Correction : I wrote that Phase 2 tests for efficacy and safety. This is not accurate; Phase 2 only provides additional safety data (but it is accurate to say that less than 35% of drugs move out of Phase 2 testing). Phase 3 tests for efficacy. Also, there are cases other than cancer therapies in which individuals…

Agreed. Passing Phase 1 testing indicates only that “at the dosage we initially thought would be OK, this treatment doesn’t appear to be immediately toxic.” There is a certain amount of refinement done at this stage to test how much the body can tolerate and whether acute side effects can be diminished while keeping…

I came here for this, but I guess I’ll have to do it myself.

It’s the worst kind of moral dilemma, really. The legislation in question would allow access to drugs that have only passed Phase 1 testing. Phase 1 is literally “this drug does not appear to be immediately toxic at the dose we initially tried.” In every case except for cancer treatments, Phase 1 trials are conducted…

Or if they are walking on the ceiling and happen to look down through a skylight.

Dr. Q’s story and work is obviously terrific, and there’s a lot to say about his experiences and how the US fosters, or discourages, people like him. That aside — important as it is — I’d like to address the experience of confronting the brain, as you did.

Pigs, at least, will be unaffected because they physically cannot look upward. Source : Encyclopedia Brown. FINALLY A USE FOR THIS KNOWLEDGE.

Masks with #14 glass (the darkest) are OK; anything less than that is insufficient for preventing eye damage. Floppy disks, also not OK. As mentioned upthread, http://perkins.owu.edu/solar_viewing_safety.htm is a good resource for What Not To Do.

Welding goggles or masks with a number 14 glass (the darkest in the rating scale) are OK for direct viewing of the sun. Any rating below that is not. Also note that “stacking” welding goggles is not sufficient; two #7 glass inserts do not equal one #14 insert. See http://perkins.owu.edu/solar_viewing_safety.htm

Came to extol the virtues of community colleges; glad to see that someone got there before me. Community colleges are vastly cheaper per credit hour, on the whole, and are a great way not just to find out if you’re ready for college but to prove to a 4-year college that you are ready. Many 4-year colleges have…

*watches video*

if the vasectomy/implant offer didn’t come with the 30-day-off bribe/lure/bait—if it were completely voluntary and completely no-cost—would it still be as weird?