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July 13, 2017
Live Blogging from the XXXVth IALMH Meeting in Prague: Panel on the Amanda Knox & Raffaele Sollecito CaseExonerated: Ten Years and Many Insights Later
We presented this week at the XXXVth International Congress on Law and Mental Health, the bi-annual meeting of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health (IALMH), at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, in a panel session “Exonerated: Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, Ten Years and Many Insights Later.” The panel was chaired by […]
June 4, 2017
“Inheritance, Italian Style” (2016) Just Released!
Five sisters return to their home in Sicily to divide the family art & furniture, and all hell breaks loose! Inheritance, Italian Style (2016) is an independent feature film from Laughing Cow Productions. “A fun film… sustained entertainment.” “Battle between the sexes… in which the men do not come out ahead.” “Anyone with an interest […]
May 20, 2017
The Fastest Growing Religion on Earth
ge•ne•al•o•gy(jn-l-j, -l-, jn-) n. pl. ge•ne•al•o•gies 1. A record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree. 2. Direct descent from an ancestor; lineage or pedigree. 3. The study or investigation of ancestry and family histories. * * * The derivation of the word […]
May 3, 2017
Malaria Drugs if they Don’t Kill You Will Drive You Crazy
Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stipulated that a black box warning be put on the label for the anti-malarial drug Larium for possible neurological and psychiatric side effects. The sad truth is that this drug has been driving people nuts for years, as I have written about extensively before. Most recently I […]
May 2, 2017
Let Them Eat Ritalin
It seems strange that the diagnosis of Attention Deficits Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) been increasing so dramatically over the past few years. Ten per cent of boys in America are prescribed some kind of stimulant for the treatment of ADHD or other mental conditions. The elimination of recess, lengthening of the school year, and insistence that […]
April 27, 2017
Genealogy Super-Sleuthing
I recently received a comment on my book about genealogy The Fastest Growing Religion on Earth: How Genealogy Captured the Hearts and Brains of Americans. Bullocks from the UK Not very sophisticated, sure. I always have problems with people who use the term UK or United Kingdom since it is no longer United, or… er… […]
The Disabling Effects of Spina Bifida
Tonight Mrs. Bremner and I attended a fund raising event for the Sophie’s Voice Foundation for Spina Bifida. The actor/actress pair Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Parker on behalf of the foundation donated $75,000 to the research program of Dr. Godfrey Oakley, who discovered the link between folic acid deficiency and the disabling birth defect of […]
Karen Has A Handel On Her Campagin
Karen Handel is the Republican nominee for the congressional seat recently vacated by Tom Price in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District and the candidate coronated by the Democratic Party, Jon Ossoff. At least this race will be more interesting than the last one. Karen has run for Senate and Governor of Georgia in the past, where […]
April 23, 2017
Science March Atlanta 2017: Yeah, Facts!
Yesterday was Earth Day and the Science March in Atlanta’s Freedom Park. Scientists are getting more involved in politics, myself included, since the shit hit the fan with the last election and the ushering in of a bunch of science and climate change denialists. You’d think things might have advanced over the last four hundred […]
April 20, 2017
My Parents Are Obsessed With Dead People
[from The Fastest Growing Religion on Earth: How Genealogy Captured America.] On September 27, 2006, “Curious” wrote the following letter to advice columnist Cary Tennis on salon.com: “Dear Cary, “My parents are obsessed with dead people. “No, not ghosts. Genealogy. “They are baby boomers and have been tracing their lineage for several years now. They […]
