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Friday
Mar012013

Time's Steve Brill On Healthcare: "Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us"

Friday
Mar012013

Toxic Couches and What To Do About Them

A very reassuring and positive approach to the rather discouraging reality of toxins in couches and other upholstered furniture from the Natural Resource Defense Council.  Because of the council's work it's possible to take action, and not just sit around and breathe in toxins.  

Friday
Jan252013

Underberg Bitters: A (Very Casual) Review

The Q Brothers are the laid back reviewers at smallflower.com, one of our favorite resources for finding all things herbal and natural.  See more of their amusing review here.

Thursday
Jan242013

Dean Ornish: Healing the Heart Through Diet

Friday
Jan182013

A Device to Correct Posture, and Put An End to Nagging

LumoBack, a device to correct posture, was founded by entrepreneur Andrew Chang. 

Tuesday
Jan082013

Science On A Sphere: A Digital Globe Brings Home Earth's Beauty and Challenges

Read The New York Times story about digital globes.

Wednesday
Dec122012

Personalized Medicine, Explained

Wednesday
Dec122012

The Hidden Costs of Soda

Thursday
Nov292012

"The Antidote" by Oliver Burkeman Challenges the Happiness Industry

In The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking, British journalist Oliver Burkeman (who explains his approach in this video) dares to explore the power of negative thinking. It's about time someone stand up for the dark side.

Friday
Nov162012

Ai Wei Wei, Never Sorry: A Documentary About the Indomitable Chinese Artist

The trailer for Never Sorry, winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. 

Friday
Nov162012

To Harness the Healing Power of Love Letters: One Woman's Crusade

Saturday
Oct272012

Dr. Terry Wahls Says She Reversed MS With A Hunter-Gatherer Diet

Dr. Terry Wahls' TEDx talk. Compelling despite the flat delivery.

Friday
Oct262012

Adaptive Medicine, An Intellectual Rapper's Healthcare Solution

The Swedish Medical Center in Seattle commissioned artist Baba Brinkman to write this healthcare rap for a Healthcare Symposium in 2010.

Friday
Oct122012

NutriBullet vs. Vitamix: Juice Extractor Showdown

Despite the hokey talk-show format, this is a pretty good review of two top-selling juice extractors. Ultimately, it comes down to functionality and price. For a straightforward juice extractor the NutriBullet seems a good buy at about $120, but the Vitamix makes a range of foods from soup to sorbet, and it's more of a lifetime investment at $650 for a deluxe model at Williams Sonoma.

Friday
Oct052012

Escape Fire, the Movie about Transforming Medicine

Thursday
Jun282012

Physicists Study Social Networks: Remember Kevin Bacon?

Social networks are all the rage in physics and epidemiology right now.  But Kevin Bacon could have explained it all years ago....

Wednesday
Jun062012

Nike "Make Yourself" Team Sharapova

Tuesday
May152012

Welcome to LIfe: Science Fiction Meets Reincarnation

Tuesday
Jan312012

A Doctor's Worse Fear Unmasked

Tuesday
Mar012011

Wither The Bluefin