http://artins.org/ben Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:19:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/11-health-myths-that-may-surprise-you/ A blog of funny (and real) scientific articles. http://www.ncbirofl.com/ Give your money to teachers who can use it http://www.adoptaclassroom.com/index.aspx?Private=0&inter=0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYaczoJMRhs http://www.plausiblydeniable.com/opinion/gsf.html "I concluded that you can't build your life around a fantasy of conformity" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susie-bright/my-mommys-job_b_20899.html Overview of social, ethical, and religious developments surrounding the research into use of anesthesia in surgery. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/06/07/the_day_pain_died_what_really_happened_during_the_most_famous_moment_in_boston_medicine/?page=full Twelve-minute video guide to the Merci clot removal device, used to treat moderate to severe stroke. It is, essentially, a millimeter-scale plumbing snake inserted into a patient's brain. http://www.concentric-medical.com/upload_images/APM0100_C_Merci%20Retrieval%20System%20Procedure%20Guide%20(Erlanger)(1).zip http://illusioncontest.neuralcorrelate.com/ Physiological response section explains why you can get dizzy while blowing balloons even if you don't hyperventilate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valsalva_maneuver Paralyzed from the neck down since she was 11, she lived in an iron lung for the remainder of her life. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/us/10mason.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all 'We report a case of a patient presenting with acute alcohol intoxication in which the ensuing “hangover” was due to a knife blade deeply retained in the brain parenchyma.' http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16439727 "Lawns are nature purged of sex and death." http://www.michaelpollan.com/article.php?id=33 http://james-iry.blogspot.com/2009/05/brief-incomplete-and-mostly-wrong.html http://sydneypadua.com/2dgoggles/lovelace-the-origin-2/ A number of excellent points, including "The greatest disruption of the economy will come from the uncoordinated efforts of the general public to avoid infection." http://www.who.int/dg/speeches/2009/influenza_a_h1n1_situation_20090504/en/index.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYw2ewoO6c4 "People who are emotionally secure, who view life's problems as manageable and who feel safe and protected tend to show the greatest empathy for strangers and to act altruistically and compassionately. " http://www.newsweek.com/id/195117 My high-level brain is overrated. http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13489722 Succinct statement about placement of responsibility in communication that helps promote mutual understanding. http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/01/13/LawOfConversation An exceptionally thoughtful response to the (sadly) unexceptionally clueless conversation about gender in technical professions spurred by an ill-conceived presentation at Golden Gate Ruby Conference. http://lizkeogh.com/2009/04/29/i-am-not-a-pr0n-star-avoiding-unavoidable-associations/ A beautifully inspiring project that connects musicians of different backgrounds across the world. Check out their renditions of "One Love" (ep. 3) and "Stand By Me" (ep. 2). http://www.playingforchange.com/journey/introduction Flu pandemic planning and response recommendations for EMS providers http://www.iaemsc.org/pdfs/Response_Activities_Pandemic_Influenza_Readiness_4_26_09.pdf Ha! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090423.wsleep0423/BNStory/Science/ I, for one, welcome our new jazzy robot overlords. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy02lwvGv3U http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-05/ff_guidestones?currentPage=all A philosophy doctorate discusses his experience as a business consultant. "Much of management theory today is in fact the consecration of class interest", etc. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/200606/stewart-business An interview with a doctor and bioethicist regarding management on end-of-life care; touches on many personal and medical issues. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102638208 http://www.canadaeast.com/wellness/article/642824 http://alistapart.com/articles/indefenseofeyecandy Indeed, I do not http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227046.400-choice-blindness-you-dont-know-what-you-want.html http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/04/27/090427fa_fact_talbot?currentPage=all Lion cub raised by humans and returned to wilderness meets his human family again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md2CW4qp9e8&feature=player_embedded http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/2006/08/good-samaritan-laws.html http://www.CPRinstructor.com/NH-GS.htm http://www.CPRinstructor.com/VT-GS.htm http://www.cprinstructor.com/RI-GS.htm Ow. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/apr/16/urals-lung-operation-fir-tree Washington Post's third annual peep diorama contest. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2009/04/10/GA2009041001969.html http://www.supersimplestorageservice.com/ Interesting; indirectly explains why drinking doesn't appeal to me, too. http://www.sirc.org/publik/drinking6.html Sex ed in which people actually learn things; what a concept. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/02/01/lets_talk_about_sex?mode=PF Incredibly adorable Flash games. http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123543325221454001.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/us/04iowa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://smellofbooks.com/ Some studies suggest cell death after cardiac arrest can result from restoring oxygen supply to a still-alive cell. http://www.newsweek.com/id/35045 Is this a part of cats' world domination plot? http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5811a1.