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"What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world, the paragon of animals!" Hamlet, (Act II, Sc. II). Throughout my time as a scientist, I’ve...
Among the science community, it is a widely held belief that the current administration has systematically undermined their own scientists in various departments over the last 8 years. This blog isn't about that behavior per se, but I mention it because that disregard for scientific data and...
Yesterday, I saw a cool paper that described a previously undiscovered mechanism used to detect ultraviolet and near-UV light. Researchers found that worms would move away from UV-light exposed to a portion of their body, but not similarly exposed sources of heat and/or other less intense...
Psychology Today bloggers were asked what experiment they would love to carry out if neither ethics nor practical reality stood in their way. This is my favorite among the responses: clipped from www.psychologytoday.comBaby Swapping I would collect all newborn babies and randomly reassign them to...
Since it aired on Tuesday evening, almost every client to come into my consulting room has been asking me what I thought of BBC1's 'Pedigree Dogs Exposed' (BBC press release, BBC iPlayer video of episode - only valid for 7 days from initial broadcast). It was a very well put together exposé of the...
Today, I had an incident that made me question why some people think it is appropriate to tell me or ask me certain things. I was standing with my parents outside of a hotel here in Evanston, IL and randomly an older white woman walked up to me and said, " you have a beautiful suntan." She caught me...
From the Summer 2008 Finding Solutions newsletter of the David Suzuki Foundation, Dr. David Suzuki's "Last Word" article about his concern for bees and their role as pollinators: THE BUZZ ON BEES Pollinators need protection I'm sure you've been reading about the mysterious disappearance of honeybees...
The other morning, as I was organizing my daily allotment of herbal supplements I'm taking to support this diet, my mother's hands flashed before me. This happens from time to time, and it is always a bit spooky when it does. I remember my mother's hands so well. They were small, squarish. She wore...
I have a lot of good qualities! At least, that's what twenty-two years of after school specials have lead me to believe. I'm not racist, I don't steal from the elderly, I stay away from the (bad) drugs, and I like to recycle even when it's the most inconvenient thing in the world. Seriously. Just...
clipped from www.psychologytoday.comMen and women are needy in different ways. Men get obsessed before they land a partner; women get obsessed after they find one. Men and women alike become desperate for a guarantee of love, but that desperation kicks in, roughly speaking, at different points in...
Hi guys. Have you seen a sudden surge in the number of healthcare portals and websites in India ? I have been to most of them. It’s a good thing happening in India. Wanted to share a lot about the latest trends in the online health portals but could not find a right place to start until the guys...
What brand of shirt and trouser do you wear ? Allen Solly, Van Heusen, Polo ! Each costing you atleast a couple of thousand bucks !! How often do you go to restaurants, pubs ? Once in a week, twice in week, costing atleast 500 Rs each time. Irrespective of whether you are a young bachelor , or a...
According to the latest issue of “Outlook Business” magazine, the healthcare services in India’s private hospitals is getting world class. However, the customer service at the same private hospitals is not able to catch up with the rapid developments in the infrastructure of the hospital. The...
Just got the news that we are; HealthcareMagic.com is one of finalist at TIE Canaan Entreprenurial Challange 2008 Here, more details on VentureWoods… . Thanks to our dear users for their encouraging comments. Health is really happening. == TiE Canaan Entrepreneurial Challenge - Final Nominations...
I find myself becoming angry when I start reading about subjects like this. It is sad that profits outweigh everything else. We were all told by the media that The Human Genome Project was going to help us beat different diseases and save many lives. That statement may have been true, but there were...
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