Today at A Free Man: The Real Deal One of the several things that I will miss about working in academia is unfettered access to academic journals. The cliche of academics locked away in ivory towers is reinforced by the unfortunate fact that many, and certainly the most important, of our ...
"Breathe in all the diesel fumes Admire the concrete landscaping And doesn't it feel free?" -Jay Farrar - "Feel Free" There is nothing to induce a simmering fury in me on my morning bicycle commute like following a diesel exhaust spewing, and inconsiderately piloted, bus. The narrow streets of Oxford barely allow for two ...
Science Tuesday is running a day behind this week, but better late than never. Those of you who know me will realize how difficult it is for me to report this research. I am a carnivore. I find any meal that lacks a large flesh component as unsatisfying. I am ...
I'm as fond of animals as the next guy. Maybe even, as I contemplate the exorbitant cost of transporting my seven year old dog to Australia, a little fonder than most. Like most folks, I love little furry creatures and would be personally loathe to do them any harm. Like ...
Before we go, here are some photos from our Florida trip:
The subtitle of this post my very well turn out to be "How I Alienated My Religious Readers" but I got a little something stuck in my craw while reading up for this week's Science Tuesday. My last job, at Oxford, was working in a lab that focused on evolutionary ...
In last week's lively Science Tuesday comment stream, Matthew pointed out that one of the things that many scientists struggle with is communicating with the public. I think that he's dead on target. Scientists, particularly academic scientists, don't do themselves any favors by not learning how to talk to the ...
Regular readers may remember about a month of whinging and hand wringing about my lack of employment, demoralization and general shittiness. Funny, that. Just a week or so after taking on one job I've now been offered, and am likely to accept, a second. The writing gig is only part ...
Call me a glutton for punishment, but despite the hornet's nest that I wrote myself into a couple of weeks ago, I've a second post on autism for this Science Tuesday. The controversy over the MMR vaccine and the alleged links to autism and the passions that it evokes inspired ...
For some time, I've been a little concerned about security in term of this here blog. By throwing my real name, not to mention a number of personal details, around the internets I've wondered if I'm being a bit stupidly brazen. The cyber equivalent of walking down Broadway with my ...
For some time, I've been a little concerned about security in term of this here blog. By throwing my real name, not to mention a number of personal details, around the internets I've wondered if I'm being a bit stupidly brazen. The cyber equivalent of walking down Broadway with my ...
For some time, I've been a little concerned about security in term of this here blog. By throwing my real name, not to mention a number of personal details, around the internets I've wondered if I'm being a bit stupidly brazen. The cyber equivalent of walking down Broadway with my trousers around my ankles. I worry that some of the things I say could be used against me. For example, say (and this is purely hypothetical) I went looking for a job at a media outlet owned by Rupert Murdoch, as most of the media outlets in Australia are. It [...]
So I am pregnant. Without wanting to be. I spend the next two weeks traveling around the U.S. for work. I get back on a Wednesday, am expected in London for a meeting first thing Thursday, get out of bed, throw up, miss the train, go back to bed and spend the ...
Call me a glutton for punishment, but despite the hornet's nest that I wrote myself into a couple of weeks ago, I've a second post on autism for this Science Tuesday. The controversy over the MMR vaccine and the alleged links to autism and the passions that it evokes inspired ...
Call me a glutton for punishment, but despite the hornet's nest that I wrote myself into a couple of weeks ago, I've a second post on autism for this Science Tuesday. The controversy over the MMR vaccine and the alleged links to autism and the passions that it evokes inspired me to keep on reading the scientific literature on autism research. Coincidentally, a major article was published in this week's Science addressing the hanging question asked by a number of rightly concerned parents is, "If the MMR vaccine doesn't cause autism then what does?" [...]
I'm always a sucker for scientific small talk. At a "Baby Housewarming" (don't ask), I was talking to a woman about her little boy. He was a very quiet child and slightly reluctant to wade into the baby melee. "Yes", she said, "he's very shy, but both his Dad and I ...
There was a crazy guy on my bus home last night.* I've encountered enough people that have crossed over that invisible line that separates "sanity" from madness line in my time to recognize one when I see one. As we were getting on the bus we briefly made eye contact ...
For some time now a number of you, have been asking to hear more from the elusive Dr. O'C. She pops into the comment stream now and again with a clever commentary. But, she's been a bit reluctant to seriously put pen to paper (or fingertip to key), primarily because ...
"Smoke dreams From smoke rings While a cigarette burns I keep yearning for you..." It's about time that Zach and I got around to this particular Canadian chanteuse, because k.d. lang saved my life. I started smoking in High School and unlike most people's experience, I didn't start smoking because of peer pressure. In fact, ...
"I like AC/DC and ZZ Top Bocephus, Beasties and the kings of rock... ...Punk rock, The Clash Boy bands are trash I like Johnny Cash and Grand Master Flash. Flash..." A Happy 4th of July to you all. It's my fourth Fourth away from the States. While no longer resident, I'll always be an American and ...
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