Ryan Sayre Patrico

Another scientific study reveals common sense to be sensible: Anger and hostility are significantly associated with both a higher risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) in healthy individuals and poorer outcomes in patients with existing heart disease, according to the first quantitative review and . . . . Continue Reading »

TO: Jimmy “Big Ears” Parker, Cellblock B, Unit 9 FROM: Bernard L. Madoff High Security Investments LLC DATE: March 13, 2009 Dear Big Ears: First I’d like to thank you for the sum you have placed with Bernard L. Madoff High Security Investments LLC and welcome you to our family of . . . . Continue Reading »

In Japan , a new walking, talking robot from Japan has a female face that can smile and has trimmed down to 43 kilograms (94.6 pounds) to make a debut at a fashion show. But it still hasn’t cleared safety standards required to share the catwalk with human models. Developers at the National . . . . Continue Reading »

I could almost shed a tear. . . . . Continue Reading »

Speaking of spirituality, I was browsing in a popular bookstore in SoHo this weekend and was excited to see a section titled “Metaphysics.” Imagine my disappointment when the shelf turned out to be filled—not with Plato, Aristotle, or Aquinas—but with Tarot cards and . . . . Continue Reading »

The winner of the 2009 Templeton Prize ultimate reality had he remained a Christian. . . . . Continue Reading »

And now, finally, some uplifting baseball news : This week, the Kingdom of the Netherlands defeated the Republic of Baseball. Not once, but twice. Tuesday night, in extra innings and three days after their first improbable victory, the Dutch bounced the Dominicans out of the World Baseball Classic, . . . . Continue Reading »

Slopes don’t get much slipperier . . . . . Continue Reading »

Not too surprising : A new national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences and conducted by Harris Interactive reveals that the U.S. public is unable to pass even a basic scientific literacy test. ? Only 53% of adults know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the . . . . Continue Reading »

Oh bother. No wonder pro-lifers sometimes feel uncertain about the Republican Party’s commitment to opposing abortion. Here’s Party Chairman Michael Steele in an interview with GQ: How much of your pro-life stance, for you, is informed not just by your Catholic faith but by the fact . . . . Continue Reading »