Alternative-Medicine Practitioner Refuses Alternative Method Of Payment . Nice one, Onion.
March 29th, 2006By Kevin Kelly : “Science is the way we surprise God. That’s what we’re here for. Our moral obligation is to generate possibilities, to discover the infinite ways, however complex and high-dimension, to play the infinite game. It will take all possible species of intelligence in order for the universe to understand itself. Science, in this way, is holy. It is a divine trip.” Interesting theories, including the “Zero-Author Paper,” research done solely by computers.
March 29th, 2006ARTNATOMY is Flash illustration of the muscles of the face and neck. Click on “Level 2” to see how we make certain facial expressions. Very cool.
March 27th, 2006Robin Coombs, the doc who invented the Coombs test , died in January. Kind of late to announce it, no? (The Coombs test tells you if someone has antibodies against their red blood cells, causing them to be anemic.)
March 27th, 2006Another reason to dissuade parents from asking for antibiotics for viral infections: Does Antibiotic Exposure During Infancy Lead to Development of Asthma? Could this be the reason we’re seeing more and more asthma in pediatrics?
March 25th, 2006Update on the South Dakota abortion ban: The Oglala Sioux Tribe plans to open a clinic on its reservation . Touche.
March 23rd, 2006Not only my favorite browser, it’s also cute and cuddly . (Fake, I know.)
March 23rd, 2006