Jun200913

Eastwood

4

Mental Illness in Newspapers: Emerging Trends

Newspapers carry an important responsibility in informing the general public of current issues. Being an inseparable part of the news media, they have been identified as a major source of…

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Jun200913

Eastwood

6

Psychology and International Relations: Operant Conditioning of North Korea

North Korea has been a popular topic in the news lately. We are seeing a gradual escalation in provocative behaviour. For example, North Korea's recent test of a nuclear detonation shortly after a…

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Jun200911

Eastwood

0

Feeling Good

Despite having numerous obstacles ahead, I'm feeling good. Of course, summer term 1 classes are nearly over -- satisfaction is high. Is this what learning feels like? I'm I beginning to find a grip? Aye. Aye…

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Jun200904

Eastwood

2

Reclaiming the Night: an Essay

We, students, live in a sleep-deprived world. I can easily recall many dreadful early-morning classes – having rushed to a lecture before the sun had fully risen, sitting at a desk with a pounding headache…

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Jun200903

Eastwood

9

If I Had Time

If I had [more] time I would Blog Do the Grouse Grind more than just 1x a week Listen to hours worth of accumulated BBC podcasts, ones that I never got around to Read The Lancet

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May200920

Eastwood

2

I Found the Elixir of Life!

Well, not exactly. But I did find a treatment that does the following:
  • Strengthens memory
  • Increases concentration
  • Boosts mood
  • Moderates hunger and obesity
  • Fortifies the disease-fighting immune system
  • Lessens the risk of fatal accidents
And guess what? No clinical trials or FDA…

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May200917

Eastwood

6

Deinococcus radiodurans: a radio-resistant bacterium with a multitude of applications

Allan Bisnar, Garrett Hinchey, Eastwood Zhao University of British Columbia; Biology 112 March 2009 In this report, the organism Deinococcus radiodurans is examined in detail, with a specific focus on its incredible resistance to radiation, as well as…

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Apr200925

Eastwood

2

Intuition. Fear. Reluctance.

"Ergo, we will spend tens of billions to save future thousands, yet are reluctant to spend a few billion to save millions". I'm currently reading "Tall Tales about the Mind & Brain" -- a collection of…

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Apr200924

Eastwood

0

New Outbreak of Human Swine Influenza (H1N1)

Here is a considerably serious news item: a mutated strain of the H1N1 virus -- responsible for the human form of Swine Influenza -- has made its debut in Mexico and parts of…

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Apr200924

Eastwood

0

Janet Napolitano on Canada-US Border

Here's a rather laughable, news-worthy item. Yesterday, Rex Murphy did a superb commentary on the newly-appointed Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States, Janet Napolitano. In short, according to Napolitano:
  • The 9-11 attackers

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