Powered by BlogCFM http://www.littleblackbagmedical.com <p>For anyone who is just morbidly curious, I found this interesting list of Self Surgery.&nbsp;&nbsp; That's right....&nbsp; all people how have operated on themselves.&nbsp; Now that takes guts....</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: bold 23px/22px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(57,57,57); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; TEXT-ALIGN: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0"><a href="http://listverse.com/health/top-10-incredible-self-surgeries/">Top 10 Incredible Self Surgeries</a></span></p> http://www.littleblackbagmedical.com/1/2009/01/Just-for-Morbid-Curiosity.cfm 2009-01-02T00:00:00-05:00 Medical Education,General,Fun Science This is a really fun experiment showing how often we don't pay attention to our environment.<br /> <br /> One of the comments on the page suggested that the men be replaced with women.&nbsp; now that would be very interesting....<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAnKvo-fPs0">Change Blindness Video</a> http://www.littleblackbagmedical.com/1/2008/01/Why-Is-Paying-Attention-So-Hard-To-Do.cfm 2008-01-22T00:00:00-05:00 Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy If you have never heard this before, or it has been awhile.&nbsp; I encourage you to listen again.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> Advice isn't worth much.&nbsp; But Mr Baz Luhrmann is right about it being nostalgic.<br /> his song still makes me feel good about human spirit and the common goals we all share.<br /> <object width="425" height="355"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sTJ7AzBIJoI&amp;rel=1" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed width="425" height="355" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sTJ7AzBIJoI&amp;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></object> http://www.littleblackbagmedical.com/1/2008/01/Just-a-Little-Nostalgia.cfm 2008-01-08T00:00:00-05:00 Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,Medical Education,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy I have been following the <a href="http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome">RepRap</a> technology and the idea of 3D printing for the past year or so and I think this is one of those wonderful feats of engineering that will soon change how we live.&nbsp; <br /> This group of engineers is working on a machine that will essentially replicate and will be able to build fully working 3D objects.<br /> Star Trek style replicators.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> It is complicated to understand the implications of this but I think this lecture does a pretty good job.<br /> <br /> I love Science.&nbsp; Engineers are awesome and I'm always impressed by what they do.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.poptech.com/popcasts/popcasts.aspx?lang=&amp;viewcastid=154">Adrian Bowyer RepRap Lecture</a><br /> <br /> The best part of it all.&nbsp; They are giving the information away.&nbsp; The Website even tells you how you can cheaply build your own replicator.&nbsp; <a href="http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome">RepRap</a> http://www.littleblackbagmedical.com/1/2008/01/RepRap-3D-Printer.cfm 2008-01-08T00:00:00-05:00 Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,Medical Education,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,General,Fun Science Ran across this amusing cartoon.&nbsp; It is a scary truth that seems more and more prevalent.&nbsp; I for one am trying to educate my patients about this pitfall.&nbsp; Medicines are wonderful but maybe we use them as a crutch to often?&nbsp; or... Maybe all the commercials we see on TV are really true.... you decide.<br /> <br /> <input width="809" type="image" height="527" src="http://www.littleblackbagmedical.com/1/custom/b23975a2f2.gif" /> http://www.littleblackbagmedical.com/1/2007/11/Funny-Cartoon-but-Scarily-True.cfm 2007-11-21T00:00:00-05:00 Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,Medical Education,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,General,Fun Science,General,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy Im a big believer in giving to education and children (the only way that has ever improved poverty.)&nbsp; This website is great.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/homepage/main.html">Donors Choose</a><br /> <br /> Teachers apply for a school project, you get to choose a project and help fund it.&nbsp; Then the teacher will perform the project &amp; you get feedback about how the project went.&nbsp; And of course... it's tax deductible.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> If your looking for a way to give back to this world.&nbsp; This may be a nice and rewarding way to do it. http://www.littleblackbagmedical.com/1/2007/11/America-Gives-to-School-Children.cfm 2007-11-15T00:00:00-05:00 Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,Medical Education,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,General,Fun Science,General,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,Recent News,General,Pediatrics and Teens,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy I have always thought moths were incredible creatures in our little world.&nbsp; This is a beautiful set of pictures showing some really unique and wonderful moths. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/">Amazing Moth Pictures</a> http://www.littleblackbagmedical.com/1/2007/10/The-Beautiful-Forgotten-Moth.cfm 2007-10-16T00:00:00-05:00 Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,Medical Education,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,General,Fun Science,General,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,Recent News,General,Pediatrics and Teens,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,Fun Science This&nbsp; fascinates me.&nbsp; It's like having teeth in the back of your throat and being able to pull food into your mouth.&nbsp; Literally, just like from movie &quot;Aliens.&quot;&nbsp; Yet another example of the incredible and diverse world we live in.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14194579&amp;ft=1&amp;f=3"> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14194579&amp;ft=1&amp;f=3</a> http://www.littleblackbagmedical.com/1/2007/09/Moray-Eels-like-something-out-of-Aliens.cfm 2007-09-06T00:00:00-05:00 Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Education,General,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,Medical Education,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,General,Fun Science,General,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,Recent News,General,Pediatrics and Teens,Fun Science,Medical Philosophy,Fun Science,Fun Science