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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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March 31, 2007
Category: Politics
A while back, I posted about a nutty thing Eric Keroack said: PRE-MARITAL SEX is really MODERN GERM WARFARE... I was not the only one criticizing him; a total of six ScienceBloggers wrote about it. The reason was that Bush appointed...
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Category: Environment
Perhaps a minor issue in terms of national priorities: the Senate is considering a bill that would make nearly ll federal employees eligible for telecommuting. Senators Push for More Telecommuting By Stephen Barr Washington Post Friday, March 30, 2007; Page...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 11:54 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 30, 2007
Category: Antidepressants
A while back I started a series about the science and logic (and other factors) involved in the selection of antidepressant medication. I suppose I could put in the pinks to the first four parts, but anyone can use...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 10:48 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 28, 2007
Category: Politics
A few years ago, the more progressive elements in the Blogosphere were pressing for impeachment of the President. They were upset that the traditional media were not going along. Prior to the 2004 election, when you could not...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 10:42 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 27, 2007
Category: Social Commentary
According to the Corporate Crime Reporter, at least 257 companies have "backdating problems." That refers to the shady practice of backdating stock options, resulting in larger payouts to those who receive compensation in the form of stock options. But it...
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March 26, 2007
Category: Social Commentary
This is depressing. Now the UK is misusing and distorting scientific findings. I suppose it is contagious. This pertains to the Lancet study that found an estimated 50% increase in the risk of death in the immediate aftermath of the...
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March 24, 2007
Category: Medicine
Finally, we have a nice succinct statement from a politician on the subject of health care coverage. I know this is controversial, in the sense that, so far, the mainstream operatives in both major parties reject this. Still, I truly...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 12:21 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Social Commentary
"You go to war with the funding you got, not the funding you wish you had."...
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March 22, 2007
Category: Politics
What can you say? Arch Gen Psychiatry is one of those non-open-access journals that publishes one free-access article in each issue. Usually the free article is not particularly interesting; they do not seem to make use of the open-access...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 9:32 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 21, 2007
Category: Medicine
Yet Another Critique of Pay for Performance The concept of Pay for Performance is one of those things that seems sensible and appealing on the surface. But if there was ever a better example of the maxim, "the devil is...
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