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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.
Category: Geek News
I am leaving for the weekend, so I haven't had much time to blog. In lieu of actual science, I leave you with the following YouTube videos of amateur science rappers. (There are a bagillion of these on YouTube, most...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:53 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: Geek News
For those of you who don't have time to shower and have a cup of coffee (or who have failed miserably to do those things simultaneously), why not consider caffeinated soap: Tired of waking up and having to wait for...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:14 AM • 3 Comments •
Category: Geek News
As I indicated in my previous post (also related to Lindsay Lohan), being a redhead derives from a recessive allele in the Melanocortin Receptor 1 -- a receptor from Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone. MC1R mutations also result in the phenotype of...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 10:11 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: Geek News
This guy made his home theater look like the bridge of the Enterprise on Star Trek. Check out this picture (click to enlarge): There are many more pictures on his site. Wow. I don't really know whether to be impressed...
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Wired magazine is asking for nominations for the top ten sexiest geeks of 2006: Be they programmers, scientists, writers, architects or attorneys, please leave your suggestions in the comment space below. There are no rules for submission. The only guidance...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 3:30 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Geek News
NPR had a great article about how otaku or nerd culture is driving economic growth: Take 24-year-old Kai. Sengoku Basara is her favorite computer game. An office worker by day, Kai spends her weekends dressed up as a 16th-century samurai,...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 11:35 PM • 1 Comments •
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 •
Category: Haha, a funny
Hells yeah: Modern, Cool Nerd 86 % Nerd, 56% Geek, 30% Dork You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd. Nerds didn't use to be cool, but in the 90's that...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 11:41 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Geek News
Nerdcore is a new genre of music created by nerds for nerds. Feel that music underrepresents your strong feelings about your +2 Chain Mail...well now you have no need to fret. Nerdcore is what happened when people who know what...
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 11:25 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Geek News
In unrelated geek news, there is a new trailer for Spider-Man 3. Ooooh...I am giddy as a school girl....
Posted by NotoriousLTP at 7:48 PM • 2 Comments •
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