Random 11 Oct 2007 11:03 pm
As the son of a nurse and brother of a doctor (and brother-in-law of two more), this squib in the latest University of Chicago alumni magazine caught my attention: “Why Doctors Don’t Feel Your Pain.”
Brain scans show that physicians apparently learn to “shut off” the portion of their brain that helps them appreciate the pain [...]
Random 10 Jan 2007 12:23 pm
On December 31, I thought about resolving to be even lazier in 2007 than I was in 2006, but I never got around to it.
Agora and Russia 31 May 2006 12:45 pm
We have a problem with bacteria. They can make us sick. Sure, we have antibiotics, but it turns out the little buggers are smarter than we gave them credit for. They keep changing, making our medicines ineffective.
We also have a problem with viruses. They, too, can make us sick. But it turns out there are [...]
Random 31 Jan 2006 12:48 am
Well, another month has all but slipped away. Make that: another year. My year, that is—the reckoning that began when I stuck my head out of my mother’s belly and thought: “Crap, it’s bright out here!” Moments later, a new thought: “Crap, it’s cold, too!”
Actually, the story goes that I had to be dragged out. [...]
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