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jake-head-shot.jpgJake Young is a MD/PhD student at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NYC getting a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience. He holds a BS and MS in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. If a volcano were to erupt Pompei-style in Central Park, his body would be preserved in a scoliotic posture over his lab desk. Archeaologists would later conclude that he spent most of his day training rats to perform tricks, until he went blind building electrical equipment by hand using a dissecting microscope. But, still, he died happy...because science is cool.

Pure Pedantry is a blog about science -- social sciences and otherwise -- as well as academic and scientific culture. No one can live on science alone, so I also like to dwell on pop culture, periodically explore the humanities, and indulge in other types of geeky goodness.

DISCLAIMERS: 1) Jake Young is not a licensed physician (yet). He is merely a medical student. The information published on this site is not intended for use in medical decision-making. Please seek advice from a licensed, medical professional before making any health decisions. 2) The opinions expressed are my own. They do not represent the views of SEED magazine or the educational establishments I currently attend or attended in the past.

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August 31, 2006

Would you bronze your daughter's first poop? Tom Cruise would

Category: Pop culture

I don't even want to know how he got it: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have yet to show their baby daughter off in public, but eager fans were given an unusual preview with the chance to see a bronze...

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Genetics does not play as large a role in longevity as previously thought

Category: Aging and Longevity

I have posted before about how I think that the role of genetics, at least in popular culture, has been overemphasized. Rather, the really interesting and important parts of genetics are the ways in which your genes interact with environmental...

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August 30, 2006

Kyra Phillips creates a whole new Situation Room

Kyra, Kyra, Kyra... Note to self: turn off mic in the john. Kyra Phillips, anchor of CNN's "Live From...," unwittingly upstaged President Bush's speech in New Orleans with on-the-air analysis of her husband and the marriage of her brother --...

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Reminder: Submit to the Synapse #6

Category: The Synapse (a neuroscience carnival)

The Synapse #6 is being hosted on The Mouse Trap on Sunday, September 3rd. Submission guidelines here....

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Ethical Stem Cells Hyped?

Those of you who read an earlier post here noted that I was somewhat skeptical of the technical aspects of the so-called ethical stem cells. I felt that there were several technical hurdles that had to be surmounted before this...

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August 29, 2006

Must Read: The History of the Neuron Doctrine

Category: Neuroscience

The Neurophilosopher has a fabulous long post on the discovery of the neuron as the fundamental unit of the nervous system. I would note when you get to the part about Ramon y Cajal that his picture of the neurons...

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Discussion on Means and Ends

Category: Science politics

There is an excellent discussion on Prometheus about whether it is OK to distort the means of science to justify certain ends. Money quote: This is of course an issue much broader than climate change, and at its core is...

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August 28, 2006

Molecular pathway for hairiness identified

Category: Biology

Wouldn't we all like to know how to control hairiness? Women complain that they have too much, and spend half their lives eradicating the little bastards. Men have too little on the tops of their heads, and, let us say,...

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Encephalon #5 is up

Category: Carnivals

Encephalon #5 is up at Developing Intelligence....

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Tom Cruise Linked to Valerie Plame?!

You be the judge? Meanwhile, Cruise has been busier pushing Scientology than anyone knew. According to a just-declassified State Department schedule, Cruise visited then-Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage on June 13, 2003, just an hour after Armitage had met...

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