Some -Personhood supporters- want fetus to be declared a person. If that becomes the law, one amusing question would be: Can a pregnant women legally drive in a car-pool lane? [ NPR- All Things Considered, June 1, 2011.]
Tracing the Spark of Creative Problem-Solving
“In a just completed study, researchers at Northwestern University found that people were more likely to solve word puzzles with sudden insight when they were amused, having just seen a short comedy routine.” (emphasis added) Hurray for Comedy Central!
Doors’ Morrison pardoned in indecent exposure case
Obscenity is time-dependent, like heliocentricity was in Galileo’s time.
U.S. Says Genes Should Not Be Eligible for Patents
Let us hope the US patent office gets this message. For more, read this 40 odd page “brief”.
For the legalese, click here. By the way, lawyers have missed the meaning of the word “brief”. I am one too, so do not write me nasty comments.
G.O.P. Captures House, but Not Senate
Impatient, scared, and angry America has spoken. So, let it be done.
One personal note of relief: I am glad corporations – a.k.a Ebay and HP- did not win in California. Welcome back, Jerry – I have been a long-time fan. All the best.
Firms Knew of Cement Flaws Before Spill, Panel Says
Hopefully, nobody did.
Note the stationary ad for ED promotion while this attractive young female doc talks about cholesterol and HD. Is this an infomercial on cholesterol and heart disease (HD), or an attempt to sell ED (erectile dysfunction) drugs to men with HD? You be the judge. Comments?
A few minutes ago, I saw a commercial for Plavix (a drug that can prevent future heart attacks, as per the commercial) on the CBS evening news with Katie Couric. After some seemingly “doctor” stuff, which can only impress people with IQs less than room temperature in Centigrade, not Fahrenheit, the actor Doc writes a prescription for Plavix in CAPS (PLAVIX). This made me wonder: Does the law in any state (which licenses physicians) allow kindergarderners to write prescriptions for this drug? I am now seeing the impact of a science-challenged sociey on commercial advertisement. By the way, Centigarde numbers are smaller that Fahrenheit numbers.
