Hey all, I want to share with you what I have been working on the past year or so. You'll find a list of articles below about the brain and genetics, as well as how our understanding of these concepts can make us better people both at work and in our personal lives. Stay safe, … Continue reading Actualization
Author: jdgrinstein
Pasta Under Pressure: How Salt Affects Water’s Boiling Point
While trying and failing to emulate Massimo Bottura's pasta recipes or just trying to make a quick-fix-dinner of packaged mac-n-cheese, I've often found myself asking myself the same (enter expletive here) line of questioning about water, salt, and the boiling point:
Shrink Rays, A Submarine, And A Ride Through The Blood Stream: A ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Into Human Cell Diversity
As if shrunk-down on the miniaturized ship in the Fantastic Voyage with a front-seat, super-magnified view of the inside of the human body, zooming through the blood-stream on your way to fix a blood clot in the brain, you may have started to notice the cellular wilderness around you. Flat, fish scale-like cells line the … Continue reading Shrink Rays, A Submarine, And A Ride Through The Blood Stream: A ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Into Human Cell Diversity
My (Professional) Field Trip To The Fleet Science Center
I am not exactly sure of the last time I had gone to the Fleet Science Center, the science museum in San Diego – it had been fifteen to twenty years or so. Like many museums, not much had changed over the decades, the building itself and many of the exhibitions and features inside. And, … Continue reading My (Professional) Field Trip To The Fleet Science Center
Honey Mustard: Optical Illusions And Linguistic Blindspots
I’ll never forget the moment the essential ingredients of 'honey mustard' dawned upon my brother and I. Groaning and whining, we had thrown our hands up in defeat unable to find a jar of the condiment in our pantry to top off our oven-toasted chicken nugget craving. Then my roommate chimed in: I'm pretty sure … Continue reading Honey Mustard: Optical Illusions And Linguistic Blindspots
The Immiscibility Of Trendy News Reporting And Medical Science
It’s never been easier to get life science and medical news, and the public has a roaring appetite for it. We are overwhelmingly exposed to health-related news and it can influence our thoughts and behavior instantaneously. And with each news story, journalists and media outlets run the risk of publicizing a faulty health-related story that … Continue reading The Immiscibility Of Trendy News Reporting And Medical Science
Jonathan D. Grinstein, PhD 