Science Day Parade idea

November 10 has been designated by UNESCO as world science day. One of the activities that we can hold to observe this occasion is a parade depicting the history of our universe, the ascent of man and development of societies, the birth and growth of science and celebration of science heroes

Social entrepreneurship vs Cooperative entrepreneurship

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This letter from the Spanish Embassy

After a long wait I finallyt got a hard copy of the official response of the Spanish Embassy to my letter inquiring how I may possibly forge a sister town partnership between Pateros, my hometown and Arrasate/Mondragon in Spain with a view to adapting the successful corporate cooperativism pioneered in that Spanish town.

This history of cooperativism in Mondragon is very interesting.  wip

The letter disclosed that the embassy can only support public and official exchanges but not person-public ones. I am a little disappointed but I fully understand and respect this protocol.

Still, I am hoping and determined that this response will not be the end but the beginning of my dream for Pateros.

Autophagy: Can hunger be the best medicine?

A history of hunger and deprivation may have given people a fear of being hungry or the habit of constant eating with a belief that being hungry makes us weak and ill.

But recent studies actually point out to the opposite direction. Going hungry and food deprivation for periods of time can be good for us. The reason is 'autophagy' which came from the greek word 'auto' meaning self and 'phagy' meaning eat - self eating. And one researcher who found an explanation for this body process even won a Nobel Prize for it in medicine in 2016.

The theory goes that when we deprive ourselves of food for an extended period of time, our body begins to get nutrition from unwanted and waste material in our system thus effectively cleaning and making our body healthier.

If this theory holds up to more studies and becomes better understood, then indeed, going hungry when we are sick may turn out to be the best medicine.