Medical Marijuana and Traffic Accidents//Ron Rosedale Critiques Body Mass Index Study

HEADLINES: Diabetes Drug Metformin – University of Pennsylvania Researcher Morris Birnbaum reports in Nature that Metformin blocks a hormone that tells the liver to melt muscle to make more blood sugar. (Go here for an extended interview with Morris Birnbaum) Climate Change – Research shows that timely political action has a bigger impact than waiting. … Continue reading “Medical Marijuana and Traffic Accidents//Ron Rosedale Critiques Body Mass Index Study”

Underwater Volcanoes // Sleep

Underwater Volcanoes (start time 5:45). Most of our planet’s volcanoes are out of sight, and largely out of mind. Hidden under sometimes thousands of feet of water, volcanoes on the sea floor bubble and boil away without our knowledge and largely without our understanding. We talk with Oregon State University volcanologist Bill Chadwick about some … Continue reading “Underwater Volcanoes // Sleep”