Archive for the 'General Science' Category

Older doctors are more passionate?

January 6th, 2008

Happened to be surfing the web and ran across the Prayer of Maimonides, which is sometimes recited by medical students instead of the Hippocratic Oath. It’s a beautiful prayer, really.
But one thing struck me about “Maimonides’” view of older colleagues:
Imbue my soul with gentleness and calmness when older colleagues, proud of their age, wish […]

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September 29th, 2007

While working on my dissertation, AdSense thought my needs might be met by a certain company that specializes in writing term papers for lazy students. “No plagiarism” and “EXPERT writers” the ad promised.
How could I not investigate further? Here’s a screenshot.

UCS: Science Idol

July 3rd, 2007

The Union of Concerned Scientists is holding its annual editorial cartoon contest. This year’s topic: Politics and Science.