Google Wants to Get into Your Genes

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:52:00 -0600

The Biotech startup 23andMe aims to take genomic analysis up a notch, up several notches really, by bringing genomics down to a personal level backed by 21st century technology. In an SEC filing in May 2007 it was disclosed that Google floated 23and...

Time-lapse video of caterpillar to chrysalis to Monarch butterfly

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:30:00 -0600

Captured here is a time-lapse movie of the lifespan of a Monarch butterfly, condensing about two weeks of activity into a short video clip. I kept the caterpillar in a jar supplied with milkweed leaves and ventilation through holes punched in the li... [More]

Science blog on cloning research at Harvard

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 07:21:00 -0600

Science Blog has a long blog posting today about Harvard's Stem Cell Institute and their initiative to begin human cloning or Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer, including thoughts on the work, the history, and the controversy.

Science Podcasts from Science Friday, but wait, there's more!

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:28:00 -0600

This must be the year for science podcasts. Scientific American began publishing weekly podcasts of current news in science, and I've just learned that one of my old favorite radio programs is also available by podcast, Science Friday. The Science ... [More]

Neuroscientist Eric Kandel on The Charlie Rose Show

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:33:00 -0600

Eric Kandel is a living legend in Neuroscience. A pioneer in the field and author of several of my textbooks on the subject. I recall the comments I used to get on the subway when lugging around his massive 1400 page text on Principles of Neural S...

Kurzweil Keynotes Bio-IT World; Interview in CIO Mag; Using Text-to-Speech

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:45:00 -0600

The Bio-IT World fifth annual Life Sciences Conference and Expo on Biotechnology and Bioinformatics is to be held in Boston the week of April 3, 2006 (which coincidentally happens to be at the same time and location as the Linux World Expo). The c... [More]

ColdFusion... Its not Rocket Science! Is it?

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:59:00 -0600

Today I stumbled upon a ColdFusion User Group not listed in the Macromedia User Group registry with a really catchy acronym GoCFUG. Makes me think of Inspector Gadget, actually. The Goddard ColdFusion Users Group is for use by NASA web developers at ...

Scientific American Podcast

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:15:00 -0600

Science researchers, students, and enthusiasts now have a comprehensive and reputable source of science news in audio format since Scientific American has started its own podcast. Scientific American Podcast About the host: Join host Steve...

Scandal at NASA - Censorship of Scientific Research by Bush Appointee

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:07:00 -0600

According to the New York Times, a 24 year old Presidential appointee to the press office at NASA, George Deutsch, resigned this week when it was reported that Deutsch not only faked his resume but more importantly had been censoring scientific publi...

Doing the right thing: Behind Bush's New Stress on Science

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 07:04:00 -0600

Via the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) TechNews: Behind Bush's New Stress on Science, Lobbying by Republican Executives New York Times (02/02/06) P. C4; Markoff, John; Leary, Warren E. President Bush's call for doubling the federal ...

Ice Climbing, Winter Hiking, Rock Climbing, Snorkeling, and Copper Canyon

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:31:00 -0600

Over the winter holiday, I had the opportunity to spend some time scanning in many of my old photographs from various trips. I've finally managed to put them together in online photo galleries: Brandeis Mountain Club, Ice Climbing on Arethusa F...

Welcome Dave Carabetta to the ColdFusion Blogosphere!

Sun, 27 Nov 2005 20:14:00 -0600

Well known contributor to the ColdFusion community of developers, Dave Carabetta has just set up his own blog. One of the first things Dave wants to know is what brought you to ColdFusion or to web development in general? I met Dave last summer at...

Guns, Germs and Steel: A National Geographic Presentation

Fri, 08 Jul 2005 22:05:00 -0600

The book Guns, Germs and Steel has been recommended to me many times, and I own both the book and the audio cds, but yet I haven't found the time to finish it. I'm thrilled to see that this publication has been turned into a PBS documentary and will...

Bad Medicine: Kevin Trudeau Fraud 'Natural Cures'

Thu, 07 Jul 2005 13:48:00 -0600

During an investigative report earlier this year, I heard about the fraudulent practices by "infomercial scammer" Kevin Trudeau who published bogus health information in a book called Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About. I was very surpr...

Graphics Fun with Orb Weavers

Sat, 18 Jun 2005 18:04:00 -0600

This probably guarantees my place in the Nerd Hall of Fame on the basis of not only spending so much time with a spider, but then spending so much time making graphic art from a spider. Out of the series of photos taken of this...

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