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57bfxsiVTd4 A light-emitting sheep display http://thestar.blogs.com/broadsides/2009/03/absolutely-no-reason-for-this-post-except-that-it-lefty-me-open-mouthed-enjoy.html http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/18943823/index.html It would be funnier if it was his thumb. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7949018.stm Correlation between onset of heart attack of symptoms and spending time in traffic (even as a public transportation passenger) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090313171310.htm http://cowbirdsinlove.com/357 Study on impact of immigrants' name changes to income in Sweden http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090310120357.htm Poly sitcom http://www.nwlive.tv/family/ Documentary about artistic representations of sex in contemporary America http://www.sexartfilm.com/index.html Magnificent 3D illusions painted on sidewalks. http://www.metanamorph.com/ Civics education for young people; what Sandra Day O'Connor has been working on since retiring from the Supreme Court http://ourcourts.org/default.php Comprehensive overview of legal and technical aspects of government surveillance and defending against it https://ssd.eff.org/ I am in complete awe of the crew's and controllers' composure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imDFSnklB0k http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4839818/Disabled-woman-given-mermaid-tail-to-help-her-swim.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v457/n7226/full/457148a.html http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/science-tattoo-emporium/ http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/rssstimulus Talk by Alex Lee of Oxo, the makers of the best kitchen utensils in the world. http://www.uiandus.com/2009/02/19/video/gems-of-unnoticed-problems/ The interviewer is slightly irritating, but I love the ease with which he and Belladonna are ad-libbing and flirting. She's so cute! http://popporn.com/node/759 Uncle Sam stars in a parody of The Wrestler http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0d308ebcbb/the-uncler-w-uncle-sam-and-alyssa-milano There's this, and then there's "import antigravity" http://glyphic.s3.amazonaws.com/ozone/mark/periodic/Periodic Table of the Operators A4 300dpi.jpg School founded that intends to arrange its non-traditional curriculum so as to take advantage of hi-tech resources available to today's kids. http://www.instituteofplay.com/node/199 A thoughtful review of a book about scientists who disagree with popular ideas about the global climate change. http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003532.php I've always wondered why we can take the color spectrum, map it to the edge of a color wheel, and not end up with a perceptive discontinuity. http://www.biotele.com/magenta.html Possibly related to my insecurities about makeup http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126957.300-how-your-looks-betray-your-personality.html?full=true All manner of shiny. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20121538 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/12/AR2009021201391.html?hpid=moreheadlines Warren Buffet, richest person in the world and a ukulele player, given a sack of money donated to artists playing the Beatles on the ukulele, donates it to a girls' empowerment group for the purpose of buying ukuleles. Also, ukuleles. http://ukulelia.com/2009/02/for-benefit-of-mr-buffett.html http://improveverywhere.com/2009/02/09/high-five-escalator/ Food for thought. Not sure I agree with his point about science. http://www.paulgraham.com/identity.html http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19170941 http://shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126941.700-born-believers-how-your-brain-creates-god.html A submissive feminist's views on kink http://www.alternet.org/sex/113745/bondage_and_humiliation_fantasies_--_and_the_feminists_who_enjoy_them_/?page=entire Differences between American Heart Association's 2000 CPR guidelines and the 2005 ones. http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1132621842912Winter2005.pdf Good sleep is important! http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v12/n2/abs/nn.2253.html http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=placebo-effect-a-cure-in-the-mind http://www.emsresponder.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=8925 The amount of thought and research that backs up EMS triage decisions is astounding. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr//pdf/rr/rr5801.pdf With a name like that, how can I not subscribe? http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW2-MrHNJSE I should read this as part of my EMS education. http://www.dyingwell.org/fewmonths.htm http://www.godlessgeeks.com/LINKS/KissingHanksAss.mov I really hope this still works at my age http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-serious-need-for-play Starts off meh, some good stuff at the end http://www.sciam.com/slideshow.cfm?id=sculpting-visual-illusions&thumbs=horizontal&photo_id=FA4BE755-A6A8-03D4-66DBB3038DFAFB6E The article is meh, but includes the funniest map of the UK. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/world/europe/23crapstone.html?_r=1 Well-articulated summary of probability-theoretical counter-argument to supernatural explanation of improbable events http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98OTsYfTt-c http://vimeo.com/1778399 Condom ad; amusing outtakes. http://superfad.com/player.php?project=251&item=566 By Guido http://python-history.blogspot.com/ http://www.track16.com/exhibitions/2009-01-10-iff/photos.php Tastes like geekiness http://www.flickr.com/photos/21474400@N04/2083342822/in/set-72157603359146328/