http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Joseph Cramer, M.D. en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Fri, 24 May 2013 23:50:51 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579947/Changing-the-world-one-truth-at-a-time.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579947/Changing-the-world-one-truth-at-a-time.html One of the best ways to fight wrong is with truth. Overcoming error starts with the facts. Truth does not have to be... Mon, 13 May 2013 15:01:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579532/Transplanting-ourselves-out-of-obesity.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579532/Transplanting-ourselves-out-of-obesity.html Scientists are treating obesity in mice with fecal transplants. The transfer of stool, meaning billions of bacteria, from one... Mon, 06 May 2013 15:01:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579190/We-all-can-wear-the-42-jersey.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579190/We-all-can-wear-the-42-jersey.html As a child, “42” used to be my favorite number. After seeing the movie “42” about baseball’s... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:48:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578783/There-are-insufficient-neurons-to-make-sense-of-madness.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578783/There-are-insufficient-neurons-to-make-sense-of-madness.html When one approaches a scene of an explosion with human victims, it is total chaos. Our brains struggle to comprehend what... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:25:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578314/Washington-DC-is-a-city-of-contradictions.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578314/Washington-DC-is-a-city-of-contradictions.html Washington, D.C., is a great place to visit and a city of contradictions. Recently we joined the other thousands of tourists... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:29:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577761/A-thought-experiment-to-envision-peace.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577761/A-thought-experiment-to-envision-peace.html Let’s perform a thought experiment. The Germans call them Gedankenexperiment. Our thought experiment will permit us to... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:33:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577212/Tattoos-the-outdated-fashion-that-never-goes-away.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577212/Tattoos-the-outdated-fashion-that-never-goes-away.html Call me a prude; call me anti-personal freedom of expression, but I do not enjoy tattoos. I will grant you that they are a... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:01:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576671/Why-is-society-less-civil.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576671/Why-is-society-less-civil.html Unless we start watching with our children different programs, we are fated to do what we see. We imitate our imitations. As... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:01:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575463/A-cultural-callus-shows-in-our-interactions-with-others.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575463/A-cultural-callus-shows-in-our-interactions-with-others.html Due to societal frictions, we are forming our own casings of callousness. It is as if we are losing the delicate hands of a... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574114/Make-sure-to-thoroughly-chew-your-food-and-your-air.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574114/Make-sure-to-thoroughly-chew-your-food-and-your-air.html With aerial pollution, it is like a dinner table strewn with dirt, grit, grease and grime. We sit down, tuck our napkin under... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:01:00 MST