Psychiatry induced psychic musings -- but not the schizotypal type; no tea leaves other than my Earl Grey considered
The Power of Analogy When I was a younger some of the best times with friends involved philosophical meanderings that only a teenager could sincerely believe were original revelations. An idea that I "happened upon" was based on the premise that all of the physical tools we used in the world (hammers, pulleys, fasteners, wheels, and even motors share mechanical principles with the highly conserved "9+2" arrangement of the flagella ) could be traced back either in direct or indirect etiology to an anatomical structure or functional component. At the time I was not filled with a burning desire to be a physician and my knowledge of the history of anatomical studies -- one of the ancient scientific disciplines was all but unknown to me. But, even at that supremely awkward season that is post-pubescence, I was in love with the idea of knowing and interpreting the world through analogies and metaphors. If I had only read something like this fascinating article by R