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I don't think we have these too often.

This is more sci fi than realistic science, at least for now, but what would happen if someone did manage to bring a human from prehistoric times back to life?

I'd assume they would quickly die from the diseases of today. We would then perform an extensive autopsy.

Transmetropolitan sort of plays with this. Throughout the city are "cultural reservations" intended for preserving and studying past civilizations, where volunteers have their memories stripped, their immunity dialed back to pre-modern levels, and they are placed into expansive enclosed spaces where they can live out their lives in what's functionally a different time and place. Anyone who visits must undergo an extensive battery of preparation -- among them shots to protect visitors against the disgusting diseases reservationists live with daily, and shots to protect reservationists against the disgusting diseases visitors live with daily. At one point Spider is given an emission suppressor and told that due to the background radiation of the city his very presence in the reservation -- many of which are medieval or even tribal -- is equivalent to someone dropping a nuclear bomb on them. (He's also very firmly told not to have sex with anyone or anything.)

Ah, darn. That is such an interesting concept but I have no time to read (so many books from Christmas). I wish there were some audiobooks or podcasts that also talked about this (so I could listen to them at work). Actually, I should look for podcasts.

I didn't even think of that, but I think you are quite right.

(The autopsy would be fascinating. I'd want to watch.)

Interesting article about how the dynamics of reporting sexual harassment in science parallel the dynamics of reporting plagiarism and data manipulation. For instance, in both cases the whistleblower is typically a student or assistant to a researcher who has much more clout and backing than them, and in both cases the whistleblower may be blamed for the very act they're reporting. It goes on to compare Callisto, a website for reporting sexual harassers on college campuses, to Pubpeer, which reports plagiarism and data manipulation.

http://retractionwatch.com/2016/04/06/scientific-misconduct-and-sexual-harassment-similar-problems-with-similar-solutions

http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2016-04-07/study-finds-money-can-buy-you-happiness/

Water is wet

I once read a summary of a study that found that money definitely buys happiness up to about the level of a middle class income, since below that there is going to be a lot of money-related anxiety and possible health problems due to lack of funds. It's when we get into larger amounts of money that more money does not automatically lead to more happiness.

Yeah, it's called the law of diminishing returns. Though if I were insanely wealthy, I think I'd still be pretty happy because it would mean I could do so much for my family... buy my parents a house, my siblings would each get a house and a new car, I could establish college funds for my nieces and nephews, pay for everyone to go on a big family vacation...

It seems to me the level where it stopped adding happiness was pretty high, though. At least compared to my current income. :)

Basically it would make life easier for you to live healthy, in a safe neighborhood, without crushing debts, and be able to take vacations, eat well, and stay safe.

I mean the fundamental basics really do affect a person's happiness, although they're not the only thing.

Sure, there are poor people who are happy despite their problems, but it seems gross and wrong to fetishize poverty because they "live simply and value family." Well, you can live simply and value family when you have money, too, if you make that a priority--but if you don't have money, and you lose loved ones through preventable diseases, or violence because of where you live...it's a damned sight harder to be happy.

It'd buy me happiness. Sure, I have other problems in my life, but everything is exacerbated by lack of money.

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Scientific misconduct and sexual harassment: article

Money CAN buy happiness

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