completely new liquid-fueled rocket in decades and the first American rocket capable of completing a mission with an engine failure since the lastSaturn-IB lifted off in 1975.</p>
<p>The Falcon-9 is designed to be human rated and is complete with the Dragon capsule, designed to carry cargo and eventually humans to Low Earth Orbit.   The rocket also can be configured as the Falcon-9 Heavy, which consists of three core boosters and is capable of lifting 28 metric tons to LEO, putting it ahead of the mighty Russian Proton rocket, the current most popular heavy lift ELV, and exceeding the capacity of all current ELV’s with the exception of the ultra-heavy configuration of the Atlas-V.</p>
<p>SpaceX also hopes to make the Falcon-9 considerably cheaper than other rockets.   The vehicle is intended to be partially reusable, with stages being retrieved after parachuting back to earth.  If the design meets projections, it may set a new standard for the economics of heavy lift vehicles and possibly help reestablish the United States as a major player in the commercial satellite launch business.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/oh-hell-yeah-falcon-9-makes-it-to-orbit/">Oh Hell Yeah – Falcon 9 Makes it To Orbit</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Yet another study proves vaccines do not cause autism</title>
		<link>https://depletedcranium.com/yet-another-study-proves-vaccines-do-not-cause-autism/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[depletedcranium]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://depletedcranium.com/?p=75</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Vaccines don’t cause autism. We know that. We’ve known it for a while. There has never been a shred of evidence that they do. There have been studies done that conclusively show they do not. Now a new study has come out showing that there is zero increase in the risk of autism in children [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/yet-another-study-proves-vaccines-do-not-cause-autism/">Yet another study proves vaccines do not cause autism</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vaccines don’t cause autism. We know that. We’ve known it for a while. There has never been a shred of evidence that they do. There have been studies done that conclusively show they do not.</p>
<p>Now a new study has come out showing that there is zero increase in the risk of autism in children who are given the MMR vaccine, even in those who are already at high risk for autism. This refutes the claim made by some that vaccines contribute to autism or are a factor that exacerbates it.</p>
<p>Via CBS News:</p>
<p>Will latest study on vaccines and autism change minds?</p>
<p>Yet another study finds no evidence that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine raises the risk of autism — even among children who are at increased genetic risk.</p>
<p>Experts said the findings, reported in the April 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, should be reassuring to parents, particularly those who already have a child with autism.</p>
<p>The theory that MMR vaccination raises the risk of autism has its roots in a small study done in 1998 — one that was later found to be fraudulent. Since then, numerous international studies have found no evidence that vaccines help trigger autism.</p>
<p>Still, some parents remain worried. And those who already have a child with autism seem even more concerned.</p>
<p>“Research has shown that parents of kids with autism spectrum disorders are more likely to delay vaccinating their younger children,” said Dr. Bryan King, an autism researcher at the University of Washington, in Seattle.</p>
<p>“Basically, they wait until the developmental dust has settled, and it looks like their child will be unaffected (by autism),” said King, who wrote an editorial published with the study.</p>
<p>But delaying recommended vaccinations puts children at risk of potentially serious infections, said Dr. Anjali Jain, the study leader and a researcher at the Lewin Group, a healthcare consulting firm in Falls Church, Va.</p>
<p>It’s known that genes make certain children more vulnerable to autism — that’s why kids with an affected older sibling are at higher-than-average risk. But environmental factors also have to play a role, experts believe.</p>
<p>One theory, King said, is that it takes a “triple hit” — genes, plus an environmental trigger that strikes during a particular time window in brain development.</p>
<p>But based on years of research, the MMR vaccine is not that trigger, according to health experts. “Every study that’s looked at this, through every strategy they’ve used, has found no signal,” King said.</p>
<p>The increase in autism is most likely the result of increased screening and a broadening of the diagnostic criteria for the condition.</p>
<p>This study may put some pressure on certain groups, such as Generation Rescue or Autism Speaks, who are trying to put a legitimate face on the lies they tell, even despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary. Sadly, it is unlikely to do much for the average anti-vaxxer. Such individuals are not interested in science and not persuaded by data. If they were, this would have been over a long time ago.</p>
<p>It may also help in convincing those who are sitting on the fence or who are generally ignorant of the issue and are facing the decision of whether or not to vaccinate their first child. In such circumstances, every chance to get such information in the general media should be seen as a victory.</p>
<p>The topic of why otherwise intelligent people subscribe to discredited ideas like vaccines causing autism is another discussion onto itself. It involves a complex mix of cognitive dissonance, being heavily invested in something, persecution complexes, and a near-religious conviction in the idea. Thus, this will not change any minds that have already been made up.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/yet-another-study-proves-vaccines-do-not-cause-autism/">Yet another study proves vaccines do not cause autism</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>The best late night bit ever on vaccines</title>
		<link>https://depletedcranium.com/the-best-late-night-bit-ever-on-vaccines/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[depletedcranium]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://depletedcranium.com/?p=73</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rarely do I create a post just to show off a video, much less a comedy video from a late night television show. However, this bit from Jimmy Kimmel Live is great. It’s about vaccines and it’s funny and on point. I think my favorite thing about this is that the message to vaccinate kids [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/the-best-late-night-bit-ever-on-vaccines/">The best late night bit ever on vaccines</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rarely do I create a post just to show off a video, much less a comedy video from a late night television show. However, this bit from Jimmy Kimmel Live is great. It’s about vaccines and it’s funny and on point.</p>
