The NTP (National Toxicology Program) has released its report on Bisphenol A. Of the four conclusions presented, one reflects some concern, one minimal concern, and the other two negligible concern. Note that the possible levels …

I’m obviously thinking too much!

taxing mental effort appears to cause people to eat significantly more food, even though it doesn’t burn many more calories than sitting around and relaxing

[via ars]

The focus this week has been on molecular symmetry, symmetry elements and operations, point groups and point group assignment, with a brief intro to character tables.
A few take home points:

a molecule is considered to have …

Well as long as there’s a healthy debate, it must be OK…

In a 2006 gubernatorial debate, the soon-to-be governor of Alaska said of evolution and creation education, “Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of …

The first ‘Molecule of the Week’ (MotW) is a gold(I) catenane published in the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition (Goldup, S.M.; Leigh, D.A.; Lusby, P.J.; McBurney, R.T.; Slawin, A.M.Z. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. …

Seems like a decent list of online web apps ‘for students,’ though I think it’s appropriate for anyone. No. 1, Evernote, looks the most interesting to me, but as I’ve been using some version of …

I hope you all had a wonderful summer full of rest, relaxation, and other quality time away from good old VU! I know I’m well rested and absolutely ready to go! OK, maybe not, but …

I’m about as big of a golf fan as there is and love the lush fairways and greens that we see (in high def no less) at Augusta National each April, but is it sustainable? …

Obviously, ghostwriting pharmaceutical research studies isn’t new(s)…
“The pharmaceutical industry relies on ghost-written publications in peer-reviewed journals as part of their marketing plans,” said Fugh-Berman. “Physicians rely on information in the medical literature to make treatment …

More on Merck’s ghostwriting of research reports. Makes me wonder who else is doing it and to what extent.

“It almost calls into question all legitimate research that’s been conducted by the pharmaceutical industry with the …

I’m not sure what bothers me more, the questionable ethics of the academic ‘scientists’ or that of the drug companies. I guess I’m too use to big pharma’s behavior to be that surprised and I …

Bisphenol A is prevalent in consumer products and persistent in the environment. The draft of the NTP (National Toxicology Program) report on Bisphenol A can be found here.

Canadian health authorities announced today that they’re formally …

Wow! With an 18% reduction in the growth of emissions, this whole “global warming” thing should be licked in no time!

“It is now time for the U.S. to look beyond 2012 and take the next …