Just Where Do Drugs Come From?
US Pharmaceutical sales topped $450 billion in 2016. This is a mega-industry with considerable political clout in the US. So, who watching the Big Pharma guys to make sure they…
Evolution of “The Pharm House”
How did I come up with the story and title for The Pharm House? My first attempt at writing a novel length story was during graduate school. It was science…
The Borgias
Speaking of Toxicologist (as in Nicholas Harding in The Pharm House), any aficionados of The Borgias out there? As a toxicologist, of course I knew who the Borgias were…
Just what is a Toxicologist?
Nicholas Harding, the protagonist in my first novel, The Pharm House, is a toxicologist by training, like myself. When I inform most people that I’m a toxicologist, I often receive…
The Power of Poisons
A couple of years ago, when I saw that the American Museum of Natural History in New York, was running an exhibit entitled, “The Power of Poisons”, I just had…
Cute and Venomous
“Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.” - Paracelsus When most of us think of venomous animals,…
The Toxicology of The Terror
Above – HMS Terror shipwreck In my previous blog (The Terror of The Terror), I shared with you my minor obsession with the doomed saga of The Franklin Expedition in…
The Terror of The Terror
Have you ever experienced a story, be it a television show or series, a movie or novel that gets inside your head and…
What Is Strauss-Howe Generational Theory?
Strauss-Howe Generational Theory is another esoteric concept that I stumbled across while doing research for a storyline. It’s a little complicated, so stick with me. The theory was created by…
What Is Ericksonian Hypnosis?
Under conditions of traditional hypnosis, the client is fully aware that they are being hypnotized. You have all see the movie or television scene where the powerful, authoritative hypnotist implants…
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