The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Do Statins Make It Tough to Exercise?
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/do-statins-make-it-tough-to-exercise/
A number of years ago after a Doctor’s visit my doctor prescribed statins for me (I think the actual prescription was for Lipotor, not that it matters). While I am not a …
Outsourcing conservatism
Arizona’s new contraception law shows how the private sphere often leads the way for reactionary policies
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/15/outsourcing_conservatism/singleton/
What can’t be accomplished from within the government gets done anyway. Using the Constitution to shield un-Constitutional activities, picking and choosing …
Reasons That Vitamin D May Matter
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/reasons-to-place-a-bet-on-vitamin-d/
I started to become a believer in the ‘power’ of vitamin D a couple of winters ago. Through a somewhat unusual confluence of events I pretty much spent no time outside exposed to …
But it seems 5-6 hours a day is the max for a so-called ‘knowledge worker’:
Bring back the 40-hour work week
150 years of research proves that long hours at work kill profits, productivity and employees
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/14/bring_back_the_40_hour_work_week/singleton/
On the few …
Scott Turow on why we should fear Amazon
The feds might sue Apple and publishers over pricing. But a top author suggests the e-retailer’s playing monopoly
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/13/scott_turow_on_why_we_should_fear_amazon/singleton/
No upside comes without a downside, there are always losers to go with …
J.P. Morgan Chase’s Ugly Family Secrets Revealed
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/j-p-morgan-chases-ugly-family-secrets-revealed-20120313
If you have blood pressure problems you might not want to read the article above. It does, however, clearly outline the disparity in our so-called justice system where the oligarchy is totally …
Will red meat kill you?
More bad news for bacon lovers — a Harvard study offers urgent reasons to eat less
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/13/will_red_meat_kill_you/singleton/
My wife, someone who eschews beef, pork, chicken (except eggs) in favor of veggies and sea food was …
The Reproduction of Privilege
http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/the-reproduction-of-privilege/
Vertical mobility (the ability to be born to poor parents yet go on to be middle class, for instance) in the US has been steadily eroding for well over a generation. While there are certainly …
Life on Mars? Funding to find answers fades
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/national-international/article/Life-on-Mars-Funding-to-find-answers-fades-3401227.php
I am always a bit on the fence regarding big ticket research projects funded by tax payer dollars (I am not, however, against broad-based support for science via the doling out …
What’s wrong with Congress? It’s not big enough
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/09/opinion/flynn-expand-congress/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Man was I skeptical when I first read the title of the article! However, I was taken in when I read this:
…A seat in the House of Representatives has gone