1.1 --- a/org/ideas.org	Mon Mar 10 12:58:36 2014 -0400
     1.2 +++ b/org/ideas.org	Mon Mar 10 12:59:38 2014 -0400
     1.3 @@ -36,16 +36,16 @@
     1.4       depression" or we say that they had something like chronic jaw or
     1.5       back pain. I think that smells of rationalization. I don't buy
     1.6       it. I propose that in many suicide cases there is a disease that
     1.7 -     causes the suicidal behaviour. We already know that certain
     1.8 +     causes the suicidal behavior. We already know that certain
     1.9       parasites have mind-bending properties in other animals, even
    1.10       mammals like mice. It's not much of a stretch to imagine a
    1.11 -     parasite that causes suicuides in humans. Some problems:
    1.12 +     parasite that causes suicides in humans. Some problems:
    1.13       - What does the suicide parasite get out of it? :: This might be
    1.14            answered by the whole thing being a glitch caused by
    1.15            cross-species contamination. Toxoplasma works this way.
    1.16 -     - What predictions does a disease model make :: suicuide should
    1.17 -          be more common amone people who share a contaion
    1.18 -          vector. There should be suicuides that don't make any
    1.19 +     - What predictions does a disease model make :: suicide should
    1.20 +          be more common among people who share a contagion
    1.21 +          vector. There should be suicides that don't make any
    1.22            sense : people who weren't really depressed, who had no
    1.23            reason to kill themselves. People who have killed themselves
    1.24            should have a higher incidence of some unknown parasite in
    1.25 @@ -58,11 +58,11 @@
    1.26                    into a normal embryo and a few "backup" cells which
    1.27                    is then frozen. The backup cells are created just
    1.28                    the same way as natural identical twins. The backups
    1.29 -                  can be used to regenerate organs. ect. Also, it
    1.30 +                  can be used to regenerate organs. etc. Also, it
    1.31                    would be a good sci fi concept, because you could
    1.32                    have a culture where people reward people who were
    1.33                    especially awesome are "reborn" from their
    1.34 -                  backups. Imagine having a young bach every
    1.35 +                  backups. Imagine having a young Bach every
    1.36                    generation, etc.
    1.37  
    1.38  - cortex-search :: use the repertoire of actions learned to limit the