Category Archives: Science

Objects in Space

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Kevin A. Barnes

Distances in space can be a very relative thing. After all, the universe is billions of light years1 across. So I had to laugh yesterday when reading a NASA news item2 that described a recently discovered black hole (named SN … Read the rest of this entry →

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Five people I’d like to meet

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Kevin A. Barnes

This week BizTimes.com ran an article about the “10 People who are Changing Milwaukee” and it started me thinking about the various people I’d like to meet. Before creating my list, I set a few basic ground rules: Unlike the BizTimes … Read the rest of this entry →

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Is psychiatry’s bible still in the dark ages?

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Kevin A. Barnes

New Scientist recently published an article1 describing the conflict that has emerged in American psychiatry over the upcoming revised version of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), frequently referred to as psychiatry’s bible. From my point of … Read the rest of this entry →

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Is generic Remicade (Humira, etc.) in our future?

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Kevin A. Barnes

As part of $3K in 3 Weeks, here is another in a series of articles on current issues and topics related to Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Did you know that biologics1 such as Remicade, Humira, and Cimzia – used … Read the rest of this entry →

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Last of the Original Rocketmen

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Kevin A. Barnes

Earlier this week I learned from the NASA website that Konrad Dannenberg died on Monday at the age of 96. Dannenberg was a key member of Wernher von Braun’s original engineering team that developed the hardware and processes which enabled … Read the rest of this entry →

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