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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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December 31, 2007
Category: Humor
Bill O'Reilly has declared victory in the secular humanist's War on Christmas. "If I had not done the campaign, then the forces of darkness would have won" But O'Reilly did not do his homework. He did not know about...
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December 30, 2007
Category: Neuroscience
This cartoon was written before intranasal orexin was developed, but the same idea applies: Provigil (modafinil) is thought to act on the orexin system to promote wakefulness. Indeed, it has attracted some attention due to its potential to increase productivity....
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 6:59 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 29, 2007
Category: Social Commentary
This came in an email from a neighbor. It's from FreeThoughtPedia.com While not as sophisticated as Janet's treatment, I think it is amusing. Image below the fold....
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 7:25 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Social Commentary
Mike Huckabee is on the warpath again. In Washington state, there has been an outbreak of psittacosis, a pulmonary infection caused by contact with imported birds that carry Chlamydophila psittaci bacteria. Responding to the outbreak, Huckabee decried the widespread...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 4:25 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Armchair Musings
What would you do if a series of archaeological expeditions uncovered ancient texts that indisputably showed that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John each independently quoted Jesus as having said that waterboarding is immoral?...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 11:47 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 26, 2007
Category: Politics
I know people are complaining that I go too easy on political candidates. It is true. But with Mitt Romney, I will make an exception. I wanted to like Romney. George Wilcken Romney, Mitt Romney's father, had a truly...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 7:58 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 25, 2007
Category: Photos of Interest
I feel bad: I am infringing on Karmen's territory. She put up a delightful fractal Christmas tree for everyone. And she opened the Chaotic Utopia Curio Shop to meet all of your fractal needs. Be sure to check it out,...
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December 23, 2007
Category: Photos of Interest
Sometimes there are nice sunsets....
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Category: Psychiatry
Roche Molecular Diagnostics offers a test that can determine which type of genes a person has for enzymes that metabolize antidepressant medication. The test costs $ 300 to $400, and can be ordered by healthcare professionals, or by consumers. The...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 10:02 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 22, 2007
Category: Politics
Someone, with a lot more patience that I, has compiled a list of Bush administration scandals. The truly amazing thing? Some people voted for this crook twice....
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