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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Rising or Falling Food-borne Illnesses, And Who is to Blame? (edited)

There have been a lot of salmonella outbreaks in food in the news lately, but who is to blame? Last year, Paul Krugman set the responsibility squarely on the Bush administration and ideological libertarians like Milton Friedman who want to...

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Posted on June 18, 2008 12:15 PM • 8 Comments •

We Win! US sets record for new Chlamydia cases

Yay us? More than 1 million cases of chlamydia were reported in the United States last year -- the most ever reported for a sexually transmitted disease, federal health officials said Tuesday. "A new U.S. record," said Dr. John M....

Posted on November 14, 2007 4:18 PM • 4 Comments •

Live Fast, Die Young: Musicians Really Do Have Higher Mortality Rates

Rock stars die young from *gasp* drugs and alcohol.

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Posted on September 5, 2007 10:02 AM • 7 Comments •

Your cellphone is not making you sick

Aside from believing that cell phones give you cancer, many individuals report that feelings of illness around cell phones and other electromagnetic fields. This being in spite of the fact that human beings possess no sensory apparatus to detect electromagnetic...

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Posted on July 30, 2007 10:11 AM • 3 Comments •

It's Income, Not Inequality

I found this article interesting, if for no other reason than people seem to be misunderstanding what it says and what it does not say. The article by Leigh and Jencks for the Kennedy School of Government is entitled "Inequality...

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Posted on August 20, 2006 11:56 PM • 7 Comments •