Thursday, March 28, 2024

Richard Faulk

Richard studied the history of science as a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Irvine. After grading one term paper too many, he left the academy to concentrate on his own writing—and has never looked back since. While he has written on a wide array of subjects, Richard’s enduring focus has been exploring the points where science intersects with politics, culture, and the arts. That’s the drive that animates his books, Gross America and The Next Big Thing: A History of the Boom-or-Bust Moments That Shaped the Modern World. Richard’s writing on science, medicine, and curiosities both natural and manmade has appeared in or on Mental Floss, CNN.com, The Huffington Post, and the Discover magazine blog The Crux. He has been an invited speaker at Brooklyn’s Morbid Anatomy and Los Angeles’ Death Salon, and he has been interviewed on NPR, Southern California Public Radio, SiriusXM, and Radio MD. You can also watch him in the season two finale of the Science Chanel series Oddities.

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What You Need To Know About Marijuana And Hypertension

There could be a role for cannabis in maintaining optimal blood pressure and a healthy heart and thus, help those with hypertension.

Asthma Attack: Here’s How Smoking Marijuana Dilates Bronchioles

While conventional cigarette smoke constricts the lungs, using marijuana for an asthma attack could actually help increase lung function.

Science Proves That Marijuana Users Are Cooler Than Drunks

The stereotype of the belligerent drunk and of the peace-hugging, artistically inclined smoker: Turns out that MJ users are cooler. We knew that.

Study: The US Could Save $500 Million With Medical Marijuana

Could legal medical marijuana also be good for our economic health? A new study from the University of Georgia has run the numbers.

Congress, Marijuana And PTSD: The State Of The Debate

As we’ve already reported, the University of Colorado conducted the first controlled, clinical trial of whole-plant on PTSD.

Medical Cannabis Research: Where It Is and Where It’s Going

Here at The Fresh Toast, we do our best to keep on top on the new and rapidly changing field of medical cannabis. But we know it’s useful sometimes to take a pause, pull back, and see...

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