Why Can’t We Remember Being Babies?

by | Jul 9, 2026 | Medicine

I’ve been enjoying a TV series called “Unforgettable”. It’s about a detective who has perfect recall of every event she has experienced in her life. This rare trait helps her solve murder cases, of course. In truth, there are fewer than 100 documented people in the...

What Really Killed Beethoven?

by | Jun 11, 2026 | Medicine

Ludwig van Beethoven, the unparalleled musical genius, died in 1827 at the age of 57. We all remember he was deaf. What a bitter disability for a composer. It is hard to imagine he composed his famous 9th Symphony (including the monumental Ode to Joy) after he lost...

Is Your Car Trying to Kill You??

by | May 29, 2026 | Medicine

No, this is not an essay about emissions, or seatbelts, or fatal car accidents. It’s something more unexpected and surprising. First (You know me by now.), we need a little history lesson. In July 1976, (Happy Bicentennial!), there was a convention of 4000 people-...

Why Can’t We Grow New Body Parts??

by | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized

Fishermen used to chop up starfish, trying to get rid of them. Little did they know, if you cut a starfish into bits, any piece that retains part of the central hub will regrow into a whole new starfish! Lizards and amphibians can drop their tail if they need to...

Teddy Roosevelt and Harry Potter Had These. Do you?

by | May 14, 2026 | Medicine

Are you wearing glasses or contacts to read this? If so, join the 75% of American adults who need some type of vision correction. Of that 75%, 64% wear prescription glasses. That means that almost 200 million Americans use glasses to see well. Only 15% of us who need...