Another in a continuing (if random) series of classic Word Wenches blogs: the first time Dr. Josh visited Word Wenches to answer a few questions about historical medicine. Without further ado -- heeeeeere's Dr. Josh! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Wenches are delighted ...

Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news: Clear thinking science writing Carl Zimmer discusses the evolution of the mind in a video lecture. Pure Pedantry looks at a new study on serotonin and rejection in the Ultimatum Game. The increasingly excellent Frontier Psychiatrist has a good p...

The Capones Certainly many Italian immigrants, like immigrants of all nationalities, frequently came to the New World with very few assets. Many of them were peasants escaping the lack of opportunity in rural Italy. When they came to the large American port cities they often ended up as laborers bec...