Tom Levenson will be on Skeptically Speaking later today, talking about his book Newton and the Counterfeiter.
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There are some remarkably evil people in this world. They come in all kinds. Some would probably seem relatively ordinary or perhaps respectable (like some of the leaders of the US government).
It looks like a simple piece of paper and it’s nearly as cheap, ideally costing just pennies. But despite its small size, it’s poised to make an enormous impact and potentially save thousands of lives.
While the blogosphere buzz is the potential anti-obesity therapy put forth by Ron Evans' group to turn on PPAR-delta, I was reminded of shortcomings in our nation's drug distribution system from the FDA Medwatch
I read this book in January or around there. It was a pretty interesting read.