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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.
February 28, 2007
Category: Economics
Over at The Frontal Cortex, Jonah has a blog referring to a WSJ article impugning economic jurisdiction in questions outside the traditional bounds of economics. Specifically, the article cites a paper recently publicized by Cornell University claiming to establish a...
Posted by Kara Contreary at 3:28 PM • 3 Comments •
February 27, 2007
Category: Aminals
A damn-building mammal...get your mind out of the gutter: Beavers grace New York City's official seal. But the industrious rodents haven't been spotted here for as many as 200 years -- until this week. Biologists videotaped a beaver swimming up...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 9:25 AM • 3 Comments •
Category: Academia
Bill Gates, writing in the Washington Post, makes two concrete appeals to help maintain American competitiveness: Two steps are critical. First, we must demand strong schools so that young Americans enter the workforce with the math, science and problem-solving skills...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 9:24 AM • 7 Comments •
February 26, 2007
Arrgh. Avast ye dogs. This Encephalon will have a pirate theme -- largely because I am coming off a wicked three day flu extravaganza, and I am still slightly delirious. Be like when the plague took me whole crew. Arrgh....
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:56 AM • 1 Comments •
February 21, 2007
Category: Women's Health
In June, we talked about a new human papiloma virus (HPV) vaccine that was being opposed by a Christian group in Colorado on the grounds that it might promote premarital sex. HPV is a virus that commonly infects the female...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:48 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: Shameless Self Promotion
Nicholas Genes -- the host of Grand Rounds and an illustrious ER resident at Mount Sinai -- interviews me on Medscape about this blog. Enjoy my shameless self-promotion....
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:29 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: Carnivals
I am hosting Encephalon on Monday February, 26th. You can submit to Encephalon by emailing me at jamesjyoung [at] gmail {dot} com, by no later than 7 pm on Sunday night. Thanks....
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:26 AM • 0 Comments •
February 20, 2007
Category: Medicine
Hi everyone, and welcome to Grand Rounds, vol. 3 no. 22. The Oscars are this Sunday, and -- since I know we all look forward to this yearly 4-hour marathon of farcical self-absorption -- this edition of Grand Rounds will...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 7:00 AM • 11 Comments •
February 19, 2007
Category: Haha, a funny
A squirrel running around the innards of the plane grounded a Dallas-Tokyo flight: An American Airlines flight made an unscheduled landing after pilots heard something skittering about in the wire-laden space over the cockpit. The airline blamed the emergency landing...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 9:40 AM • 5 Comments •
Category: Movies
I saw Ghost Rider last night, and I have a brief review: In this movie, there are many farcical things: demons, irrational property damage from physics-flouting motorcycles, Nicholas Cage's acting, etc. However, the most flagrant absurdity -- the most laughably...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 9:05 AM • 0 Comments •
