Dan Goodman - Lots Of Info On His Site
The post above reveals my hidden desire to do gynecological research, but delving deeper into Dan's website I came across a whole lot more good stuff:
Public Release: 24-Nov-2006
African Journal of Ecology
Impact of climate change in Africa
Africa is the continent that will suffer most under global warming. Past history gives us lessons on the likely effects of future climate change. Of greatest concern are the "large infrequent disturbances" to the climate as these will have the most devastating effects. In a study from the Kenyan Tsavo National Park published today in the African Journal of Ecology, Dr. Lindsey Gillson uncovers evidence for a drought that coincided with a harrowing period of Maasai history. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-11/bpl-ioc111506.php
Public Release: 21-Nov-2006
Journal of Law and Economics
Employers who perform background checks hire more black workers
A new study in the current issue of the Journal of Law and Economics finds that employers who choose to perform criminal background checks end up hiring more black workers -- especially black men. Employers who systematically check criminal background during the hiring process are 8.4 percentage points more likely to have hired a black applicant into their most recently filled position.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-11/uocp-ewp112106.php
Public Release: 20-Nov-2006
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Touch tracking bypasses mind control
For people unable to simultaneously rub their stomach while patting their head, a new twist may be at hand. Touch, rather than concentration, could let people multi-task with their hands, and this may also potentially help improve the performance of people with coordination problems, according to psychologists. National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-11/ps-ttb112006.php
Public Release: 20-Nov-2006
Archives of Dermatology
Marathon runners may be at increased risk for skin cancer
In an Austrian study, marathon runners had more atypical moles and other skin lesions suggestive of a risk for skin cancer than did a comparison group of age- and sex-matched controls, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-11/jaaj-mrm111606.php
You'd think somebody would build a large dome so they could run these marathons indoors out of the sun.
