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Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 15, 2013

 

Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.

 

 

5 Wild Edibles which are probably in your back yard.

 

 

It’s always good to know what weeds make great food!

 

 

Put Down the iPad, Lace Up the Hiking Boots

 

Take Two Hours of Pine Forest and Call Me in the Morning

 

 

Two articles highlighting some pretty compelling research that shows clear benefits of being outside and away from technology.

“The current research indicates that there is a real, measurable cognitive advantage to be realized if we spend time truly immersed in a natural setting,”

 

I see so many people in the gym every day spending hours walking on treadmills and riding stationary bikes.  I wonder how much better their lives would be if they went for their walk outside in the woods?

 

 

Tulsa Police Officer Stabs Suspect Trying To Grab His Gun

 

 

I teach knife combatives to cops.  I often hear the statement from administrators that “I’ve never heard of a cop using a knife on the street.” or “If a cop stabs a bad guy, he’s going to go to jail.”  They are comments made out of ignorance.  Here is an example of a cop using a knife to defend against a gun grab.  I have about 10 other cases in my files of cops doing the same thing.  While it’s certainly controversial for cops to stab a criminal, it isn’t unheard of.  And in every case I’ve found, the officer has been legally justified in using the knife.  If you are going to use a knife to defend against a gun grab, get some training.  You need more than just another weapon.  You need additional skills.

 

 

Testosterone Week: How I Doubled My Testosterone Levels Naturally and You Can Too

 

 

The final installment of a great series of articles about testosterone in men…how it works, the benefits, and how levels can be improved.  Low male testosterone is at an epidemic level in the USA.  Follow the advice in the article to raise yours.  If that doesn’t work, see a good endocrinologist.  There are (non-steroid) medications that will raise your levels without dangerous side effects.

 

 

The Best Birth Control In The World Is For Men

 

 

I wonder why this isn’t available in the USA yet?  Amazing technology and innovation….

 

 

Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia

 

 

Research that may point to a biological cause for pedophilia.

 

 

Your Brain in a Shootout: Guns, Fear and Flawed Instincts

Good article about some of the commonly-experienced physical effects that occur when one is in a fight for his life.  Very interesting gunfight story as well…although I don’t agree with the cop’s conclusion that arming school staff is a bad thing.

Are Mass Shootings Becoming More Common in the United States?

 

 

I really like Reason magazine, but this article about mass shootings comes to the wrong conclusions…

 

The conclusions depend on how you define the term “mass shooting”. The author tracked  homicides where four or more people were KILLED by guns. Today’s better medical care ensures that fewer people are killed from gunshot wounds than in the 1920s. If you look at Ron Borsch’s research, he tracks what he calls “Rapid Mass Murders” (RMMs) which more narrowly define the criteria for entry. His criteria is four or more victims killed in a public place in less than 20 minutes. That better gets to what we are looking at because it factors out familial homicides where a father or mother kills their kids and themselves.



Ron’s research numbers come to a different conclusion:

From 1975 through 1999, RMMs averaged one per year. 1999 through 2010, the yearly average was four. Last year there were eight, and the total for 2012 through Thanksgiving was 9.

 

 

Upcoming Women’s Self-Defense Seminar

 

 

Ladies in the Columbus area looking for a great introductory self defense class?  I highly recommend this one….

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted on February 15, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, fitness, health, knife, police, psychology, Ron Borsch, survival

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