PinnedNina BarzgaranHealthy in Any Shape: Harvard Medical School, The Lancet and ‘Thick Rumours’For generations by this time the ghoulish ghost of the equation “thick = sick” has been made up — and published on practically any channel.4 min read·Jun 9, 2021----
Nina Barzgaran“Adventureland” — Try Dreaming — Now and Again“Cloud-cuckoo-land” it’s called too: The land we go to for dreaming… It can be rather unreal, fed by fancies and (silent) wishes; it can…2 min read·May 9, 2024----
Nina BarzgaranDaylight Saving Time? — The Lost Hour, WW I and — Warm Beer on an Evening…Warm summer evenings in some countries of the milder climates — your after-work beer turning warm one hour earlier… Well…It’s just a…3 min read·Mar 31, 2024----
Nina BarzgaranDictators – Modern Tyrants – Scheherazade… ‘Would-bes’: Their ‘Provenance and Daily Care’„Tyranny“: “an autocratic form of rule in which one individual exercised power without any legal restraint.”3 min read·Mar 10, 2024----
Nina BarzgaranWhere’s Life There’s Hope: “Keep at It — and Don’t Forget About the Breaks” — The Relativity of…“Yesterday’s future is today. Today is what will be the past tomorrow.” Words to that effect have been used before. These days are full of…2 min read·Mar 2, 2024----
Nina BarzgaranRight Wing Populism: Resistance — Civil Disobedience — Boycott: ‘Stop the Money’s Flow’History is full of them: The ugly representatives of all those who worship money and power. Ugly not because they are repulsive in…2 min read·Jan 22, 2024----
Nina Barzgaran“Man (or Woman) of Letters” — Connecting Through Writing — Figures“Man of Letters” is the more dated word for an educated and knowledgeable person. These days not just men. Two figures strike out from a…2 min read·Dec 29, 2023----
Nina BarzgaranThe Top is Lonely? — Alone Time vs Loneliness“At the top it is lonely.” So they say. At the top per definition there are fewer people around, yet perspective is key here, too.2 min read·Dec 23, 2023----
Nina BarzgaranSilence of the Lambs — IoT — The Internet of Things or ‘I Love My Home and My Privacy’Once upon a time we connected by talking and looking into each others’ faces. Then came mail. Remember those cute things called envelopes…2 min read·Nov 27, 2023----
Nina BarzgaranA Quantum of Freedom: Re-Action‘Let’s go out.’ ‘Nooo, please, I’d rather stay and have a quiet evening at home.’ ‘Come ooon — don’t be a spoilsport.’ …2 min read·Sep 21, 2023----
