The Science of Life

I just finished the book " The Vaccine Narrative " by Dr. Jacob Heller.  I feel it is a good idea to post a review of it on here, since it fits all of what I am trying to do with this blog.  Fair warning, if you intend to read this book without spoilers, this review does have spoilers a plenty. Dr. Heller looks at the narrative through history of the pro-vaccination side of the public argument we all know about.  He opens with the sentiment that yes, he is pro-vaccination, but he also feels the need to correct misconceptions which are prevalent in the narrative propagated by his side of the public debate.  The best way to convince those with legitimate concerns about vaccines (not those who are anti-vax conspirators, but those who have questions as a result of those conspiracy theorists) is to be completely open and honest about all aspects of vaccines, not just those aspects which are positive.  The first step in being honest to concerned parents is to...

Last Week, I mentioned I would do a blog on the importance of keeping a good lab notebook this week. So this is me fulfilling that statement. Think of this as a weird part two to last weeks blog; kind of like “Let's Kill Hitler” to “A Good Man Goes to War”. The lab notebook has it's sticky little fingers in every single aspect of your modern, western life. The buildings which surround you and in which you live and frequent. The clothing which you wear. The food you eat. The computer you are reading this on. The internet networks that allow you to access this website. Thumb drives. The military. Medical science. The PA systems of poetry readings and stage performances such as plays. Batteries. Vehicles. Weapons. Drugs, legal as well as illegal. Television. Every aspect of your life, no matter how minor and minute or how big and grand it is, it depends on the lab notebook. Here, I will provide a few examples. The first is for those of you who are hip with...