-
Recent Posts
- The effects of ibuprofen on muscle hypertrophy, strength, and soreness during resistance training. – PubMed – NCBI
- Which Type of Exercise Is Best for the Brain? – The New York Times
- Playfulness Is a Spiritual Practice | Psychology Today
- Feeling in control and taking the lead | Psychology Today
- How people evaluate what is true and what is not
Recent Comments
Archives
- July 2016
- November 2015
- October 2015
- June 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- December 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- October 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Banning super-sized soft drinks
New York City is banning large sodas and soft drinks. Whatever you think of the government stepping in or not to protect people from themselves, people should definitely keep away from these large sodas. Even more than a lack of … Continue reading
Posted in Diet and Exercise
Leave a comment
Ann Patchett says “it’s not over” for bookstores
Author Ann Patchett has opened a bookstore in Nashville, a city of 630,000 that previously had no bookstores left. In this video from the BBC, Patchett talks about something that I have also argued: that although chain bookstores may be … Continue reading
Posted in Publishing and Journalism
Leave a comment
Regarding prostate cancer, US government recommends you plug your ears.
Well, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF ) has officially proclaimed that the harms of prostate screening outweigh the benefits. Why does this put me in mind of this humorous DirectTV commercial? When you have cable and … Continue reading
Posted in Science and Medicine
Leave a comment
Glass-Steagall again, at last
I’m really happy to see that there is finally a push among some with influence to revive Glass-Steagall regulations that separate FDIC-backed deposits from Banks’ speculative investments. Look, it seems really simple to me: if you are a bank and … Continue reading
Posted in Current History
Leave a comment
End of the Clovis people theory
In the New York Times there is a good summary of long illness and finally terminal coma of theory that the first Americans were the Clovis people, who theoretically travelled an ice-free corridor from Asia down into the Americas. The … Continue reading
Posted in Science and Medicine
Leave a comment
HDL Cholesterol not protective?
The NY Times has an article about a study looking at whether HDL is truly protective against heart disease or whether it is just a sign. I’m glad to say that high HDL (the “good” cholesterol) is a sign of … Continue reading
Posted in Diet and Exercise, Science and Medicine
Leave a comment