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Jake 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.
September 29, 2006
Oh my God, best article ever: Having sex in the weightlessness of outer space is the stuff of urban legends and romantic fantasy -- but experts say that there would be definite downsides as well. Spacesickness, for instance. And the...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 4:54 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: History
As the Nobel Prize announcements are due to come out soon, it would be good if you knew your Nobel history. Lawrence Altman for the NYTimes has an excellent article on it. Money quote: Yet in a little known story,...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 4:34 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: The Synapse (a neuroscience carnival)
The Synapse #8 is being hosted at Mind Hacks on Sunday. Make sure to get your submissions in before Saturday night so that they have time to read them. Details here....
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 4:26 PM • •
September 28, 2006
Category: Geek News
I was having a conversation with someone the other day, and I mentioned the phrase All Your Base Are Belong to Us (AYBABTU) and just got a really blank stare. This is a shame because not only is it a...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 11:09 AM • 2 Comments •
I love YouTube -- so many ways to waste time at work. Check out this video of a popped balloon in zero gravity....
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:33 AM • 0 Comments •
September 27, 2006
Category: Physics
Lee Smolin -- author of The Trouble with Physics -- was interviewed on the Leonard Lopate Show (on WNYC) talking about string theory and why he thinks we shouldn't change scientific standards because of experimental difficulties. A really interesting interview....
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 2:11 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Medicine
Have you ever seen a cyst fly? A team of French doctors planned to slice a cyst off a man's arm Wednesday in the world's first zero-gravity surgery, operating aboard an airplane soaring and diving in and out of weightlessness....
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 1:19 PM • 0 Comments •
September 26, 2006
Category: Development
So I am sititng in a movie theater the other day, and some teenagers sitting behind me are talking. Of course, they are talking. They are ALWAYS talking behind me. And what particularly irks me is that it is a...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:36 AM • 3 Comments •
Reason #1 why children are not cute: A three-year-old boy has used his mother's computer to buy a £9,000 car on an internet auction site. Jack Neal's parents only discovered their son's successful bid when they received a message from...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 9:25 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: Aminals
Scientists in FL are trying to make a prosthetic tail for a dolphin, Winter, who lost hers after getting tangled in a fishing line: Winter learned how to swim without her tail, amazing her handlers with a combination of moves...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 9:07 AM • 1 Comments •
