There’s Gold in That Medicine

gold

Gold has real medicinal value. It is used in implanted devices like pacemakers, and of course in dental work. Some people believe a controversial liquid suspension called colloidal gold may have…

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Savants in the News

Kim Peek, the autistic savant who inspired the movie Rain Man

Last month I wrote a post on my experiences with Max Weisberg, a mentally disabled savant who put his numerical talents to work as a sports bookmaker. I’ve long been interested in…

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Did Abraham Lincoln Have Ataxia?

Abraham Lincoln

Recent research suggests that the U.S. President may have suffered from this mysterious neurological disease.  For nearly twenty years, people who have a kinship to Abraham Lincoln have been gathering…

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