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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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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...
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Posted on June 15, 2007 10:53 AM • 1 Comments •
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 on April 23, 2007 10:14 AM • 3 Comments •
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 on April 20, 2007 10:11 AM • 1 Comments •
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...
Posted on January 22, 2007 10:21 AM • 0 Comments •
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 on November 30, 2006 3:30 PM • 1 Comments •
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 on November 27, 2006 11:35 PM • 1 Comments •
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...
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Posted on September 28, 2006 11:09 AM • 2 Comments •
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 on September 21, 2006 11:41 PM • 3 Comments •
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 on July 12, 2006 11:25 PM • 0 Comments •
In unrelated geek news, there is a new trailer for Spider-Man 3. Ooooh...I am giddy as a school girl....
Posted on June 27, 2006 7:48 PM • 2 Comments •