Saturday 7

Published: Sat, 12/07/19

Hey, good morning!

Here is your Saturday 7 roundup of this week's findings, fun, and f'ups...

😨 What we're all contaminated with -

Last week I talked about EMF. This week it's PFOA. Approximately 100% of people in the US have PFOA in their blood. And it's about the same everywhere else in the world. Teflon is largely to blame. But because it's so profitable, DuPont will gladly pay the relatively small fines for violating federal law in its handling of PFOA. Like EMF, the health consequences aren't completely understood, but I think it's worth being aware of.

💃 Who is singing and dancing -

I love this fact: Nobel Prize-winning scientists are ~25 times more likely to sing, dance or act than the average scientist. I was just talking about this in the lecture I gave to a college class. If you haven't watched this segment of the talk, I discuss this and how it relates to something that took me a long time to discover about myself.

🧙‍♂️ Who I'd never heard of -

I love reading the biographies of game-changing thinkers and creators. So I was surprised to learn that I had never heard of one of the greatest intellectuals of the 19th century.

🌎 What's shaping the world-

I read a fascinating article on the 3 most important forces shaping the world. You could probably think of others, but these are undoubtedly having a powerful impact.

🧠 What quote I've been thinking about -

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

-Theodore Roosevelt

📶 What's no longer coming (it's here) -

I listened to a fascinating interview of Robert Spalding, retired General of the US Air Force, where he discussed 5G technology. I honestly thought 5G just meant a faster connection. But the consequences of this kind of ubiquitous connection are unbelievable. Moreover, this isn't some futuristic sci-fi story. 5G is rolling out now.

🎁 What are the best gifts -

Tuesday was "Giving Tuesday." We're entering the heights of holiday shopping season. But I've always preferred non traditional gifts. And this list of "50 Ways to be Ridiculously Generous" is an amazing springboard of ideas.

It's a pleasure and an honor getting to spend some time with you,

hope you have a great weekend!

Kevin

About the Saturday 7

A Saturday morning roundup on health and wealth, art and science, creativity and innovation, laughs and life by Kevin Stock.

Dr. Kevin Stock

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