Wednesday, January 31, 2007

For reading on the bus

I really like reading research articles on the computer, and my laptop is great for me to be able to read wherever I am. But, it kills my eyes. My powerbook screen is pretty good, though small, and pretty bright, though not quite bright enough for reading pdf's that show up in two columns. Plus, there's just something about being able to hold something flexible when you're reading. The Nature article linked from the title of this entry talks about a new display that's flexible and lightweight for reading while travelling...

It also says it will create a 'new market' for such devices. I sure hope they make it past the research stage... Hey! I'm a market!

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Friday, January 19, 2007

Cambodian "jungle girl" struggles to adapt

Too bad she wasn't "discovered" here-she'd have highly trained linguists and psychologists crawling all over her... She might yet anyway. (click on the title for the link)

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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Escape From the Nursing Home

A good NY Times opinion article (click on the title to go there). There's a lot to be said for this method, and it would make the lives of overworked nursing home employees that much better too!

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Monday, January 15, 2007

Study Detects a Gene Linked to Alzheimer’s

The title links to the NY Times article about the study in Nature Genetics finding a variant form of a particular gene, SORL1, in a group of people more likely to have late-onset AD. ... !

Here's the Nature Genetics abstract.

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