Is It Possible to Control Cancer Without Killing It?

9/18.14. Dr. Jerome Groopman reviews the medical progress.


http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/15/transformation-3

Your Brain on Metaphors

9/6/14.  Elvis understood metaphors:

She touched my hand, what a chill I got.
Her lips are like a volcano that's hot.
I'm proud to say that she's my buttercup.
I'm in love; I'm all shook up.

http://chronicle.com/article/Your-Brain-on-Metaphors/148495/

Walking and Thinking

9/6/14. Give me the simple life.

http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/walking-helps-us-think?src=mp

Joan Rivers: The Entertainer RIP

9/6/14. Peggy Noonan on JR.


http://blogs.wsj.com/peggynoonan/2014/09/05/joan-rivers-the-entertainer/

Notes on Whats So Damn Funny

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article/notes-on-whats-so-damn-funny/

On the History of Dentistry

9/4/14. Be glad your dentist appointment is not 150 years ago.


http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/white-knuckle-adventures-in-early-dentistry/