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I recently landed a gig writing how-to articles aimed at college students for a website that shall remain nameless. The site is predicated on the notion that recent grads are hapless fools, incapable of grappling with real world responsibilities, like...
Posted on April 12, 2007 1:40 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I've been holding off on commenting about the anti-religion campaign being spearheaded by Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett for a number of reasons. But I find myself growing increasingly frustrated with it and I finally feel compelled to put in...
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Posted on February 25, 2007 1:00 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
(Information and statistics purloined from The Edge's 2007 World Question ) Violence has declined precipitously over the course of recent human history, says Chris Anderson, curator of the TED Conference. According to the 2005 Human Security Report "the number of...
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Posted on January 5, 2007 11:16 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A Blog Around The Clock recently posted an entry titled, "You Gotta Be Nuts to Vote for Bush!" Normally I'm a huge fan of The Clock, but this post left me feeling a little sick to my stomach. It describes...
Posted on December 2, 2006 9:30 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I'm angry with my science teachers. I wish I could track them all down and give them a good tongue-lashing. They allowed me to get all the way through 12th grade believing that science was the domain of left-brainers: People...
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Posted on November 19, 2006 10:00 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Over the past decade, as Baby Boomers have begun flooding the ranks of the AARP, science has become increasingly focused on discovering the recipe for longevity. Every week, it seems, a new study is published touting the life extending powers...
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Posted on November 9, 2006 9:00 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I find myself strangely obsessed with tracking the constant shuffle of Google Ads on the site lately. I worry a bit when Neurontic is papered with advertisements for suicide prevention hotlines, bargain-basement antidepressants, and therapy directories, as is the case...
Posted on October 10, 2006 10:00 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
An estimated 16 percent of the American population will suffer from major depressive disorder at some point during life. The disease strikes down nearly 19 million Americans each year, and it's likely to happen more than once. A whopping 50...
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Posted on August 17, 2006 10:00 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
We've all noted the fickleness of the nutritional standards. One week we're told that eating eggs is tantamount to courting death; the next week, they're deemed safe in moderation. One second eating pasta is called the Mediterranean Diet; the next...
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Posted on April 4, 2006 9:30 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I've been talking a lot about genes lately (because I'm obsessed) and what I'm finding is that many people are alarmed by genetics. I believe there are two primary reasons for this--one quite valid.A Vast Social Engineering Project?This fear of...
Posted on March 4, 2006 10:30 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Neurontic covers breakthroughs in neuroscience and psychology and is designed to give laypeople a window into the inner workings of the human mind. Orli Van Mourik is a freelance journalist in New York City. Her work has appeared in Psychology Today Magazine .
