Thanks for the help, Sister. That sorts things out a bit.

I sure as hell envy your JSTOR access. I run into that particular wall maybe ten times a week.

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God bless SciAm for trying, but why did they say it was a double-blind when it was single-blind, and which way was it blind? The assumption is that the subjects didn't know and the experimenters did, but I find it likely that it was the other way around -- i.e., the subjects probably could tell when their phone was active, especially if it was doing things like glowing and/or making noise.

Also the fascination with brain waves is a little too fifty years ago. I'm not sure how well you'd sleep with a phone strapped to your head and shoved into an fMRI helmet, but surely you can look for actual boats in the water these days instead of just watching the ripples on the shore...

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I don't know jack about babies, but I know what an umbilical cord is, I know what meconium is, and I thought the metaphor was funny. And apt. And added flavor -- if not necessarily taste. :)

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I'm clapping, but with only one hand.

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Forgive me, but the entirety of NeuroQuantology looks flaky to me, starting with Issue 1:

http://www.neuroquantology.com/journal/index.php/nq/issue/view/1

Awesome cover, though.

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I love that their "Hello, My Name Is" tags are adhesive panty liners.

Those things are also good for a streak-free shine on windows and mirrors.

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I'm a little shocked to see Justin Wilson back from the dead. I miss the red suspenders, though.

"I gaa-ron-tee the earth is flat!"