<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:29:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@johan-nygren/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Contrasting "big lies" to "big labels"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amos Oz defined a fanatic as unable to comprehend what they themselves say, because they don't really mean it (but still say it!) That's the thing with calling people "pathological", it becomes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/society/@johan-nygren/contrasting-big-lies-to-big-labels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/society/@johan-nygren/contrasting-big-lies-to-big-labels</guid><category><![CDATA[society]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 22:53:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Osmosis as a result of hydronium electrochemical gradient from gel-phase water, (H3O2-)n]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charge-wise, the gel-phase water on either side of the membrane behave as a single negatively charged mass. The hydronium ions that are excluded from the gel (analogous to "ionized ice"), are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chemistry/@johan-nygren/osmosis-as-a-result-of-hydronium-electrochemical-gradient-from-gel-phase-water-h3o2-n</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chemistry/@johan-nygren/osmosis-as-a-result-of-hydronium-electrochemical-gradient-from-gel-phase-water-h3o2-n</guid><category><![CDATA[chemistry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 02:22:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WQidTWRrC7f4YZ73hG87Ks1q6MfREBcXdKG2jN9pXiR7TDmyf9qByVFJSiGY5v8ojdVTE882jUymhXNFb6kd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An electromotive theory of capillary exchange]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gerald Pollack has shown that water at contact surfaces will organize into a "gel-phase", analogous to ice but without the hydrogen protons that bond the lattice sheets vertically (Pollack, 2013).]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/an-electromotive-theory-of-capillary-exchange</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/an-electromotive-theory-of-capillary-exchange</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:31:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eJHziiciCubce7ZowDRguTviACK4wpJ6TLz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The role of systole and diastole in capillary exchange]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Starling balance defines how fluid pressure pushes plasma out of the capillaries, until it is in an equilibrium with the oncotic pressure. I think one factor tends to be overlooked, differences in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/the-role-of-systole-and-diastole-in-capillary-exchange</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/the-role-of-systole-and-diastole-in-capillary-exchange</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:07:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3ejZQFLqXedKXKhURftPy84eomd8RrXz7cdRVqibg7x2dzrcRYgfhLjTXohwDa39623chEeQopSUzd4XRXAm9fjTJJxWGw2D7HQKoNATrobujmbpGQYPUDx6RRLFeAz28CNDnpjnej5e5qh6p51dJZiELERajNRoqS5yJNu5RH9TWQzFqyb4RUnouGvDc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The evolution of the lymphatic system as a necessary part of transcapillary circulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Functional necessity is the mother of structural innovation. The origin of the interstitial venous system, or “lymphatic system”, is as a structure to compensate for the increase in hydrostatic pressure]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/the-evolution-of-the-lymphatic-system-as-a-necessary-part-of-transcapillary-circulation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/the-evolution-of-the-lymphatic-system-as-a-necessary-part-of-transcapillary-circulation</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:36:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the origin of the human species as a memetic animal]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am of the opinion that the human face is a primary “memetic organ”, to our ideas, beliefs - memes - what our opposable thumbs are to manipulating objects in the physical world. The evolution of the human]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/on-the-origin-of-the-human-species-as-a-memetic-animal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/on-the-origin-of-the-human-species-as-a-memetic-animal</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:47:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328vLsexEtiPz1TkhsaSxXf8BeZ32K9LAf7xcRYm3SgdmCcWDa3JTZiRiG3KbTodHdwNhPzjX59GuyXb9jpnbVRe6jMAHF6VoVPrYE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evolution of the face as a memetic organ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The facial muscles are evolutionarily descended from the gill arches in ancestral aquatic vertebrates, and this is seen during the development of the human embryo where five gill arches, called branchial]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/evolution-of-the-face-as-a-memetic-organ</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/evolution-of-the-face-as-a-memetic-organ</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 02:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcRyPKWAxA3FSxKjuPxB4HJZKjiqzsW6c8AerLerWVakgQShixQUigKZmRWjX526AcCY2dpzSbpkySB61bzPHyHKg2PBt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["generatio spontanea" as a logical fallacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a gun shots to the head, is the bleeding as a symptom "spontaneously generated", or, is there any causality with the projectile bullet that travels at 3000 km/h interacting with the head?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/logos/@johan-nygren/generatio-spontanea-as-a-logical-fallacy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/logos/@johan-nygren/generatio-spontanea-as-a-logical-fallacy</guid><category><![CDATA[logos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:09:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What causes the flow of K+ and Na+ during action potentials?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its resting state, the cell prefers to bind K+. When activated, conformational changes within the gelatinous protein-water matrix of the cell gain a higher affinity for Na+. Bound K+ is replaced with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/what-causes-the-flow-of-k-and-na-during-action-potentials</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/what-causes-the-flow-of-k-and-na-during-action-potentials</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 23:38:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gilbert Ling and "water membranes"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gilbert Ling (Wikipedia:Gilbert_Ling) who developed the electrodes that Andrew Huxley (Aldous Huxley's brother) later used in his experiments around nerve signals. Ling spent his life disproving dominant]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/gilbert-ling-and-water-membranes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/gilbert-ling-and-water-membranes</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 21:53:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQbAr6waaXJGcpaEhQ521CbTXer7ZnTPwEqi7Cx2jB8QS45BarY6cNw9uRNnmemGBh43m7ei3H8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evolutionary developmental biology of the the lymphatic system, the "interstitial venous system"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transportation of