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Testing an Adaptive Response Hypothesis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Loma Linda University Monday Seminar presentation, February 11, 2013. Also available on Prezi or for download.
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Cholesterol Dysregulation and Neurodegenerative Disease
Thesis proposal by Michael A. Castello, presented on October 26, 2012.
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Developing a Unifying Theory of Alzheimer’s Disease
Monday Seminar presentation, April 16, 2012.
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We Do, But We Aren’t: A critical examination of sex independent of marriage
The Christian community is rife with warnings about people having sexual relationships outside of the marriage commitment, a practice typically referred to as premarital sex. Abstinence is considered to be worth whatever hardship it incurs as it serves to enhance the lifelong sexual fulfillment provided by a spouse. That the Bible explicitly prohibits premarital sex…
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Creators Don’t Get to Choose Which Business Model Works
As it becomes harder and harder to attack the logic of the CwF+RtB business model, I’ve seen a lot more people reaching for a kind of compromise or balance option. It goes something like, “Okay, I see how this model can work, but it should be the creator’s choice whether or not they use it.”…
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I Don’t Believe in Imaginary Property
Despite the attempts to elevate it to something tantamount to actual items, so-called “intellectual property” occupies the Land of Make-Believe along with unicorns and elves. Yet the very suggestion that the monopoly privileges associated with IP are invalid raises hackles and provokes fervent responses from the faithful. Jack Valenti brilliantly set the course during his…
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Bennet Lincoff’s Proposal Has a Familiar Stink
The Bennet Lincoff proposal has been getting a decent bit of play from the “copyright compromise” crowd, and advocates replacing copyright with a renamed “digital transmission right” that covers how digital files are used online. It’s voluntary, but the unspoken part is of course that if you don’t pay for a license, you’re operating illegally…
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Paying Attention to Filesharing
Filesharers are all too often characterized as lawless neanderthals who “just want things for free.” Of course, the evidence shows that in fact, digital sales are increasing and many studies have suggested that sharers actually buy more. Unfortunately, two of the most popular conclusions from this completely overlook the nature (and power) of global information…