Science Fact: “Dress for success!” they used to say. “Clothes make the man.” “Follow the dress code.” When you choose how to dress, whether it’s at the store buying clothes or making a selection after you shower, you’re communicating both … Continue reading
Science Fact: Suicide is forbidden by law, forbidden by religious precepts, and is often a forbidden subject for conversation. In the previous post we considered the understandable human desire to prolong and preserve life. This post looks at the opposite: the … Continue reading
Science Fact: Hospital infection poses a deadly risk to every patient. One in twenty-five U.S. patients acquires a hospital infection. Alarmingly, 100,000 patients per year die as a result. The longer you are under care, the greater the risk that instead of … Continue reading
Science Fact: The five senses bring the world into our awareness. But who decided there were five senses, anyway? Five Senses. In Western culture many things we think we “know” often come from ancient Greece. Sure enough, Aristotle, who has … Continue reading