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Charles II wrote 1 day ago: UCS has sponsored a competition here. … more →

Our daughter was murdered for her organs: Parents' anguish after girl, 8, died from 'mystery' jab at Indian clinic

LastDays Minister wrote 4 days ago: The family of a British schoolgirl who died at a doctors’ clinic in India fear she could have been ‘ … more →

Tags: Society & People, 2. World News, nations & politics, Life and Death, Organ Donation, organ trafficking

Tesla Motors, Autopilot Cars, You, Me, and Them

kathrynatkins wrote 1 week ago:   For starters, if you want to find out more about Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Tesla Moto … more →

Tags: what people do, What companies do..., Science, Business, Life is great, Your Views, daring, Apple, Creativity

IBM makes a movie!

kathrynatkins wrote 2 weeks ago: Did you read that IBM has made a movie? It’s called “A Boy and His Atom” and it … more →

Tags: what people do, What companies do..., entrepeneur, Science, Creativity, Louis V. Gerstner Jr., technology

Doctors jailed for Kosovo organ trafficking

LastDays Minister wrote 2 weeks ago: Five doctors sentenced for up to eight years in prison for involvement in international organ traffi … more →

Tags: Society & People, 2. World News, Life and Death, Organ Donation, organ trafficking

Initiator of Geneva conventions for war - Henry Dunant

worldshapers883fm wrote 2 weeks ago: Listen again to the story of the founder of the Red Cross and the man who initiated the Geneva conve … more →

Tags: All, Christianity 2, History, Men, Political, Henry Dunant

Heroes in Medical Research: Dr. Robert Ting, Ph.D. and Retrovirus in AIDS and Cancer3 comments

sjwilliamspa wrote 1 month ago: Heroes in Medical Research: Dr. Robert Ting, Ph.D. and Retrovirus in AIDS and Cancer Curator and Rep … more →

Tags: Biomarkers & Medical Diagnostics, CANCER BIOLOGY & Innovations in Cancer Therapy, Cancer Prevention: Research & Programs, Cell Biology, Signaling & Cell Circuits, Disease Biology, Small Molecules in Development of Ther, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Human Immune System in Health and in Disease, Infectious Disease & New Antibiotic Targets, Interviews with Scientific Leaders

Despite what you may think, your brain is a mathematical genius

The Student Connection wrote 1 month ago: Shifting mental gears from work to vacation is not as simple as we may think. Researchers at Salk In … more →

Tags: mathematics, Neuroscience, brain research, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sergei Gepshtein, Thomas D. Albright

Blaise Pascal was the equivalent of Shakespeare

worldshapers883fm wrote 1 month ago: The “Christian who has made a difference” today is Blaise Pascal. Hear his story again b … more →

Tags: Spiritual, All, Christianity 2, Blaise Pascal

Agony and Ecstasy

rysia burmicz wrote 1 month ago: How about A Lovely Horse? David Nutt (former chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, a … more →

Tags: Mental Health, Neuroscience, David Nutt, mdma, Jacqui Smith, war on drugs, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, Coffee, Addiction

Artificial Body Parts: My RACE TO DIE

kathrynatkins wrote 1 month ago:  From the front page of the WSJ today, March 23, 2013, I was jolted into a sense of my own immortali … more →

Tags: Medicine, Science, death, Government, Demographics

Suppressing the Brain’s 'Filter' Can Improve Performance in Creative Tasks

The Student Connection wrote 2 months ago: Have you ever wondered why it’s sometimes easier to focus on a difficult task — like cal … more →

Tags: Parents, Students, Studying and Testing, Tutors, Neuroscience, Penn, Sharon Thompson-Schill

Empirical measures1 comment

rysia burmicz wrote 2 months ago: Reading through scientific journals is how I address most of life’s problems, and I would reco … more →

Tags: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Alcohol, charlie parker, Pregnancy, Tobacco, smoking ban, drugs, Prohibition

Debunking FDA bunkum funk3 comments

rysia burmicz wrote 2 months ago: Having recently attended a highly entertaining cardiovascular conference, I thought I would attempt … more →

Tags: Food and Drug Administration, stent, united states, artery, FDA, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Michael Bloomberg

Deep brain stimulation: egg in a Parkinsonian brew2 comments

rysia burmicz wrote 2 months ago: Having bored myself into dribbling obscurity with my bloody tedious dissection of Argo (why did I bo … more →

Tags: Neuroscience, bunkum, Parkinson's disease, DBS, Deep Brain Stimulation, European Brain Council, New England Journal of Medicine

‘Bloodless’ Lung Transplants for Jehovah’s Witnesses

LastDays Minister wrote 2 months ago: Hospitals are working to further innovate “bloodless” operations, both to treat those who shun trans … more →

Tags: Christianity, Society & People, 1.CHRISTIAN NEWS, 2. World News, nations & politics, other religions, Life and Death, Organ Donation

A shallow thought about depth

aharmlessdrudge wrote 2 months ago: Late at night, while I was browsing through my favourite blogs, it occurred to me that blogging is a … more →

Tags: Education, Research, mathematics 2, Research-2, Science, getting a Ph.D., Education 2

Google and Nasir al-Din Tusi

Malik Merchant, Simergphotos wrote 2 months ago: By Malik Merchant, Editor One would think that Gerald Ferreira of 3d Car Shows would only focus on c … more →

Tags: Islam, Google, Nasir al-Din Tusi, 3D Car Shows

Africa Mercy

Rebecca wrote 2 months ago: There was a really great story on 60 Minutes last night about the Africa Mercy and Mercy Ships organ … more →

Tags: Britophilia, 60 Minutes, Africa Mercy, Downton Abbey, mercy ships


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