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June 12, 2017
I Walked 7.55 Kilometers per Day for a Month – [Insights]
May 2017 is ranked number #2 for the monthly average steps I walked since the default pedometer has been running continuously on my phone. So, in May 2017 I completed an average of 7.55 kilometers or 9,667 steps per day, which burned, according to the pedometer, an additional 347 kcals, on top of the rest
June 8, 2017
What I’ve Been Reading Recently – My Bookshelf #11
The last time I wrote this type of post was at the beginning of 2017 when I was telling you about the 105 books I read in 2016. It’s less likely I’ll achieve that type of performance in 2017, and that’s fine. I still prioritize on reading and listening to books everyday. So, that’s my
May 31, 2017
Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn – The Cancer Dataset [Work in Progress]
If you’ve been following my Youtube channel, you know I’ve been doing machine learning tutorials on the cancer dataset that comes preloaded with scikit-learn in Python. The tutorials follow a path similar to what’s in Andreas Muller and Sarah Guido’s book on machine learning. This allows me not only to pass on knowledge to others
May 25, 2017
Afterthoughts of a 36-hour Fast – [May 2017]
I recently traveled to Boston and I decided to do a 36 hour fast. Over the past few weeks I’ve deliberately not been doing IF consistently and I’ve been eating big at night, right before bed, with no observable changes in physique. So, before this, somewhat short, fast, I thought that I wouldn’t be surprised
May 16, 2017
How a Computer can Recognize an Image and Tell you what it Sees – [Desktop App]
49 lines of code. That’s all it takes to make a computer look at an image and tell you what it sees in a lifelike sounding voice. I don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Others came before me; they made amazing creations. I can stand on their shoulders and praise their work. To be relevant
May 9, 2017
The Five Most Mutated Genes in Cancers – [A 2017 ICGC Perspective]
The International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) has a portal that currently (May 2017) hosts data from 70 cancer projects spanned across 16 countries. Here are a few descriptors of the data (as of current): – 19,305 donors – 31 tumor types in 21 primary tumor sites – data types include: simple somatic mutations (SSM), structural
May 3, 2017
Voice Input App in Python – Code Release and Overview [May 2017]
I built the following application, primarily, for convenience… There are times when I don’t wanna type on my laptop. And I didn’t know of any general purpose, simple, minimal application that could do voice recognition and text input in the most basic form, as in: listen to my voice, paste what I just said, so
April 27, 2017
On the Potential Benefits of Physiologic Stressors – Cold Exposure
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of my book Stress and Adaptation in Physiology. This chapter is about stressors and adaptive responses, and this specific excerpt is about the timing and duration of exposure to stressors. These parameters often make the difference between a poison and a medication. Timing and Duration The capacity
April 23, 2017
Perturbations in my Lifestyle – Letting go of Limiting Beliefs – Part 2 [Apr. 2017]
I have a curious nature. I like to experiment with new stuff, instead of keep pushing the same belief buttons ad-infinitum. This helps me, to a certain extent, to remain remote of dietary cults. More importantly, my reward centers are hot when I try new experiments with food and exercise. In this post I’m going
April 17, 2017
Intermittent Fasting Q&A – Dairy, Slower BMR, and Prolonged Fasting [April 2017]
In this video Q&A I give some thoughts on the following questions: Can consuming dairy products push you out of ketosis? How to overcome carb cravings? Will fat adaptation lead to lower BMR, as it happens in traditional calorie deficit dieting? If you have similar questions, please leave them below, here, or in the comments
