The Crier
Articles by Eugene Morrow
Just Dope
The Empiricist · Apr 03, 2007
How does your brain motivate you to seek food and sex? How about read this article? Part three of an ongoing series on chemicals and perception. Mild dopamine release guaranteed.
Love Potion No. 9
The Empiricist · Mar 22, 2007
Modern neuroscience is revolutionizing the way we think about emotions. But can we really control complex feelings with simple chemicals? (The second in a four-part series.)
Pipe Dreams
The Empiricist · Mar 13, 2007
The idea that marijuana alters perception in an “unnatural” way is misguided. The active ingredient, THC, simply exploits existing pathways within the brain — in much the same way as your body’s own chemical messengers — to change the way you perceive the world around you. (First in a four-part series about drugs and perception.)
Beating Polio
The Empiricist · Mar 06, 2007
Wild poliovirus may soon join smallpox in extinction. But challenges to eradication still exist. The greatest of these, it seems, is complacency.
Hot Commodities
The Empiricist · Feb 12, 2007
Indonesia recently stopped sending samples of the H5N1 avian influenza virus to the World Health Organization, with the intent to sell them to an American research company instead. This is further evidence of a disturbing trend in medicinal science.
Spending Green
The Empiricist · Jan 29, 2007
It’s official: Capitol Hill has been moved to a Southern climate zone. As politicians join with activists to counter global warming, spending a little extra money at home could help win a greener future.
