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Feed SubscriptionMichael Mann Defends Climate Computer Models
Fair warning: the following is more than 60 seconds, and it’s about climate change. [More]
Read More »What Timothy Leary Can Teach Us About Enjoying The Holidays
In 1967, Timothy Leary advised youth to "turn on, tune in, and drop out." But rather than endorse drugs or withdrawal from society, Leary's words are strong medicine for today's digitally exhausted holiday partiers.
Read More »Most of the wildlife photography you see is fake
[the following is a modified repost from Myrmecos , 2010] Image by US Army Africa, used under a Creative Commons CC-BY 2.0 license [More]
Read More »The Tale of Two Patients Tackling a Mystery Disease [Video]
One physician after another had failed to diagnose what was wrong with Louise Benge. She had suffered for years from pain and hardening of tissue in her calves that made walking painful. William A.
Read More »Learning the Look of Love: That Sly "Come Hither" Stare
Series Intro While it might not be witchcraft, the formula for `love at first sight' remains a mystery.
Read More »Congratulations to Inc. Business Owners Council Members on 2011 Inc. 5000 List
A special nod to this year's Council Members who made 2011's Inc. 5000 honoree list. Many are multiple year winners.
Read More »French Riviera|: Significantly reduced rates aboard the luxury crewed motor yacht, WHEELS
The popular and luxury crewed charter yacht WHEELS is available for the rest of the season at the following, significantly reduced rates: High Season: €55,000 per week MYBA (down from €69,000). Low Season: €49,000 per week MYBA (down from €59,000)
Read More »Mediterranean Sea|: Late availability and one way charters available aboard the SPIRIT OF TUSCANY
Charter the modern, well maintained and equipped SPIRIT OF TUSCANY this summer and enjoy the following deals: 4-11 July, now only € 18.000 per week in the French Riviera, or a 10 day one way charter for only € 23.000, available from the French Riviera to Sardinia or to Corsica.
Read More »How to Know if Hackers Have Stolen Your Password
Whatever you may feel about independent "hactivist" groups such as Anonymous and LulzSec , they are good at what they do. In the past few weeks members of these two groups have claimed responsibility for a number of data theft incidents, including the recent theft of more than 1 million user names and passwords from the Sony pictures web site . They then post these stolen names and passwords on message boards and
Read More »Health Care Myth Busters: Is There a High Degree of Scientific Certainty in Modern Medicine?
Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from the new book Demand Better! Revive Our Broken Health Care System (Second River Healthcare Press, March 2011) by Sanjaya Kumar, chief medical officer at Quantros, and David B. Nash, dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University. In the following chapter they explore the striking dearth of data and persistent uncertainty that clinicians often face when having to make decisions
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