The Old Curator Newsletter

with Rob James

March 11, 2023

The Old Curator Newsletter with Rob James

Hello friends,

I hope this email finds you well. As always, I've been scouring the internet and wanted to share some of the things that caught my eye, made me laugh, made me think, and even made me a little nostalgic this week.

A Medieval MRSA Remedy

  1. It's been said that there's a fine line between folk remedy and medicine, but we would argue that the line is in fact quite wide, and it's defined by a simple question: What can be scientifically proven to work? Unfortunately, that proof can take centuries, even millennia, to move beyond mere anecdote. Hippocrates advised pain and swelling sufferers in the fifth century BCE to chew willow bark, but it wasn't until fairly recently that we learned not only that it worked. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is apparently no match for a cocktail of onion, wine and cow poop.!A Medieval MRSA RemedyOnion WIne and Cow Poop destroys MRSA bugs. Poop Solution

  2. Five common Personal development issues people face Do you? 

  3. Minimalism is Dead

  4. 5 Effective Tools and Methods to Help Children with Autism Cope and Thrive

  5. The Lost Knowledge of the Ancients: Were Humans the First?

  6. Terrorism conspiracy theories: belief among the UK public

  7. Overcoming Decision Clutter

  8. 10 Times Humanity Found the Answer (and Then Forgot)

  9. Unlocking the Keys to Retaining What You Read 

  10. The Importance of Sleep for Mental Health

  11. The Strange Quest to Crack the Voynich Code

  12. Personal development is an ongoing process 

That's all for now folks! Have a great rest of the week and stay curious.

Best,

Rob James