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Comment not REALLY steve's work.... (Score 2, Informative) 233

i have to break it to y'all ... but this isn't really steve's work. of course he's a genius, but no one (including the press) has mentioned that the last author is Holger Mueller. in the (physical and biological) sciences there's a fairly well established protocol that the first author is the one who did the actual work and the last author is the leader of the project. of course, there's exceptions to the rule and these are always stated in the footnotes. i think this is an example of the press just trying to use someones name to get more attention.... as usual.

Comment caffeine stimulates the mind/brain (Score 3, Interesting) 242

has it occurred to anyone that it may have nothing to do with chemical interactions at the level they're describing it? there's a fairly well known study with old nuns, where it was shown that active minds are less likely to get alzheimers. could it be that the stimulated brains of coffee drinkers is the real protective effect? if so, perhaps soda-fueled developers will also have lower rates of alzheimers.

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