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bookofjoe

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• Retired (38 years in practice) neurosurgical anesthesiologist

• References: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5DdrMc8AAAAJ&hl=en

• Blog: https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/

• GitHub: https://github.com/bookofjoe/bookofjoe-github

• X: https://x.com/bookofjoe

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bookofjoe

• Interview (2017): https://everything.typepad.com/blog/2017/07/interview-with-joe-from-the-bookofjoe-blog.html

• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s? i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AJoseph+Stirt&s=relevancerank&text=Joseph+Stirt&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bookofjoe/

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bookofjoe··on Tiny backpack on a warbler reveals epic migration
https://wapo.st/4hdsJz7
bookofjoe··on Why More Hospitals and Doctors Are Asking Patients to Pay First
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/why-more-hospitals-and...
bookofjoe··on Industry Standard Tools
Recognized: https://industrystandard.tools/standards
bookofjoe··on The Netherlands Will Never Be Rid of Louisiana Crawfish
>‘They are serial killers’: How blue crabs are devastating the fishing industry in southern France

https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/08/they-are-serial-killers-...

bookofjoe··on The Netherlands Will Never Be Rid of Louisiana Crawfish
>Louisiana Crayfish: From a 1970s Kitchen Import to France’s Major Ecological Challenge

https://www.farmersforum.ie/trends/louisiana-crayfish-from-a...

bookofjoe··on The Netherlands Will Never Be Rid of Louisiana Crawfish
>Lionfish Challenge

https://reefrangers.myfwc.com/lionfish-challenge/

bookofjoe··on 'Old Person Smell'
2001 paper's authors and affiliations:

Shinichiro Haze Send email to shinichiro.haze@to.shiseido.co.jp ∙ Yoko Gozu ∙ Shoji Nakamura ∙ … ∙ Kiyohito Sawano† ∙ Hideaki Ohta† ∙ Kazuo Yamazaki† Affiliations & Notes 1 Shiseido Co. Ltd., Product Development Center, Yokohama, Japan * Shiseido Co. Ltd., Basic Research Center, Yokohama, Japan † Takasago International Corporation, Central Research Laboratory, Hiratsuka, Japan

You'd think Shiseido would've put this on the front burner what with Japan's aging population but no sign of a product — lotion/spray etc. — after 25 years!

bookofjoe··on 'Old Person Smell'
Washing and rinsing in hot rather than cold water helps.
bookofjoe··on 'Old Person Smell'
https://miraiclinical.com/products/deodorizing-soap-with-per...
bookofjoe··on 'Old Person Smell'
2-Nonenal was discovered to be the source of "old person smell" 25 years ago and we're still waiting:

>2-Nonenal Newly Found in Human Body Odor Tends to Increase with Aging [2001]

From the paper's abstract: "2-Nonenal, an unsaturated aldehyde with an unpleasant greasy and grassy odor, was detected only in older subjects (40 y or older).

https://www.jidonline.org/article/S0022-202X(15)41198-4/full...

bookofjoe··on 'Old Person Smell'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Nonenal

>2-Nonenal Newly Found in Human Body Odor Tends to Increase with Aging [2001]

From the paper's abstract: "2-Nonenal, an unsaturated aldehyde with an unpleasant greasy and grassy odor, was detected only in older subjects (40 y or older).

https://www.jidonline.org/article/S0022-202X(15)41198-4/full...

The fact that it's been 25 years since the causative chemical with a "unpleasant greasy and grassy odor" was discovered and yet there's still no counteracting substance available is very surprising.

bookofjoe··on Trees use a 'muscle' to correct posture–a newly discovered role for tension wood
>Proprioception drives tension wood formation for autotropic straightening and postural control in trees

https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.71238

bookofjoe··on South African diamond mines are closing due to weak sales and lab-grown stones
>... best bought from the farmer.

Perhaps you're anticipating this:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/4/trump-allows...

bookofjoe··on The Netherlands Will Never Be Rid of Louisiana Crawfish
https://archive.ph/jKUsu
bookofjoe··on South African diamond mines are closing due to weak sales and lab-grown stones
https://www.wsj.com/business/diamond-mines-are-closing-and-s...
bookofjoe··on ChatGPT bans campaigns from using AI to make ads. They're doing it anyway.
https://wapo.st/4hceomx
bookofjoe··on Sears is alive and well in Mexico
https://wapo.st/46GqvlI
bookofjoe··on Some Scientists Have 'Magic Hands' in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/science/scientists-experi...
bookofjoe··on Remember Filmstrips? These Dedicated Souls Are Racing to Save Them
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/movies/filmstrips-archive...
bookofjoe··on The Strange Brain of an F1 Driver
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/sports/f1-brains-drivers-...
bookofjoe··on Los Angeles District Bans Most A.I. For Students
Not a dupe — above link: Mamdani bans AI in NYC schools
bookofjoe··on Los Angeles District Bans Most A.I. For Students
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/us/lausd-schools-ban-ai-a...
bookofjoe··on Non-alcoholic beer may actually contain alcohol
https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/your-nonalcoholic-beer-m...
bookofjoe··on Tesla Cybercabs Hit Austin Streets in Expansion of Robotaxi Service
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-cybercabs-hit-austi...
bookofjoe··on Have we finally found dark matter?
https://unwall.app/www.scientificamerican.com/article/have-w...
bookofjoe··on What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/science/what-did-jurassic...
bookofjoe··on THC Edibles Can Affect Driving for Hours, New Research Shows
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/well/thc-gummies-edibles-...
bookofjoe··on The Little-Known Link Between Dementia and Epilepsy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/well/mind/dementia-epilep...
bookofjoe··on Federal government surveilling professional lobstermen
https://wapo.st/4qSuKnI
bookofjoe··on People can sense their own mental decline: new research powered by smartwatches
https://archive.ph/98edL
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