There is little doubt that liberal and conservative brains do systematically differ. Liberals seem to have a bit missing where caution should be and an extra large bit where hatred resides. But proving that is another matter. The human brain is very complex and even particular parts of it seem to have many functions. The [...]

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Last week the team of Mannie Barling, Ashley F. Brooks, and Simon Barrett decided to stray out of our familiar territory of strictly health and nutrition. A common comment that our articles elicit is “Yes, I love organic food, it tastes better, it is healthier for you, but I cannot afford it. I have to [...]

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Programs filled with lots of police drama seem to always be interesting. Normally you can just about bet it won’t be boring at any time during the show. I use to sit at home and listen to my police scanner. I would always think how cool it would be to be a part of the [...]

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Tangled is just about the only movie that we actually got up and went to see when it was in the theater, rather than waiting for an offer to review the eventual DVD, so mad props for the trailer which we watched on-line, and which was promising enough to get us out of the house [...]

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I watched yesterdays Casey Anthony Frye Hearing with some incredulity. Jose Baez while arguing the defenses reasons for wishing to have certain scientific evidence removed from the trial, used what likely was a PowerPoint presentation to reinforce his points. The use of visual props can be a powerful court room tool. They provide a focal [...]

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The recession may have waned, but we aren’t out of the woods yet. The unemployment rate is still a staggering 9.5%. That’s millions of people without a job. Many who were displaced eventually got lower paying jobs, and are barely able to get by. Jobseekers’ desperation for employment makes them vulnerable to work-from-home scams and [...]

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