Where is the Life we have lost in living?
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

T.S. Eliot, from "The Rock" (1934)
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ABOUT THIS BLOG I report on the latest trends in science and the arts. I search the literature and news (and the world, in my travels) for instances where the two touch - inside the human body, sometimes quite funny. Check out the site...click the tag cloud... ENJOY. Happy travels! Read More »

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