Guest Post by Rose Woodhouse Nothing seems to piss off most scientists more than when an uninformed non-scientist makes wrong-headed scientific claims. For example, Jenny McCarthy’s anti-vaccine rants have been known to give scientists the vapors. Allow me to say to scientists, then:… Continue Reading
As is so often the case, this week’s Stupid Tuesday question is the offspring of a conversation I had with my best friend. I was lamenting a trend I have seen in infant names to choose a biblical figure, but… Continue Reading
Let’s say you have a favorite sandwich at a coffee shop close to where you live or work. Nothing fancy or high-end, just a simple meal you enjoy every so often that they make just right. A reuben, let’s say.… Continue Reading
[This is the latest guest post by my friend and occasional contributor Rose Woodhouse. I am hoping to get her added as a full-fledged author here, and am thrilled that she’s agreed to write from time to time.] by Rose… Continue Reading
Mixed into the jumbled bouillabaisse of our current healthcare system (from which I decided to elide the scare quotes) is the seemingly beneficent concept of quality improvement. This two-word phrase has lots of different connotations, but for the purposes of… Continue Reading
The Better Half and I made an uneventful evening of New Year’s Eve, as is our wont. Our son is an early riser, so staying up too late lacks appeal, plus good luck getting a sitter for the night. My… Continue Reading
In looking for this article about the arduous task of losing weight (which is now Thursday’s post topic), I came across an irritating little essay at the Well blog at the Times. In it, Dr. Danielle Ofri gripes about a… Continue Reading
Over at Slate, there’s an article about the Ron Paul newsletters and what they have to say about us gay folk. (Yes, another Ron Paul piece around here. Sorry.) Here’s the subheader: Why Ron Paul’s anti-gay newsletters don’t bother liberal… Continue Reading
If you were designing a facility to dispense a substance that has recently been legalized for medical use in your state, how would you do it? The legalization of this substance is a highly controversial, fraught issue, and much of… Continue Reading
I got just what I wanted for Christmas this year. Some new running socks (non-runners will not understand the appeal of this as a Christmas gift). A lovely bottle of Lagavulin, and some nice new single-malt scotch glasses to drink… Continue Reading