I came upon this poem in “The Open Society and Its Enemies: Part 1″ by Karl R. Popper. It is of course, much older than that work, its author, Critias, living from 460 to 403 BCE.
I think one could read much into this poem these days, and it bears several interpretations.

Then came, it seems, that [...]

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I have links for you:

States fund stem-cell research when the Federal Government won’t.

NIH research funding is drying up and researchers are feeling it.

Organic nanofibers may be useful as scaffolding for stem and other cell therapy.

An electromechanical model of the heart for image analysis and simulation.

Soccer headbutting and commotio cordis. Lucky he didn’t hit the other [...]

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I’m not the only one harping on about open access to scientific journals. I’ve linked to at least two other blogs discussing the issue, and I’m sure there are hundreds more.
I wrote in January about an article in Nature that highlighted the PR offensive being launched by the major science publishers.
That effort has apparently borne [...]

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Dave (who shall remain lastnameless) is the father of a friend and co-worker of mine. He’s a tall, friendly guy with a resonating voice who, in minutes, can have everyone at a party on their knees laughing so hard they can’t breathe.
Imagine my joy at being told some time ago that he now has a [...]

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This is the truth.

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