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February 16, 2010
Some background… this started because of a lengthy comment i made to a NPR piece on aid to Haiti:
This is a really specific example, and definitely an issue on which i feel pretty conflicted. I know a lot of folks who are doing good work in long term positions in other countries, or through projects […]
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October 1, 2008
While listening to On The Media this week, I found myself amused and disheartened by the current economic crisis as well as the presidential race. Sometimes it seems like we too easily get away from the things that are important in terms of values, in terms of issues to support, and it seems most people […]
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July 25, 2008
It’s really hard to write a good news article on science issues in a way that both instructs the public, and doesn’t manage to raise the hackles of folks who play with science stuff all the time. I am picky, and I end up with some favorite writers, but generally i like blogs on […]
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March 31, 2008
Clearly the various shows giving information on the presidential nomination process feel like they are repeating themselves, because it seems like “scathing” is no longer a unique and effective word. The mud slinging is so common that it was time to activate thesaurus power, and as any high school student knows… the more syllables the […]
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February 14, 2007
there are lots of things i dislike about people. i’ve been thinking about that a lot the last few days, and someone on livejournal managed to find an excellent example that embodies most of my fury.
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July 6, 2006
any graduate student learns the skills of finding free food. Heck, this is a skill most undergrads also manage to hone.
Of course, this is a skill we don’t think of much outside of the poor student sector, but one worth considering, because an awful lot of perfectly good food gets thrown away, either from fast […]
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March 24, 2006
Here are some stories that have piqued my interest of late. Wired had an article about breweries and sustainability. MIT has a piece on using algae as stack scrubbers to reduce carbon dioxide pollution. Ceres has made a 2006 report on companies making the biggest strides with climate change strategies. All […]
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November 16, 2005
Do any other folks listen to the naked scientists program? I’ve been checking out the podcast and have been much amused…. but more amusing is that people will eat lousy food if you serve it to them in a big bucket (the research was on popcorn), and people discount the calorie content if they don’t […]
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March 30, 2005
I think this is an excellent piece and discussion over at Body and Soul. Lots of food for thought there.
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March 30, 2005
Apparently the folks behind Miramax have left Disney, though the Miramax name and library remain with Disney. Does this mean we’ll have a new creative label pop up? Does this mean Disney will lose all semblance of an investment that has an “edge”?
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