Tag: NIH

Why I (probably) Won’t Catch Ebola

Why I (probably) Won’t Catch Ebola

This post is mirrored from the author’s blog The Frawlicking Rambler. by Robert Frawley There is a lot of concern about Ebola and rightfully so. It is a terrible disease, spreading exponentially in three West African countries, and to contain the spread we must bring aid […]

A 3 Billion Dollar Mistake: Why the American government should think twice about a Brain Activity Map (BAM)

A 3 Billion Dollar Mistake: Why the American government should think twice about a Brain Activity Map (BAM)

Update: The United States government has released more information about the specifics of their brain mapping project, now called the BRAIN Initiative. I break down the details and discuss the pros and cons here.   By Gabrielle Rabinowitz, @GabrielleRab In the 2013 State of the […]

Fiscal Cliff Part I: The next big challenge for science

Fiscal Cliff Part I: The next big challenge for science

By Christina Pyrgaki, @CPyrgaki For the last 35 years, the University of Lake Superior has published a list of banished words – words in the English language that are deemed overused, misused, or useless. Topping the 2013 version was a term that no American has […]