Doctor Rat

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At the same time, it's lovely the way the author boldly, deftly and artfully inhabits the minds of a variety of animal characters including a rat, dog, tortoise, elephant, rhino and sloth. A recommended read: There's hope in empathy and art. On the best way to rethink life and what to focus on, Dr Attia revealed: “You can't overstate the importance of exercise. I think a lot of people maybe will tend to say, ‘Well, what's more important, you know, cardio training or strength training?’ The truth of it is both of the big things that we have at our disposal to kind of live the longest, best life, exercise probably plays a more important role than anything else. This audiobook not only delves into the scientific aspects of longevity but also explores the art of living well. It offers practical tips, actionable advice, and inspiring anecdotes that empower listeners to make positive changes in their own lives.

Best book I've read on this topic. Really changes your thinking on all sorts of health topics. I've followed Peter Attia's podcast for a while, but this is an excellent summary of all his best knowledge on health. He gave me a new goal and word - healthspan! Forget living a long time, the goal is to have a healthy bo Speaking of magazines, I was truly astonished to read that portions of Dr. Rat were previously published in “Redbook” magazine. It is stunning to ponder that the magazine I’ve only known for giving middle-aged women sex and makeup tips once published a gruesome discussion of animal labs and slaughterhouses, with an unabashed animal liberation viewpoint. Could you imagine such a thing happening today?Comments deemed to be spam or solely promotional in nature will be deleted. Including a link to relevant content is permitted, but comments should be relevant to the post topic. Vivisection is a graphic subject and this is a bloody and gruesome book. I had to take breaks from all of the ugliness periodically. In all fairness, the author has clearly done his research on actual animal experiments and is simply recounting similar procedures. The Vietnam War was raging during this book’s release and many animal experiments were conducted in the name of better military defense and soldier psychology. Atrocities of both warfare and vivisection blend into one in the voice of the sociopathic Dr. Rat. Prior to the strengthening of the animal rights cause, it was considerably easier to gain access to descriptions of vivisection procedures. After all, this was the era in which Harry Harlow was boasting in major magazines about driving infant monkeys insane in “pits of despair.” Modern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can:

FROM THE GUARDIAN: "A very disturbing book...the Anti-Vivisection Society should consider distributing free copies." The English colonial empire overran hundreds of native tribal groups in Western Canada in the 18 th and 19 th century. The native people were moved off expansive tribal lands onto very small reserves, completely destroying the economic basis of their cultures. Their children were taken from their parents and sent off to “residential schools” to be taught the white man’s culture so they could be assimilated. They were forbidden to speak their native languages and found themselves strangers in their own communities when they finally came home. Doctor Rat also reminded me of Ted Reynold's short story "Can These Bones Live," one of the finest stories I've read in my 30+ years of reading. In this story, a race with the power to resurrect the dead wander the universe looking for a species worthy of resurrection. Eventually they come across an Earth where humanity has gone extinct and resurrect a housewife to ask her, "Why does Man deserve to live?" She lives out a second lifetime trying to justify humankind only to realize at the end that it's not a race's achievements in art, science, etc. that make it worthy of existence but why and to what end it exists.Before I begin, I'd like to share few facts about me. I love animals. Probably more than humans. I've been vegetarian for twenty years, more than half of my life. I can easily enjoy epic battles and stories, in which human suffer and die. But if you hurt a dog or a cat a rage ignites in me. I can't help it. As a practicing Physician Assistant in Brain & Spine health, I have soaked up Attia’s podcasts and show-notes (i.e. graduate level lecture notes) for the last 4+ years. His thinking, particularly regarding frameworks and scaffolding around health, has benefited most of my patient interactions (at least the ones who want to make changes to lifestyle). I smell a female. Where is her life! She stands motionless; she awaits me. I mount her. You are cold. You never speak. I love you. I love you, here in the room. I love you, though you are still as death. They watch me closely” (53). In cases where alcohol was available to natives, but their cultures were not destroyed, they were able to incorporate alcohol into their native traditions without too much trouble. People drank and some people got plenty drunk on some occasions, but there was no widespread alcoholism. A final author dredged from the memory bank by this book is Olaf Stapledon. In Last and First Men, intelligence is the goal of evolution but Man (at least the First Men -- us) is not its final or best expression.

He has been married to author Elizabeth Gundy since 1965. [3] List of works [ edit ] Novels [ edit ] On December 10, 2021, I had the honor of giving a commencement speech to the graduates of the Human Dimensions of Organizations Program at the University of Texas. Here is the text of my speech. For more on the Soviet experiment consult this fascinating NPR interview with Sharon Weinberger, the author of The Imagineers of War: Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World (2017). This book does not disappoint. As some reviewers have noted, there is not much that’s new, especially for an up-to-date practitioner or health consumer.Sadly, this is too scary and too layered to ever be adapted into anything else that's more accessible. As a statement the author couldn't have made his stance better than this. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Teacher's Notes" (PDF). Penguin Active Reading, Teacher Support Program, Pearson Education Limited. c. 2009 . Retrieved June 30, 2010. There's plenty of shifting perspectives in the book. The plot revolves around Doc Rat fighting against the rebellion, but we see parts of the plot told through the eyes of other animals and species. The ones near the end of the novel are heart-breaking and lyrical. Sentimental? Probably yes. From the get-go, it seemed a pretty straightforward satire on animal testing. It might even be a little preachy to some.