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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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January 27, 2005
The news is often filled with disturbing stories and sensational episodes that people would just as soon not think about. Fortunetely, there are people out there who still try to wake us up in the face of this common denial.
Nicholas Kristoff is a New York Times writer who has written an interesting series on […]
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September 10, 2004
When I wrote about drugs in kids today I found myself wondering where in the world I would be able to find the proceedings of this ongoing hearing regarding the FDA.
While ranting at length, a friend pointed me to Congress’ publications online. (thanks Joe!)
To be more specific, what I am looking for will probably show […]
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June 26, 2004
NPR has a feature on Miriam Makeba. I love that I can listen to NPR pieces from China online. She is a fascinating singer with a new album out who hates being referred to as “the click click girl.” Her talk about growth as an artist and discovering her role allowing her […]
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