Pure Pedantry

Reality is always more complicated than you think.

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Jake Young is a MD/PhD student at Mount Sinai School of Medicine focusing in Neuroscience. He is due to graduate in 2032. He received a BS and a MS in Biological Sciences from Stanford University -- where he spent most of his time drinking heavily and building vegetable catapults instead of learning information that would now be eminently useful. When he is not failing terrifically to perform his sworn duties, he enjoys watching bad movies, ethnic food, and running.

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.

Jake is joined periodically by two wonderful guest bloggers: Kara Contreary and Kate Seip. See the About Page.

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 or those of my co-bloggers. They do not represent the views of SEED magazine or the educational establishments we currently attend.

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Friday Rants:

No More Friday Rants

Over for the last week I have been mulling whether I want to continue doing Friday Rants, and I have come to the conclusion that I think I going to end the whole business. It is not that they aren't...

Posted on February 22, 2008 9:41 AM • 4 Comments •

Friday Rants: Stop Asking Questions in Lecture

I haven't been in a large lecture for a while, but this semester I decided to take a course in introductory economics at a local community college for my own enrichment. The experience has reminded me why I was so...

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Posted on February 15, 2008 8:36 AM • 14 Comments •

Friday Rants: People

People, you suck. When I was younger (and less of a calloused bastard), I was willing to believe that human beings' pernicious behavior was restricted to particular unsavory individuals or select groups. Likewise, I would write off unscrupulous behavior as...

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Posted on February 8, 2008 8:29 AM • 9 Comments •

Friday Rants: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Needs to End

Complementary and alternative medicine has no business participating in mainstream science or medicine....

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Posted on February 1, 2008 8:51 AM • 13 Comments •

When Readers Comment (1/30/08)

My Friday rant about intellectuals triggered lots of interesting comments, both positive and negative. Treb: I know it was a "rant", but, wow, is it ever funny to hear someone rant that they are open-minded and someone else is not....

Posted on January 30, 2008 11:00 AM • 0 Comments •

Friday Rants: Intellectuals, I have had it with you

Intellectuals, I have had it with your crap. I have had it with your Laputan thinking and your Utopian fantasies. I have had it with the assumption that people who do not instantaneously agree with you are somehow mentally deficient....

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Posted on January 25, 2008 10:55 AM • 13 Comments •

Friday Rant: Why does Lou Dobbs still have a job?

That's right. I'm talking to you, Lou Dobbs of CNN. What fascinates me about you is that although you are a thug of at least comparable measure to Bill O'Reilly -- what with your nightly anti-immigrant rants -- your thuggery...

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Posted on January 18, 2008 9:04 AM • 4 Comments •

Friday Rants: I hate these TV ads

Two commercials are driving me insane.

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Posted on January 11, 2008 10:00 AM • 3 Comments •

Friday Rant: I hate you Iowa caucuses

(Keeping in the promised theme of having rants on Fridays, here is rant number one. For those of you who are offended...well...I am going to have to say that it is Friday. The weekend is coming, and frankly I couldn't...

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Posted on January 4, 2008 9:37 AM • 28 Comments •