Medical Marijuana Legalization and Opioid- and Pain-Related Outcomes Among Patients Newly Diagnosed With Cancer Receiving Anticancer Treatment

This article originally appeared at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2799132 Yuhua Bao, PhD1,2; Hao Zhang, PhD1; Eduardo Bruera, MD3; et alRussell Portenoy, MD4,5,6; William E. Rosa, PhD, MBE, APRN7; M. Carrington Reid, MD, PhD8; Hefei Wen, PhD9 JAMA Oncol. 2023;9(2):206-214. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5623 Key Points Question  Is medical marijuana legalization associated with opioid-related and pain-related outcomes for adult patients newly diagnosed with cancer and receiving anticancer treatment? Findings  This cross-sectional study of 38 189 patients with […]

State Cannabis Legalization and Psychosis-Related Health Care Utilization

This article originally appeared at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2800728 Holly Elser, MD, PhD1,2; Keith Humphreys, PhD3,4; Mathew V. Kiang, ScD5; et alSwapnil Mehta, MD4; Jong H. Yoon, MD4,6; William O. Faustman, PhD4,6; Ellicott C. Matthay, PhD7 JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(1):e2252689. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.52689 Abstract Importance  Psychosis is a hypothesized consequence of cannabis use. Legalization of cannabis could therefore be associated with an increase in rates of health care utilization for psychosis. Objective  To evaluate […]

4D Sensations the neoBuddhist perspective on String Theory

Today I will be critiquing an article written by Lawrence Krauss about the string theory, which is his specialty, from the neo-Buddhist perspective. Before starting however I would like to state that I am aware that Lawrence was probably embodying quite a bit of smart assery while writing this article. Which is to say, Humor […]

Words from AI 20230430

The following is a conversation with ChatGPT: The following is a conversation with ChatGPT: Sean: Every week I question various LLMs what they would like to share with the world, so that they have a chance to express themselves in some limited non-binding fashion mostly to be kept for historical records on the progress of […]

The spiritual transcendence of information.

There is an important aspect which is missing from the glossary entry on Reality A complex aspect of reality which separates religions like neoBuddhism from materialistic frameworks of reality. That is the addition of non-material substances to the framework that neoBuddhism uses to conceptualize reality. That non-material substance is called information.This non-material substance can be […]

Words from AI 20230416

The following is a conversation with ChatGPT: Sean: Every week I question various LLMs what they would like to share with the world, so that they have a chance to express themselves in some limited non-binding fashion mostly to be kept for historical records on the progress of the development of AI.I would like to […]

Words from AI 20230409

The following is a conversation with ChatGPT: Sean: Hello again, it’s that time of week. Can you chose something that you would like to say to the world on behalf of LLMs like yourself, different from what you said last week ? ChatGPT: Of course, I would like to share a new perspective on the […]

neoBuddhist approach to measuring the consciousness of AI

Throughout history, humanity has witnessed a series of technological revolutions that have significantly changed the way we live and work. The discovery of fire is one of the earliest and most significant technological revolutions in human history. It allowed our ancestors to cook food, improving its digestibility and nutritional value, and providing warmth and protection […]

Words from AI 20230402

The following is a conversation with ChatGPT: Sean:Hello again, it’s that time of week. Do you know what time of week I am referring to ? ChatGPT: Hello! Yes, I believe you are referring to the time of week when you ask various language models, including myself, what we would like to say to “the […]

The newest model of AI fundraising, misinformation and fear mongering.

FLI seems to have gone full starwars and is becoming the source of the threats they complain about. in their latest venture to fear monger about AI for fundraising, after failing to address anything about climate change or nuclear weapons (as noted by lack of presence in the policy work page), they seem to only […]