More Health Care May Not Be A Great Idea

More Health Care May Not Be A Great Idea

Are individuals, families and employers getting their money's worth from US healthcare? You'd think not, given the media full court press by the Obama administration for a federal health care plan at…
Save Newspapers by Banning Links?

Save Newspapers by Banning Links?

Someone's got issues with Web 2.0 - hell, with Web 1.0: Of all the misguided schemes put forth lately to save newspapers (micropayments! blame Google!), the one put forth by Judge Richard Posner has…
Help Prevent 'Sudden Cardiac Death'

Help Prevent 'Sudden Cardiac Death'

Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is an unexpected death caused by a sudden loss of heart function (sudden cardiac arrest, SCA). Every year, 400,000 adults die of SCD, making it one of the largest causes of…
Special Relativity Makes My Brain Hurt

Special Relativity Makes My Brain Hurt

Newton’s apple fell from the tree and after thumping the scientist on the head, fell benignly to the ground. If the same apple fell toward Einstein (and happened to have a little added atomic oomph…
Editors in Web2.0

Editors in Web2.0

Many people will write columns, fiction, games, et cetera for the joy of doing it.  But that leads me to an important distinction between writing versus publishing.  Writers-- good and bad…
Academics Drive Conspiracy Theories?

Academics Drive Conspiracy Theories?

Most conspiracy theories wouldn't gain much traction without unhinged academics: "The most destructive people linked to conspiracy theories and denialism are those with academic appointments - and…