<p>I think my favorite thing about this is that the message to vaccinate kids and opposition to the anti-vaccine movement is making such a strong showing in the mainstream media. While late night talk shows aren’t exactly the best place to get information, they are a good reflection on cultural trends. Putting out the pro-vaccine message on science blogs and even in the news media is great and should be encouraged. However, it is a huge step when it starts to enter more of our culture and media.</p>
<p>Ridicule is also a important weapon in opposing anti-science rhetoric and quackery. There is nothing wrong with calling an idea stupid when it is, in fact, stupid, and sometimes putting it in its place with appropriate ridicule is the best way of driving the point home. There’s also good reason why humor is used in so many advertisements. Humor gets people’s attention and helps make the message memorable.</p>
<p>Here’s the clip from Jimmy Kimmel Live. It’s fantastic.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/the-best-late-night-bit-ever-on-vaccines/">The best late night bit ever on vaccines</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Paranormal Court: Another Show Pushes the Limits of Stupid</title>
		<link>https://depletedcranium.com/paranormal-court-another-show-pushes-the-limits-of-stupid/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[depletedcranium]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://depletedcranium.com/?p=71</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sure, the network might be called “The Learning Channel,” but don’t expect to learn anything from this new show.   If “John and Kate Plus Eight” was not stupid enough for you, the channel now has a new show that’s sure to rot even more braincells.  The show “Paranormal Court” is described as “Two parties come [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/paranormal-court-another-show-pushes-the-limits-of-stupid/">Paranormal Court: Another Show Pushes the Limits of Stupid</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sure, the network might be called “The Learning Channel,” but don’t expect to learn anything from this new show.   If “John and Kate Plus Eight” was not stupid enough for you, the channel now has a new show that’s sure to rot even more braincells.  The show “Paranormal Court” is described as “Two parties come together and agree to be bound by the ruling enlisted from the other side.”</p>
<p>The idea behind it is basically that family members having a dispute, which involves a deceased person, consult a psychic to talk to that dead person about how to deal with the situation. Of course, it’s not terribly unusual for disputes and disagreements to come up over things like estate matters or how to best serve the wishes of a deceased person. So why not consult a psychic? Well, if you’re going to try to resolve a dispute, you probably want a mediator who is actually honest and has some integrity. Psychics, on the other hand, are professional liars. Even worse, the ones in this series don’t seem to even be that good at it.</p>
<p>Seriously, I can do better at cold reading than this!</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/paranormal-court-another-show-pushes-the-limits-of-stupid/">Paranormal Court: Another Show Pushes the Limits of Stupid</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Visualizing the Impact of Coal with Google Earth</title>
		<link>https://depletedcranium.com/visualizing-the-impact-of-coal-with-google-earth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[depletedcranium]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://depletedcranium.com/?p=69</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>For a while I’ve been working on putting together a map of sites associated with coal, including coal ash and slurry spills, coal ash ponds, coal mine disasters, coal burning power plants and other areas where the impact of coal can be seen.   Initially, I had planned on doing the world, but it’s just too [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/visualizing-the-impact-of-coal-with-google-earth/">Visualizing the Impact of Coal with Google Earth</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For a while I’ve been working on putting together a map of sites associated with coal, including coal ash and slurry spills, coal ash ponds, coal mine disasters, coal burning power plants and other areas where the impact of coal can be seen.   Initially, I had planned on doing the world, but it’s just too much to take in one bite, so I decided to limit myself to the United States.   If you happen to be from another country, it’s still worth a look.  You can consider the United States a representative model of what coal’s impacts are on a country – any other country that uses coal heavily will face similar problems. To see these sites you’ll need Google Earth, which is free and is a great program that you should have anyway.  Just download and open this file:  <em><strong>Costofcoal.kmz</strong></em> This is still a working copy, so it may have a few typographical errors and needs to have more complete details added for each location and incident as well as citations.  I’m posting it in order to get some feedback and any suggestions for additions.   If anyone knows where I can find a comprehensive list of coal dust explosions and fatalities, that would be great, as it is one thing I’ve had a great deal of trouble finding.  Of course, the map is, thus far, incomplete. I suggest that you zoom into several of the ash ponds, major coal power plants and the surroundings.  Just looking at the overview from a distance shows how many locations there are, but a closer look is required to get a better impression of the sheer scale of these facilities.   It’s almost mind-boggling to realize how large many coal ash ponds, power plants, mines and other such areas are.   Also, I recommend checking out some of the coal fires in Colorado, as a few actually have obvious visible footprints at ground level, such as smoke spewing from cracks in the ground.  Most coal fires are not as obvious. You may also find it helpful to turn off some of the categories (by unchecking the folder) in order to view one type of location or another and reduce screen clutter. Any suggestions for additions or sources that provide lists of coal-related locations such as disasters or spills would be appreciated.  I do plan on adding locations that show the result of “Mountain Top Removal” mining soon, and if there are any good geographic sources for that, I’d very much appreciate hearing about them!</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com/visualizing-the-impact-of-coal-with-google-earth/">Visualizing the Impact of Coal with Google Earth</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://depletedcranium.com">Depleted Cranium</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
