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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.
January 29, 2009
Category: Drugs
Radley Balko over at Reason summarizes the collateral damage that has been incurred in our nation's drug war. These casualties include police militarization, repeated foreign policy travesties (read: the entirety of Latin America has good reasons to hate us), the...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 11:55 AM • 7 Comments •
Category: Economics
Here's an idea I had never heard about. The government could use an alternative currency that loses value over time to encourage spending. You would spend it like it was burning a hole in your pocket. Apparently there is historical...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 11:40 AM • 8 Comments •
Category: Sex
I was struck by this post over at the Well blog. In spite of media attention, teens are not engaging in more sex: The news is troubling, but it's also misleading. While some young people are clearly engaging in risky...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 11:33 AM • 4 Comments •
January 28, 2009
I am not usually the type to put pictures of cute animals up. I leave that to Cute Overload. I don't really even like animals. (I know...shameful coming from a biologist.) But this otter is so cute it...it just defies...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 8:58 PM • 6 Comments •
Category: Aminals
Doing behavioral experiments with rats, I can totally understand how this may have happened. This abstract speaks for itself: A single Norway rat released on to a rat-free island was not caught for more than four months, despite intensive efforts...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 8:48 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: Philosophy
Dennis Overbye at the NYTimes somewhat unintentionally answers the "what is science's rightful place?" question in his column. He emphasizes the similarity and symbiosis between science and democracy: And indeed there is no leader, no grand plan, for this hive....
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:59 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: Neurological disease
Researchers at Boston University have done an autopsy on another former football player and found evidence of severe neurological damage that would likely lead to dementia later in life: Leading medical experts at the Center for the Study of Traumatic...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:43 AM • 5 Comments •
January 27, 2009
Category: Haha, a funny
Apparently there are still people in the world who have not seen Star Wars. I do not know know what these people have been up to for the past 25 years. My only explanation is that they have been living...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:47 AM • 3 Comments •
January 23, 2009
Category: Science politics
In President Obama's inaugural speech, he announced his intention to "restore science to its rightful place." In response to Seed Magazine has initiated to The Rightful Place Project whose goal is to recruit scientists and engineers to answer the question:...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 1:47 PM • 2 Comments •
January 22, 2009
Category: Labor
Health-infrastructure, information technology, and science research spending are clearly related to the success of our economy. They represent investments into intellectual property and human capital that increase productivity and create long-term growth. For this reason, I don't object to the...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 8:15 AM • 2 Comments •
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