Booster Shots
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Nov. 1, 2008
Entertainment & Arts
You know what they say: Artists have to suffer for their craft.
Aug. 21, 2000
Science & Medicine
Over the years, scientists have worked like the dickens to figure out which parts of the brain are responsible for sundry tasks--such as feeling sensations in the fingers, rolling one’s eyes or moving one’s feet.
Sept. 17, 2001
Travel & Experiences
Rosie Mestel is on vacation. Booster Shots will return next week.
Sept. 4, 2000
Archives
Columnist Rosie Mestel is on vacation. Booster Shots will return next week.
Sept. 3, 2001
My mathematician brother Ben told me that anyone who wants to remember the value of pi to 14 decimal places should simply learn this mnemonic: “How I need a drink, alcoholic of course, after the tough lectures involving quantum mechanics.”
Jan. 22, 2001
World & Nation
In spirit with the season, we’d like to say a couple of words about the noble vampire bat. Noble?
Oct. 30, 2000
Hey, guys! Having head lice can be fun! OK, that’s probably pushing it.
June 19, 2000
Food
There’s a lot of buzz these days about DNA--the coiled, two-stranded molecule that makes up the very blueprint of life.
June 12, 2000
Now that all our waistbands are starting to tighten nicely (and we’ve only just embarked on the eat-like-crazy season), here’s something pleasant to contemplate: The fatter you are, the bigger the needle you need when you’re getting a vaccination.
Nov. 27, 2000