molecules and nutrients to the body by the vascular system includes extra-vascular plasma transportation. Perfusion of the tissues happens as blood is pumped from capillaries into the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/evolutionary-developmental-biology-of-the-the-lymphatic-system-a-secondary-venous-system-of-the-ancestral-vasculatory-system</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/evolutionary-developmental-biology-of-the-the-lymphatic-system-a-secondary-venous-system-of-the-ancestral-vasculatory-system</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 22:52:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eME7jowzvqrbgA4iMQX4FfeHNWxEeXXUdbC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The logical fallacy to conflate cause and effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[is quite common. Spontaneous generation theory for infections is a good historical example. Another example is the "action potential", the voltage when certain processes are taking place inside]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/logos/@johan-nygren/the-logical-fallacy-to-conflate-cause-and-effect</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/logos/@johan-nygren/the-logical-fallacy-to-conflate-cause-and-effect</guid><category><![CDATA[logos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2020 07:43:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Water membranes"]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cell is more negatively charged at −70 mV compared to the extracellular fluid because it has more structured water: water in the form of an hydroxide-rich “gel”, with a molecular structure analogous]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/water-membranes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/water-membranes</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2020 20:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WiqjtFw8KodQoNodbZDRKYbzDBuBMzq8d5CqmdCvFeU8sp9fnmZoAFcdT587uwGJ5aVhb3rN5ZgmXK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sixth phase of water, Mark LeClair's work]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a fifth phase of water, or sixth if plasma is included and Pollack's gel-phase. Marc LeClair discovered it. (video) He punctured gas ("cavitation") bubbles in water with laser, causing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/the-sixth-phase-of-water-mark-leclair-s-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/the-sixth-phase-of-water-mark-leclair-s-work</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2020 13:57:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZgwNj6RseigjS8P9iZzvBgWPuf8vyPfN31o2XhR5PN5YrHpzUhkZJRUGhcy6No3S3tqbmYsxdsnW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypothesis: Archaic biospheres "sweat" their own water by chemosynthesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[An idea I had a few years ago that I still find interesting, is that water is a product of the biosphere, from archaic life using chemosynthesis, 12H2S + 6CO2 → C6H12O6 (sugar molecule) + 6H2O + 12S. Could]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/hypothesis-archaic-biospheres-sweat-their-own-water-by-chemosynthesis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/hypothesis-archaic-biospheres-sweat-their-own-water-by-chemosynthesis</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 21:42:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Water chemistry" and the environment of life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acid-base reactions, osmosis and other colligative properties, the bicarbonate buffer system, can all be categorized under the broader topic of "water chemistry", the environmental constraints]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/water-chemistry-and-the-environment-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/water-chemistry-and-the-environment-of-life</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 20:24:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9VjM7hgpxgHbTSHmgXmPHDAiJ9ojf7xRmFCxZTE1uHLtUkgMQzZjcKbAVjpDZr79VpmSa3FueSF6N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Osmosis explained, Gerald Pollack's brilliant work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water in solid form is 1 atom thick crystals of 3xH2O + 3xOH-, with 3xH3O+ between the sheets, holding them together. Water in "gel-phase" is 1 atom thick crystals of 3xH2O + 3xOH-, without 3xH3O+]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/osmosis-explained-gerald-pollack-s-brilliant-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biology/@johan-nygren/osmosis-explained-gerald-pollack-s-brilliant-work</guid><category><![CDATA[biology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 23:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9VjM7hgpxgHbTSHmgXmPHDAiJ9ojf7xRmFCxZTE1uHLtUkgMQzZjcKbAVjpDZr79VpmSa3FueSF6N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[paradigm shift from Huxley's cross-bridge model of sarcomere contraction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huxley suggested the "sliding filament theory" in 1953 and later went on to suggest the "cross-bridge theory" in 1969. I observed while studying very basic things for med. school (that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/physiology/@johan-nygren/paradigm-shift-from-huxley-s-cross-bridge-model-of-sarcomere-contraction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/physiology/@johan-nygren/paradigm-shift-from-huxley-s-cross-bridge-model-of-sarcomere-contraction</guid><category><![CDATA[physiology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2020 12:15:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJPMrvHbZd9D7F4J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Executive function is not mental (although it can involve mental processes), the mind cannot "spontaneously disorder itself"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mental illness or "meme illness" is caused by loss of executive function, analogous to loss of organ function in any other organ such as the liver or the kidney. This loss of function results]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychiatry/@johan-nygren/executive-function-is-not-mental-although-it-can-involve-mental-processes-the-mind-cannot-spontaneously-disorder-itself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychiatry/@johan-nygren/executive-function-is-not-mental-although-it-can-involve-mental-processes-the-mind-cannot-spontaneously-disorder-itself</guid><category><![CDATA[psychiatry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 21:38:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Etymological analysis of -archy, and proof that the Nakamoto consensus is not an-archy]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you look at the word "arch", it means, sort of, support structure. ἄρχω, "beginning", also "authority" (story from beginning to end). Bitcoin, often associated with the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nakamoto/@johan-nygren/etymological-analysis-of-archy-and-proof-that-the-nakamoto-consensus-is-not-an-archy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nakamoto/@johan-nygren/etymological-analysis-of-archy-and-proof-that-the-nakamoto-consensus-is-not-an-archy</guid><category><![CDATA[nakamoto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johan-nygren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 23:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7111bbdcuxu3bfUg5qaCq8seb5paCtrrT7zPfZiuJxZpe7EmvKjV84pkQdggk6pkzQpmVMUQBZJ9YeHMVN8XKvJkSW4inWqi8uM9Ym4npXJRikzGcBDgtbiYcdMQeQB5MFfs7gdaagXTt98s82r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>