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Quick video on what skills you need to be a behavioral scientist. Tried to keep it really focused to the skills that are specific to this industry. However, there are lots of general skills that are important too, like communication, team work and politeness.
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Quick video on what skills you need to be a behavioral scientist. Tried to keep it really focused to the skills that are specific to this industry. However, there are lots of general skills that are important too, like communication, team work and politeness.
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![Why Im done with alcohol
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Please read: Drink? by Professor David Nutt.
Link(UK): https://amzn.to/3aCctEI
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References:
Statistics!
- Worldwide, 3 million deaths every year result from harmful use of alcohol, this represents 5.3 % of all deaths. (WHO) https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/alcohol
- 12 to 15% of A&E attendances are alcohol-related and over 1.1m hospital admissions each year have alcohol as a causal factor in the patient’s diagnosis. https://www.england.nhs.uk/ltphimenu/prevention/alcohol-care-teams/
- In 2020, almost half (47%) of all violent crime (in the UK) was committed in a situation where the victim believed the offender was under the influence of alcohol. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/natureofcrimetablesviolence
- Alcohol is a really clever drug (David Nutt, Drink? London real - 33:50)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bASaIJMxMqI
Brain studies!
- Cerebral Cortex studies:
- frontal lobes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3593065/
- inhibitory control: https://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-3223(14)00015-8/pdf
- sensory impairment: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-005-0237-7
- Cerebellum:
- balance, speed and accuracy of motor movements impaired https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2002.tb02595.x
- Hypothalamus and Pituitary: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3767933/
- Medulla:
- Homeostasis is impaired under alcohol. https://arcr.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-organ-interactions-injury-and-repair/pathophysiology-effects-alcohol-abuse-endocrine-system
Reasons to go Teetotal!
1. Sobriety is trendy:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.14824
2. Natural GABA boosting drinks:
https://sentiaspirits.com
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3. Loads of A list celebrities dont drink:
https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-who-don_t-drink-alcohol/celebrity-insider Join Shortform for amazing book summaries, 20% off the annual subscription with my link: https://www.shortform.com/pete Why Im done with alcohol](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/URv9L8kevRE/mqdefault.jpg)



