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Because Dr Isis wants to be entertained… In my desk: a comb, a watch & iPod charger I rarely never use because I have a smartphone for the gym, naproxen, lotion (that I really only use in winter), gum (from … Continue reading →

I’ve never been a sleepwalker. I occasionally mutter things in my sleep, but I don’t wander around doing things of which I have no recollection. Or at least that’s what I thought. Then yesterday I woke up and found I … Continue reading →

Humans in my life are fond of analogies. I think it’s true of many humans in general. We try to take big, complex events and systems and shoehorn them into a model that seems less abstract to our minds. Sometimes … Continue reading →

Last year, I turned 30. It’s one of those numbers that often causes humans to pause and think about what we want to accomplish in the next decade of our lives – run a(nother) marathon, travel the world, land an … Continue reading →

  Policy needs more science. Science needs more funding. Funding needs limited politically motivated restrictions. These are common refrains among the scientific community, but what do we need to do to get there? On Saturday, the American Physiological Society hosted … Continue reading →