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Free Radicals by Michael Brooks and Ignorance by Stuart Firestein, reviewed. - Slate Magazine
slate.com — ““Doubt is our product,” a tobacco executive observed in the late 1960s, infamously summing up the effort to undercut the link between smoking and cancer. Since then, many other industries have exploited routine uncertainties or small inaccuracies in research results, creating just enough public doubt to delay—or prevent—government regulation. In...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on May 8, 2012 at 4:46 pm By:
Marya Zilberberg, MD Doctor, Internist, and Physician
Nice review in Slate of 2 books dealing w #uncertainty in #science http://t.co/BZ7XavlF
A new study shows some physicians use social media inappropriately. - Slate Magazine
slate.com — “Back in college, a friend of mine was seeing a therapist. It was a small school, and the therapist was always in the commons drinking coffee and smoking with the students, including my friend. It was a little sketchy even back then, but she was sure it would end after...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on May 7, 2012 at 5:27 pm By:
Timothy Lomauro Doctor, Psychologist, and PhD
A new study shows some physicians use social media inappropriately. - Slate Magazine http://t.co/LaWn2xvD
Pong played with brain waves and the movement to give patients their own data. [VIDEO]
slate.com — “Pong played with brain waves and the movement to give patients their own data. [VIDEO]” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on May 4, 2012 at 1:08 pm By:
Dave deBronkart Patient Advocate
@HugoOC mentioned in http://t.co/20GGDN9T again! Near end of this http://t.co/WRUIgUXN
Swedes spend their lunch breaks clubbing. - Slate Magazine
slate.com — “When it comes to lunch breaks, the laissez-faire French like to take two hours out of their workday to savor their food in the company of colleagues while workaholic Americans prefer dining solo in front of their computers. Well, in Sweden we have a whole other vibe going. Here, more...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on May 2, 2012 at 4:37 pm By:
Ramsey Baghdadi Health Communicator
Lunch discos: Don't @ovi8 and Sasha Semin already do this in DC? http://t.co/Wo3KNPIY
Copenhagen Consensus: Which of these three ideas to end hunger is the best? - Slate Magazine
slate.com — “The problem of hunger can be solved. The planet creates more than enough food to meet everyone’s needs. But there are still about 925 million hungry people in the world, and nearly 180 million preschool-age children do not get vital nutrients. In 2008, the last global Copenhagen Consensus project focused...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2012 at 11:20 pm By:
Health Literacy Medical School
How to Get Food on Every Table: Planet Creates more than Enough Food to Meet Everyone’s Needs http://t.co/BY2zwpmR @Slate
Kim Kardashian: Why does she fascinate us? We used to revere scientists and surgeons! - Slate Magazine
slate.com — “My face bears an expression of extreme gravitas. I would appear to have the weight of the world on my shoulders. Want to get inside my head? Want to hear a snippet of my internal dialogue? Here goes: Blah. Blah. Blah. How long will it take Jessica Simpson to lose...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2012 at 10:40 pm By:
Health Literacy Medical School
Where Did All the Accomplished People Go? We used to revere scientists. Now Kim Kardashian http://t.co/3oyf3H31 @simondoonan
Noninvasive prenatal diagnostic tests, ethics, abortion, and insurance coverage. - Slate Magazine
slate.com — “In 2003, back when such things remained unpredictable, a woman gave birth to a baby boy with Down syndrome. Her family was shocked. She had undergone the standard screening tests while pregnant—a blood test followed by an ultrasound—but the results had come back negative. Nor did she have the risk...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2012 at 11:51 pm By:
Meenakshi Budhraja Doctor, Internist, Gastroenterologist, and Physician
Will Gattaca Come True? http://t.co/ygUB7fGT
Copenhagen Consensus: Which of these three ideas to end hunger is the best? - Slate Magazine
slate.com — “The problem of hunger can be solved. The planet creates more than enough food to meet everyone’s needs. But there are still about 925 million hungry people in the world, and nearly 180 million preschool-age children do not get vital nutrients. In 2008, the last global Copenhagen Consensus project focused...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2012 at 6:12 pm By:
