Scientific Humor
A good friend of mine sent me this image today. Nature is one of the premiere scientific journals in the world, some would argue the #1 journal in which to publish. It is however based in Europe and not the …
Category: Research & Science
Boobs and more
I've now been blogging regularly over the last 4 years. It's given me an outlet for my half-formed thoughts. It's a place for me to collect random things that interest me around the Internet and to keep track of major …
Choose Research
A former lab technician of mine who is now a graduate student in a Department of Biological Sciences sent this to me today. It may not be meaningful to anyone who has not spent time as an academic scientist but …
Pondering Memory
I sometimes feel like Judith in Clive Barker’s Imajica. If you have not read this stunning masterpiece, this reference will be meaningless to you. Judith, at least the first Judith you meet, is a replica, her memories of things beyond …
Pondering Watson
James Watson, the Nobel Laureate, recently made headlines for his controversial remarks on race. While he is known in the scientific community for his generally controversial and inflammatory nature, he may be remembered for these words and not for his …
Funky Winkerbean
I read the comic Funky Winkerbean each morning on the Seattle Post Intelligencer. The creator, Tom Batiuk, has been unafraid to write and draw about difficult issues: teen pregnancy, adoption, alcoholism, divorce and most recently death of a beloved wife …
A note to new investigators
Academic scientists like myself have three major responsibilities: teaching, scholarship (i.e. research), and service to one’s discipline. As part of that service component, I review grants for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) …
Life in the Ivory Tower
Since starting the Denver HERS Institute, I have been reading many of the on-line resources recommended to us. From time to time I wonder whether my experiences in higher education are unique. Today’s answer was a resounding NO. I came …
Pondering Probiotics
Last year I became intolerant to both wheat and dairy. These were foods that I ate on a daily basis that suddenly caused me acute abdominal pain and nausea with a skin rash developing within 24 to 48 hours, generally …
Sometimes my job is not fun
People sometimes think that my job as the acting director of a biomedical research institute is somehow glamorous or exciting. People who know the realities of my job know better. This week has been long. It started with the 2AM …