World Overpopulation

            The world has too many people.  During the first Earth Day in April of 1970, I was a participant in a symposium at then California State College in California, Pennsylvania.  I was a freshman professor of biology and was given the assignment by the department head to give a 15 minute presentation on population [...]

Losing Weight

Losing Weight               I am writing this as a follow-up to my previous blog on diabetes.  America is becoming obese.  Placing the blame is not my prerogative…only helping people understand the causes, how to prevent it and also how to correct it.  Most people have preconceived notions about what causes obesity.  I grew up [...]

Diabetes

DIABETES               I have decided to write about the greatest health threat to Americans because I feel that understanding the disease may help people avoid and battle it.  Diabetes is characterized by elevated blood glucose, elevated blood pressure and an increased urine production. There is a cause and effect physiological response in which elevated [...]

Alien Hand Syndrome

Economy by a citizen

I am not an economist.  However, I am college educated, and have earned a Ph. D., and enjoyed more than 40 years of college teaching in the biological sciences.  I realize that there has been predatory lending amongst our financial institutions and that those recipients of the loans are somewhat at fault. Their fault is [...]

The Edge Effect

The Edge Effect               Most people think that scientists are part of geekdom when in reality, we are down-to-earth people who simply think beyond the box, applying  science to everyday life.  About ten years ago, a visiting professor filled an empty faculty position in my department, satisfying an environmental position. He was a dynamic, [...]

Synergy

The choice of the word synergy for this blog reflects the author’s attempt to intertwine science and politics, humor and seriousness and common sense and ideology.