Deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia … Rambo comes face to face with an Indochinese Tiger. A vicious battle ensues, with Rambo finally strangling the beast with his bare hands. Afterwards, he notices a long deep gash in his shoulder. Using some old fishing line...
In the olden days, and by “olden” I mean … last year, vaccinating patients against pneumonia was simple—we gave everyone one shot at age 65 and that was it, but new recommendations have created a lot of confusion. Let’s remedy that and rock your world at the...
Phenomenon of quantum entanglement. It was introduced to me during my undergraduate days at UCLA in classes in physics and physical chemistry. I, along with scores of other people, have been mulling over the disturbing consequences ever since. If quantum physics were...
Of all the silly urban legends … this one seems particularly difficult to kill off. You do not need to drink eight glasses of water per day. You do not need to drink more water than what your normal thirst would dictate. The thirst mechanism has been subject to...
“What is a super bug and how do you …” make one? The term “super bug” always reminds me of the 1972 Black exploitation film Super Fly, starring Ron O’Neil. The movie’s trailer featured the tagline, “He’s got a plan to stick it to the man!” Back then,...
