January 2012
60 posts
Take Your Placebos, Or Die →
jtotheizzoe:
In a trail of drugs for heart disease, one group who took their drugs regularly, as directed were 40% likely to die than those who did not.
The catch? Both of those groups were taking placebos. From NeuroSkeptic
What the placebo adherence effect demonstrates is that there may be confounds no-one has thought of. They might even be impossible to measure. And if these mystery...
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“When the web started, I used to get really grumpy with people because they put...”
– Neil Gaiman on Copyright, Piracy, and the Commercial Value of the Web (X)
“As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this...”
– President Obama’s statement on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (via barackobama)
Watchbutchwalker:
hello all you wonderful people. do you remember the movie “Dazed and Confused”? me too. it was and still is one of my favorite movies. reflects my childhood so much, and also Ben Affleck is a TOTAL asshole in it. i gotta say though, when it comes to classic characters, Matthew McConaughey’s “Wooderson” took the cake… and the high school girls with him… so.. to commemorate the 20...
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daisydust:
New/Old Song?
IDK, but it is...
I am buying myself a new swimsuit for Iceland that...
blurintofocus:
There’s a tiny red bowtie. I am so thrilled I can’t articulate it.
How Bjork of you.
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“Justin Timberlake’s grandmother says Justin is engaged to Jessica Biel and they...”
– Crazy Days and Nights
I love Jessica Biel, and so does Justin Timberlake!
(via pickpocket)
IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS?? Sorry, most celeb marriages last approximately 1/10 that long.
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