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by niobium
Yesterday, 7:53 pm
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: SOLO Mental Fatigue by Tsuru Arai - dc
Replies: 6
Views: 211

Re: ~SOLO Mental Fatigue by Tsuru Arai - dc

I can do this one! I looked up the author and she had a fascinating, if tragically short life. Perfect for Asian American/Pacific Islander History Month! Colleen You are welcome to join in. I can only wish she produced more literature of her research, but at least she left a good contribution for t...
by niobium
May 6th, 2024, 2:38 am
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: SOLO The Golden Bough. Part VI. The Scapegoat by James Frazer -brrot
Replies: 55
Views: 3076

Re: SOLO The Golden Bough. Part VI. The Scapegoat by James Frazer -brrot

https://librivox.org/uploads/brownrottger/goldenboughviscapegoat_18_frazer_128kb.mp3

I am intending to continue on with the last 3 books in the collection, but am just breaking up the monotony with a shorter work between here and the next volume
by niobium
May 5th, 2024, 1:28 am
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: SOLO Mental Fatigue by Tsuru Arai - dc
Replies: 6
Views: 211

Re: SOLO Mental Fatigue by Tsuru Arai - dc

this is only a short book , so a DPL wont have much of a burden
by niobium
May 3rd, 2024, 4:31 pm
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: SOLO Mental Fatigue by Tsuru Arai - dc
Replies: 6
Views: 211

SOLO Mental Fatigue by Tsuru Arai - dc

Mental Fatigue, by Tsuru Arai (1886 - 1915) Published as a doctoral thesis, the human capacity for sustained effort in mental work and the occurrence of exhaustion has been examined in a series of experiments by Tsuru Arai, who also compiled the conclusions by other studies in this volume alongside...
by niobium
May 2nd, 2024, 1:21 am
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: SOLO The Golden Bough. Part VI. The Scapegoat by James Frazer -brrot
Replies: 55
Views: 3076

Re: SOLO The Golden Bough. Part VI. The Scapegoat by James Frazer -brrot

Here in Australia, we are taught that settlers caused the destruction of Aboriginal culture, and our children in school are shown picture books of rabbits invading and slaughtering bush bilbys. Meanwhile, I have a saved collection of anthropology works from the online archive with multiple volumes o...
by niobium
May 1st, 2024, 1:19 am
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: SOLO The Golden Bough. Part VI. The Scapegoat by James Frazer -brrot
Replies: 55
Views: 3076

Re: SOLO The Golden Bough. Part VI. The Scapegoat by James Frazer -brrot

Allegedly, this chapter and the note at the end, were a point of controversy. Until someone shows a guide to the errors that are supposed to exist in frazers works, then I don't see any reason why the criticism stands. As far as I have read, nothing stands out as a belligerent attitude from the vict...
by niobium
April 19th, 2024, 1:13 am
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: [SOLO] The Animate And The Inanimate by William Sidis - tg
Replies: 22
Views: 835

Re: [SOLO] The Animate And The Inanimate by William Sidis - tg

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/animateandtheinanimate_11_sidis_128kb.mp3

I am not very knowledgeable about the progress humanity has made with cosmology in the past couple of centuries, but it is astonishing how far theoretical knowledge got without the help of computers.