Recorded on four channels nearby laggon under  Svínafellsjökull glacier south of Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland.
Two microphones are recording the soundscape above the  glacier lagoon and two hydrophones are placed in the lagoon.
More information will be found at http://fieldrecording.net


Above and under the glacier lagoon surface

Guided Mindfulness Meditation with Josephine Lynch Turning Towards Difficulty ( 17 Mins)

Josephine Lynch 17 Mins  Turning Towards Difficulty

A guided mindfulness meditation practice from Dr. Mark Bertin, mindfulness teacher and developmental behavioral pediatrician.

10-Minute Mindfulness Practice to Foster Forgiveness

In the debut episode of Tricycle Talks, contributing editor Amy Gross speaks with practicing psychiatrist Mark Epstein on Buddhism and psychotherapy. Epstein emphasizes that there is dukkha (suffering)in every place at every time, and that psychotherapeutic practices can help alleviate this suffering. Epstein's new book, The Trauma of Everyday Life, also explores this topic.

Mark Epstein: Buddhism and Psychotherapy

Full context and poem text: https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/04/27/janna-levin-reads-planetarium-by-adrienne-rich/

Recorded at "The Universe in Verse," April 24, 2017.

Photograph of Janna Levin by Molly Walsh / Academy of American Poets

POEM TEXT / CONTEXT

Astrophysicist Janna Levin reads "Planetarium" by Adrienne Rich

Tuning into breath in the nostrils to explore subtle sensations and bring mind into its natural state. Recorded 2017.

20 min. Guided Meditation: Tuning into Breath in the Nostrils

Learn more at: https://www.iawaketechnologies.com/product/infinity/

Infinity

Song of Infinity - DEMO

2019-12-20 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Oren Jay Sofer

Mindfulness of Thinking

Listen to gentle rain falling in the rainforests of Borneo, only interrupted by soft frog calls, occasional bird chirps and a delicate insect chorus. Recorded in with Sony PCM A10 and Lom MikroUsi micropohones. Longer version on Youtube at https://youtu.be/W3nrqOPc5BE

Borneo rainforest - Calm Rain

Vaccines have been in the news this week - but when you dig into the stories, it turns out that the hype is about phase 1 trials. We're a long way from being sure any of the 150 possible vaccines being developed actually work. 

In this talk evidence we're talking to a researcher, a regulator, and a manufacturer about the way in covid-19 is upending normal vaccine development, which hurdles they'll have to reach to get onto the market, and how we'll know which one to choose when they are there.

This week

(1.10) We said that covid would have a knock-on effect on other treatments, and Helen looks at some research into acute coronary syndrome admissions in the UK.

(6.53) Peter Doshi, assistant professor of pharmaceutical health services research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and an editor for The BMJ, tells us what to watch out for in the PICO for a vaccine study.

(15.20) Marco Cavaleri, head of Biological Health Threats and Vaccines Strategy at the European Medicines Agency, explains what regulators are looking for when thinking about licencing a vaccine - and how covid has made different agencies around the world align their requirements.

(22.22) Philip Cruz, UK head of vaccines at GSK, explains how a manufacturer tests their vaccines, and how they use adaptive study design to past regulatory hurdles and provide information for those choosing which vaccine to use.


Reading list

Lancet paper - COVID-19 pandemic and admission rates for and management of acute coronary syndromes in England
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31356-8/fulltext

ONS Data - Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 3 July 2020
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest

The BMJ editorial - Vaccines, convalescent plasma, and monoclonal antibodies for covid-19
https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m2722

WHO report - Draft landscape of COVID-19 candidate vaccines
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/draft-landscape-of-covid-19-candidate-vaccines

Research Methods & Reporting
The Adaptive designs CONSORT Extension (ACE) statement: a checklist with explanation and elaboration guideline for reporting randomised trials that use an adaptive design
https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m115

Talk Evidence covid-19 update - How will we know if a vaccine works?

A conversation with  Liz Stanley.

This episode's guest is Elizabeth Stanley, a professor at Georgetown University and author of the book "Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma." Liz is a U.S. Army veteran who came to practice (in part) to help her with PTSD. In their conversation, David and Liz discuss contemporary definitions of trauma and how this relates to the current moment; the neurophysiology of trauma, including the relationship between what Liz terms the “thinking brain” and “survival brain”; and their current assessments of the impacts of COVID-19, it’s impact on social windows of tolerance, and their hopes for the path ahead.

Talk Evidence covid-19 update - How will we know if a vaccine works?

BMJ talk medicine

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