In some of my earlier posts on subjects such as ivermectin and fluoride, I talked about ways that reasonably intelligent non-scientists can evaluate research. I think being able to do this is important for several reasons. Science denial and willful ignorance seem to be all around us these days, and while the right and MAGAContinueContinue reading “Gluten Sensitivity”
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Live Free or Die? Prohibition in New Hampshire
You may be aware that the state motto of New Hampshire is “Live Free or Die.” I once heard a comedian comment on this: “There’s a state that has had way too much coffee.” But you have to admire the sentiment; it’s right up there with “Give me liberty or give me death” and “It’sContinueContinue reading “Live Free or Die? Prohibition in New Hampshire”
Adventures in Fermentation: The Wonders of Kveik Yeast
I’ve mentioned in other posts my ongoing interest in brewing and fermentation. It started early, mostly as a byproduct of my desire to get hammered, but then it became what I would call a compelling interest. This reminds me of a quote from Freud in “Civilization and Its Discontents.” “Life, as we find it, isContinueContinue reading “Adventures in Fermentation: The Wonders of Kveik Yeast”
Reflections on Medical Ethics and Health Policy, or “Man, My Head Really Hurts!”
I was overdue for my dermatology appointment, so I set one up and went on in. By way of background, before I went bald and most of my hair turned white, I was a real redhead. You know the type. Green eyes, really pale skin, the kind that turns lobster red after a minute orContinueContinue reading “Reflections on Medical Ethics and Health Policy, or “Man, My Head Really Hurts!””
But For Vaccines, You Probably Wouldn’t Be Reading This Post
If you’ve followed my blog, you know that I didn’t get into this to change the world. There I was in Japan, with my little Samsung tablet and a cheap Bluetooth keyboard. On my own on the other side of the world, in the most foreign place I’ve ever been. I wanted to send someContinueContinue reading “But For Vaccines, You Probably Wouldn’t Be Reading This Post”
Fluoride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttlIuyMFwRw Sometimes, just by chance, events line up. My last post was about the ivermectin controversy and the way science can be distorted, either unintentionally or with malice. Then, right after I posted the piece, Robert Kennedy Jr. rolled out his “Make America Healthy Again” initiative. That led me to other views RFK Jr. hasContinueContinue reading “Fluoride”
Ivermectin, COVID, and the Politics of Medicine: A Case Study in How Science Works (and Sometimes Doesn’t)
I’ve avoided writing about politics—who needs the tsurris? But when science and policy collide, I can’t look away. Case in point: a group of New Hampshire legislators is pushing a bill to allow people to buy ivermectin without a prescription, presumably to treat COVID. So let’s take a closer look. What is ivermectin? Why didContinueContinue reading “Ivermectin, COVID, and the Politics of Medicine: A Case Study in How Science Works (and Sometimes Doesn’t)”
The Old Hag-A Special Kind of Sleep Terror
It’s a night like any other. You go to bed and drop off to sleep, but just as you start to drop off, you are jolted back into wakefulness. You hear a loud humming in your ears, and you try to sit up, but you find to your dismay that you are completely paralyzed. YouContinueContinue reading “The Old Hag-A Special Kind of Sleep Terror”
Wandering Shrink 