I think you all know by now how happy it makes me to be getting free books in the mail. Well it turns out it makes me just as happy getting SHOES in the mail! When Sci arrived back from her probably-longer-than-she-deserved vacation, she found a box waiting for her. The box was from the […]
So first off, there’s a new blog on Scienceblogs called The Culture Dish! I didn’t actually know about this blog (*shame*), until I poked around for the frist time and realized that Rebecca Skloot is the one who’s NY Times pieces I devour with eagerness every single time. She is great, and she’s writing a […]
The winners of Open Lab 2008 are finally out! Thanks to all of you that submitted entries on our behalf, we actually had seven entries up! And it turns out, one got in! It’s that post of mine that never seems to go away “Uber Coca, by Sigmund Freud“. I’m completely thrilled that I made […]
I posted last night (you can tell this is serious, I really am blogging on the weekend!) about the concept of “Prozac withdrawal”. I drew a little heat from Drugmonkey about this, due to the distinction I used between “physical” and “psychological” addiction. I’ll repost what he said here: Physical addiction should be distinguished from […]
Ok, I tried to post this earlier, but then Sci’s wireless internet went out (grrr). So Sci bore herself back to the lab at 8pm on a Friday night to prove how dedicated she is to SCIENCE. I saw an interesting post from PalMD over at denialism today on the withdrawal effects of antidepressants. He […]
I’m an unabashed Bond fan. I have adorable memories of me and my brother, temporarily in harmony, watching “15 days of 007”. The only other time you got us together in front of the TV like that was “Shark Week”. I personally love the Sean Connery Bond, but I also have warmed to the Daniel […]