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The Corpus Callosum is an occasional journal of armchair musings, by a suburban, reality-based, slightly-left-of-center guy, who reserves the right to be highly irregular at times. Topics: social commentary, neuroscience, politics, science news. Mission: to develop connections between hard science and social science, using linear thinking and intuition; and to explore the relative merits of spontaneity vs. strategy.
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September 29, 2006
Category: Science in the Media
The voting closes tomorrow, so be sure to go vote for your favorite. This is from a selection of political cartoons, in the "Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest."...
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Category: Medicine
These two things might be connected. The Washington Post reported yesterday on the findings of a CDC report on emergency room preparedness. The Economic Policy Institute reported on further erosion in health insurance coverage. Crowded ERs Raise Concerns On Readiness...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:01 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 28, 2006
Category: Photos of Interest
The food bank, that is. This is from a sculpture contest. The rule: everything had to be made entirely from canned foodstuffs. The canned food is to be donated to a food bank in LA. TENTACLE SPECTACLE: “A Call...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 7:22 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 27, 2006
Category: Politics
On the way home from work, one day last week, I heard some excerpts from the book, Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone, by Rajiv Chandrasekaran. (Chandrasekaran also has some articles in the Washington Post, here:...
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September 26, 2006
Category: Photos of Interest
Who is this? The first in a series of not-very-challenging science questions... Notice the resemblance to one of our ScienceBloggers. This bust is in an engineering building on the University of Michigan's North Campus. ...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:31 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Photos of Interest
These are red crossbills (Loxia curvirostra) photographed by Elaine R. Wilson. She kindly uploaded the photo to Wikipedia, where it was voted Feature Picture of the Day. Note: the image is copyrighted, but the copyright holder permits the photo...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 2:41 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
Someone around these parts was writing about chilies recently, but failed to mention the best: Mesilla Valley chilies. Zingerman's sells "New Mexico chilies." Although it would be better for them to specify "Mesilla Valley" chilies, the vast majority of New...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 11:58 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Humor
The Detroit Free Press has a brief article on a book, Wierd Michigan, by Linda Godfrey. One choice selection: Bill Jarrett, 81, of Wyoming, a self-described authority on toilet paper who's out to solve a great debate: Should the loose...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 10:09 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 25, 2006
Category: Social Issues
I am not feeling well today, so here is a low-overhead (for me) set of links. Anything thoughtful that goes up here yesterday, today, or tomorrow was written ahead of time, and scheduled. The last one was from science news....
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Category: Science News
I am not feeling well today, so here is a low-overhead (for me) set of links. Anything thoughtful that goes up here yesterday, today, or tomorrow was written ahead of time, and scheduled. Anyway, here goes: Stem Cell Transplantation Safely...
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