Whose Reality is This?

Like most Americans I'm a 'mutt': a combination of different nationalities, rather than one identifiable national identity. Mayb...

 "Little brainiacs and big dummies: Are we selecting for stupid, stout, or small dogs?" Intriguing study . The title is catchy, so...

I'm bored with spinning, TV and reading my books. It's cold and raining outside. So I'm reading a few papers on how phosphates e...

 What caffeine does to the brain.  This question has popped up in short ‘vacant spaces’ (periods of quiet without other junk thoughts) the p...

Bats harbor many viruses and are a source of old and new emergent viral diseases in humans. Why?  Two papers review the unique bat immunolog...

That was my answer when a friend asked me how I was. First, I looked at her and asked myself, ‘Should I show my fake smile and lie like a ro...

The link leads to an interesting article by a biology scientist. I especially appreciate his discussion of models for obesity. However, he...

“Many crucial issues need to be handled globally, and involve long-term planning. In contrast, the governmental focus is on the short-term a...

Why shine a light on my own past, 30 years later? Why speak about this so publicly? I have had a good career and achieved most of the thing...

I chose to retire early because the academic environment I was in had become toxic. And not just for me. In addition to working 9-10 hours...

Thetis: “Why then, child, do you lament? What sorrow has come to your heart now? Tell me, do not hide it in your mind, and we shall both kn...

Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle, argued that roasters and manufacturers failed to prove that that there is no substantial risk to drinking...

On the tail of the silver fox ....... Despite that the field of epigenetics is often dismissed as a fad topic, that may come back to surpr...

Long quote for the.......... (choose arbitrary time line). This one is a keeper. “2. I mostly don't often admit this, even to mys...

T he increasing pressure for everyone to convert to a vegan diet smacks of ignorance and righteousness. Yes, that includes scientists, and ...

"We have become the United States of Spite, and we are in this condition because it serves the interests of the plutocrats to have u...

"....By the time I was 19 years old, I came to view awareness not as a gift, but as a curse." - Guy McPherson, ecologist and revo...

It has begun........   Those people that struggle will be struggling more. The inequality will grow wider. Censorship and propaga...

"While being physically ill causes inflammation, it is far from being the only cause. Modern life itself seems to be a state which our...