Amgen Gets a Gift From Congress – NYTFor a disheartening example of how intense lobbying and financial contributions can distort the legislative process in Washington, consider what happened to the “fiscal cliff” bill approved three weeks ago by Congre…
Racism In European Football Kicked Into Spotlight
The lid has come off of Euro-football after Italian fans insisted on making racist monkey gestures/sounds directed to AC Milan star-player, Kevin-Prince Boateng, in a ‘friendly’ game Jan 2 against team Pro Patria. (here) It seems that the German-Ghanai…
Aaron Swartz: 1986 -2013
There are some rare people who are driven to put it all on the line for what they believe – despite the risks. Swartz was one of those people. As an independent researcher, I often ran into the closed doors he fought so hard to prop open. Thanks. RIP.P…
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by RSAnimate
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Vitamin D and Cancer in African-Americans
H/T The Breviary (here). Differences in vitamin D status may account for unexplained disparities in cancer survival rates between African and White Americans Authors: William B. Grant and Alan N. Peiris View affiliations Abstract: Considerable dispa…
Best Table Tennis Shots Of 2012
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The End Of The University As We Know It
by Nathan Harden”In fifty years, if not much sooner, half of the roughly 4,500 colleges and universities now operating in the United States will have ceased to exist. The technology driving this change is already at work, and nothing can stop it. The f…
Permanent Blue Eyes In 20 Seconds
If you were not fortunate at birth, like actress Reese Witherspoon (pictured), science just might give you another shot at blue eyes, but caution is advised. Gregg Homer PhD., a Los Angeles area research scientist, is working on a procedure, dubbed Lum…
Responding to Newtown, Aurora, Blacksburg, et al
I watched President Obama’s speech at the Newtown Memorial last night. My college and high school-aged kids and some of their friends and cousins were there too. It gave me a chance to not only consider how to pick myself up after such a senseless trag…
Obama Shares Moment With Young Team
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