BIOMEDICINE: Aorta Not to Happen

\quantum Entanglement" Does Not Happen!

As from about 1970, certain experiments have been interpreted by orthodox quantum theorists as showing that the predicted \non-local action" really does happen. I have studied the evidence and found that this interpretation is the result of ignoring some of the facts and of assuming quantum theory to be true in the rst place. If you take account of the real experimental conditions, referring to...

The HCV Revolution Did Not Happen Overnight

The progress in HCV therapy in the last three years is similar to the progress that took HIV therapy ∼14 years. We are at the brink of approval for an all-oral drug combination that is dosed once daily as a single pill, has >95% efficacy, and is well tolerated. This article summarizes the path to this success and the challenges still ahead.

Feelings not forgone: underestimating affective reactions to what does not happen.

In two experiments, we observed that when given the choice of gambling or not gambling, people who chose not to gamble underestimated the intensity of their affective reactions to the forgone gamble's outcome. Those who would have been winners felt more displeasure than anticipated, and those who would have been losers felt more pleasure than anticipated. We suggest that this underestimation st...

Waiting for Determinism to Happen

Can erections happen when you're not sexually aroused?

Just because you pitch a tent doesn't mean you're ready to go camping. In other words, yes ? men can have erections without feeling sexually excited or horny. These erections, aka spontaneous erections, are perfectly normal and common, popping up when guys are eating dinner, are called on in class, riding a bike, watching a movie, reading, sleeping, talking with grandma, or doing just about any...