Erratum to: Kenneth G. Wilson: Renormalized After-Dinner Anecdotes

Letter from Dr. Kenneth Wilson

The conclusions reached in this review are based on incomplete data. In June 2002, the Melanoma Disease Site Group (DSG) sent me a draft manuscript of the above paper to review. I specifically recommended that the proposed guideline should reflect the fact that the E1684 trial is negative for overall survival benefit for high-dose interferon (HDIFN) at a median follow-up of 12.6 years (one-side...

Kenneth Geddes Wilson, 1936-2013, An Appreciation

Kenneth G. Wilson made deep and insightful contributions to statistical physics, particle physics, and related fields. He was also a helpful and thoughtful human being. ∗e-mail: [email protected]

Anecdotes

The well-known Arpanet was the first operational packet-switching network. 1 Almost completely unknown is what we claim was the second operational packet-switching network, the LFK Network—although, admittedly , it was a fairly minimal network. Work on the LFK Network began in fall 1970, and it was installed and accepted by fall 1972. It was used as part of a logistics system relating to the No...

Anecdotes

Poisoned after Dinner: Dolma with Datura Stramonium

Datura stramonium, which is also known as Thorn Apple or Jimson Weed, is an alkaloid containing plant that is entirely toxic. The active toxic constituents of the plant are atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine. It has been abused worldwide for hundreds of years because of its hallucinogenic properties. Previous reports have shown that herbal medication overdose and accidental food contaminatio...