As a voracious reader and academic-in-the-making, I cannot help but be a bit of a Luddite in some instances. One thing that I tend to be very defensive about is the future for that object known as “the book.” The internet is great. You have navigated its wiles and have ended up here, reading this […]
At risk of merely propagating other’s ideas instead of making novel contributions to the blogosphere, I recommend everyone reading this short piece from Paul Krugman regarding his disillusionment with the Obama campaign.
A new blog on science/evidence based medicine caught my eye. It is written mostly, if not completely, by practicing doctors - most of them seem to be academic researchers. They plan to have a daily entry reviewing the evidence for some medical topic or debunking a medical modality that is not supported by […]