“I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.” – RFK
Tweet I spent a few hours today reading Next by Michael Crichton. Though Next was not particularly well written, it is remarkably thought-provoking. Under the guise of a novel, Crichton attempts to show the potentially disasterous consequences of current US policies on the future of biomedical research. The Author’s notes highlight broadly the five issues [...]
Tweet Via Sara at Orcinus (read at Geoff‘s blog): I’ve been saying for a long while now that the power to end the Intelligent Design fiasco, firmly and finally and with but a single word, rests in the manicured hands of the chancellors of America’s top universities. The message is short and simple: “Teach what [...]
Tweet I found this gem of a quote in Influence: Science and Practice by Robert B. Cialdini that characterizes the current web “revolution” remarkably well. Our modern era, often termed The Information Age, has never been called The Knowledge Age. Information does not translate directly into knowledge. It must first be processed–accessed, absorbed, comprehended, integrated, [...]
Tweet You can probably tell from my previous post that my own windows mobile device (DASH) is loaded up with 3rd party applications and I can’t imagine using my DASH without them. With the launch of the iPhone however, Apple has declared that there will be no 3rd party application support. Charlie O’Donnell argues that [...]
Tweet Since I don’t have a secretary, I use a whole host of computer applications to help me increase my productivity. I’ve decided to list them all here for others to peruse. If you have a favorite efficiency application that I don’t actually use, tell me about it! File Management Amarok (Linux) – A full [...]
