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Yup vicious cycle - dominant theories get the research funding usually - so they remain as dominant theories

Thank you. You can blame Jo and Paul.

It is the same, the plea bargaining aspect of the system is sickening. If criminals plea guilty they are often given a plea deal which means a lesser sentence or punishment.

I agree whole heatedly. Cooking from scratch is always tastier, healthier and more rewarding. Great article. :)K

Brilliant love it!

Good to have a tech guy here. Thanks for the update on the comparison of the 808 vs. the 802 :)K

What a stunning bird, I do love birds. The red kites of Britain are fantastic, so glad to have learned of them. :)K

Which is really sad, when you think about it. Largest money gets the research.

Very true Jo. Funding is hard enough to get for mainstream research let alone things that fall outside it.

I'm glad that you liked it. I think that there was such a pioneering spirit and quest for knowledge at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. People sought out knowledge for knowledge sake. These days they do it only where they can get the funding.

Wow. Nice article, Jo! Very interesting. And it's amazing how at the end of the 19th century, then at the turn of the century, and then a little after that, paranormal stuff was almost mainstream! Now the Zeitgeist has changed, even though we know of more "weird" stuff. SusanM's story, for one, is pretty amazing.

Mira, what thoughtful comments you made here. It's so important to find a balance. TV does have some good programs and one can learn a lot. As long as parents supervise their children's TV watching, the problems with increasing sex and violence on the screen can be managed somewhat.

Very nice, I learned a lot. I just might have to get one, I have a feeling my teen who loves cooking many varying cultural dishes would love this experience. :)K

You know you want one, cariad. <3

Come to think of it some more, there's a certain breadth of information on TV which is a good think. The child might pick up a science idea to become interested in, for instance. Or develop an interest in nature, in general. I think the cut-off time that 2uesday is talking about is actually a very good idea. I don't know. Childhood comes around only once. So hard to decide how to fill those precious hours -- and leave room for precious playtime and interaction with parents, too. I don't have kids myself and looking from the outside in, it seems like a terribly difficult and wonderful job! :-)