After a long weekend of hearing and reading nothing but remembering the dead, I found myself musing about the concept of death itself – its significance in culture, law and … [Read more...]
Incredible medical research
August 20, 2009 By 4 Comments
In the late 1980s, I suffered from undiagnosed bleeding that four gynecologists concluded was caused by hormonal imbalance. One of those four doctors prescribed Premarin, a … [Read more...]
Ice Age, glaciers & ice caps
July 9, 2009 By 4 Comments
A couple of weeks ago, my husband saw a special on Discovery Channel about a group of scientists who had been studying glaciers in the North Pole. Part of the study was a … [Read more...]
Science used to be my favorite subject
January 10, 2009 By 20 Comments
People are different. And it shows in every aspect of life. How we dress, how we choose our friends, what kind of work we like to do... Even as early as grade school, … [Read more...]
Religion and science
January 8, 2009 By 7 Comments
The death of John Travolta’s teenaged son, Jett, sparked speculations that Jett was autistic and that his death could have been prevented had his parents allowed … [Read more...]
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