The Pervasiveness of Models

Models and simulations of many kinds are tools for dealing with reality; they are as old as humanity itself. Humans have always used mental models to better understand reality, to make plans, to consider different possibilities, to share their ideas with others, to try out changes and alternatives, to develop blueprints for realization of some […]

How Many California Massage Providers?

California does not require state licensing to practice massage therapy, but instead offers, via the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC), a state-law authorized, voluntary certification that exempts the holders from local licensing laws. In return, certificants undergo education verification and extensive background checks. Because of this voluntary regulatory structure, there’s no centralized means of reliably […]

ATP – It’s All About Energy

I recently had a massage teaching colleague ping me about: 1) Why we need mitochondria? and 2) How many molecules of ATP are used per second in typical muscle contractions? Both questions are a matter of energy, thus piquing my underlying physicist nature. Glucose to ATP The first question really was really along the lines […]

Thoughts as Needed Today as 50 Years Ago

Remembering on both sides, that civility is not a sign of weakness and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. Let both sides explore what problems unite us, instead of belaboring those problems which divide us. Let both sides, for the first […]