Meenakshi Budhraja Doctor, Internist, Gastroenterologist, and Physician
How To Get Food on Every Table http://t.co/e7ETORcl
Etan Patz case: Why did dairies put missing children on their milk cartons? - Slate Magazine
slate.com — “The FBI and the New York Police Department have resumed the search for Etan Patz, who went missing in 1979 at the age of 6. Patz was one of the first missing children to appear on a milk carton. How did photos of missing children end up on milk cartons?...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on April 21, 2012 at 3:40 am By:
Health Literacy Medical School
Why Did Missing Children Start Showing Up on Milk Cartons & Why Don't They Today? http://t.co/1dLF9zZf @PalmerBrian
Etan Patz search renewed: Can cadaver dogs smell 30-year-old corpses? - Slate Magazine
slate.com — “Police on Thursday revived their search for Etan Patz, a 6-year-old who disappeared in 1979 en route to a New York City bus stop, after a cadaver-sniffing dog recently detected the odor of human remains in a basement near Patz’s SoHo home. Can dogs really smell 33-year-old remains? Yes, if...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on April 20, 2012 at 8:06 am By:
Newport Beach Vet Veterinarian
Searching for Etan Patz: Can cadaver dogs really sniff out 30-year-old remains? http://t.co/tpqbeFzG kudos @slate
Are video games making kids fat? Screen time and childhood obesity. - Slate Magazine
slate.com — “Talk about a disparity between theory and practice. The American Academy of Pediatrics tells parents that children’s total entertainment media time should not exceed two hours daily. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, average kids watch at least twice that much television. They also spend more than an hour per...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on April 14, 2012 at 8:00 pm By:
Dr Sampurna Roy Pathologist, Physician, and Doctor
Are TV and Video Games Making Kids Fat? http://t.co/XJV4crUX
Project Glass: Google publicly announces augmented-reality glasses. [VIDEO]
slate.com — “Project Glass: Google publicly announces augmented-reality glasses. [VIDEO]” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on April 10, 2012 at 2:43 pm By:
Dr. Eitan Schwarz Doctor, Psychiatrist, and Physician
Google http://t.co/JpB1BNlz Moves Forward With Its Long-Rumored Augmented-Reality Glasses on Slate http://t.co/9RJehCCN
Fast food restaurants that serve alcohol: a guide to Chipotle, Shake Shack, and other places with booze. - Slate Magazine
slate.com — “In February, Slate’s Matt Yglesias noted that a White Castle in Indiana had begun selling wine to go along with its sliders. This made perfect sense to me, as everyone knows wine-rowdy is the best state of mind in which to eat White Castle. In fact, I wondered why other...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on April 9, 2012 at 6:11 pm By:
Meenakshi Budhraja Doctor, Internist, Gastroenterologist, and Physician
Fast Booze http://t.co/YtIFu5iX (Do we need this?)
Which Major Religion Has the Most Holidays? - Slate Magazine
slate.com — “Friday is a big day in two of the world’s major religions. Christians celebrate Good Friday, the day of Jesus’ crucifixion, while Jews begin Passover, the holiday marking their ancestors’ escape from ancient Egypt. Which of the world's major religions has the most festivals and holidays throughout the year? Hinduism...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on April 6, 2012 at 10:16 pm By:
Meenakshi Budhraja Doctor, Internist, Gastroenterologist, and Physician
Which Religion Has the Most Holidays? http://t.co/9AcBwjZn
Agro-ecology: Lessons from Cuba on agriculture, food, and climate change. - Slate Magazine
slate.com — “On Thursday, April 12, Future Tense, a partnership of Slate, the New America Foundation, and Arizona State, will host a live event in Washington, D.C. on the future of food. “Feeding the World While the Earth Cooks” will examine post-climate-change agriculture, the rising demand for meat, and more. Click here...” View full resource at slate.com
Most Recently Shared on April 5, 2012 at 4:00 pm By:
Meenakshi Budhraja Doctor, Internist, Gastroenterologist, and Physician
What Cuba Can Teach Us About Food and Climate Change http://t.co/jz3tzhH3
