February 28, 2007
Category: Armchair Musings
Note: this post involves a very small amount of self-disclosure. That is a bit unusual. My father is also a psychiatrist. He told me once about his education in psychopharmacology. A guy got up to lecture, identified himself as the...
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Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 10:45 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Neuroscience
Scientific American makes note of a new finding regarding multiple sclerosis, first reported in The Journal of Neuroscience. One of the big shifts in our understanding of brain structure and function, over the past decade or so, has been...
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Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:08 AM • 4 Comments •
February 27, 2007
Category: Photos of Interest
From UChiBLOGo: It' a nice car, but wouldn't you rather have a Subaru?...
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Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 7:52 AM • 1 Comments •
February 26, 2007
Category: Psychiatry
There is a whole field of evolutionary psychology. Let me get this out of the way: I remain skeptical of the entire endeavor, even though there is now a Center for Evolutionary Psychology. But when it makes it into the...
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Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 9:02 AM • 0 Comments •
February 25, 2007
Category: Computing
I know that the SB site can be overwhelming; there is a lot here, and it can take a lot of time to go through it all. Now, for those of you who like to use feeds, e.g. Google Reader,...
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Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 2:57 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Social Issues
Sometimes I go to sites such as Yes! or Ode, looking for a positive spin on current events. Another is the McClatchy site, where they have an entire section devoted to good news. But then, there is this: U.S. economy...
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Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:49 AM • 0 Comments •
February 24, 2007
Category: Armchair Musings
I won't rehash the distinction between faith-based and reality-based reasoning, figuring that most blog readers -- at least the progressive ones -- know the meaning and context. However, I would like to make one point. Reasoning that is not reality-based...
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Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 11:50 PM • 0 Comments •
February 19, 2007
Category: Psychiatry
Joltvolta (great name, by the way), asked a good question after I posted part 3. When you say proceed methodically, employ good data collection, etc. How does the individual do that for themselves? If they don't have the availability to...
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Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:27 AM • 0 Comments •
February 18, 2007
Category: Computing
I am still trying to figure out what this means: "Available under the GPL Licence and in exclusivity for Mandriva Linux, Metisse differs from a classic 3D desktop ..." Usually you don't see the terms "GPL" and "exclusivity" in the...
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Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 11:18 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Photos of Interest
I am taking my time with the next big post, and happen to be on call, so I'm not getting enough sleep this week. I know this is old, but it still amuses me....
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Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 12:02 AM • 0 Comments •