Category Archives: Science

Reasoning with Toddlers Not Futile

Being well-behaved in kindergarten is over-rated. Continue reading

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Congrats to Dr. Carol Greider

Congratulations to Dr. Carol Greider. Continue reading

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Transparency

On Larry Lessig’s recent article “Against Transparency”. Continue reading

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Lurking Dangers for Women in Pop Science

Echidne has some thought-provoking comments on recent bizarre “scientific” results regarding women and ovulatory preferences. Continue reading

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Recently at Mom Spa

Recently over at Mom Spa I posted about: GTD after adding a kid to the mix Vulnerabilities in our electrical grid and other infrastructure, and A quick happy birthday to the World Wide Web.

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Digital Planet is Excellent

Since I’m commuting downtown somewhat regularly again, I’ve spent a bit of time looking for some podcasts to listen to.  One of my very favorites so far is the BBC’s Digital Planet.  Gareth Mitchell hosts this weekly half-hour podcast on … Continue reading

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This and That

One of my projects while on maternity leave (haha – I know how laughable this concept is, but allow me my delusions) is to one way or another get through a large pile of unread periodicals. I figure, if I … Continue reading

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