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Entries from March 2008

Open Access Science Tuesday, err, Wednesday: Vigorous Vegans

March 26th, 2008 · 12 Comments · Science

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 extremely suspicious of people who […]

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Open Access Science Tuesday: Diesel Fuming

March 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Science

“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 cars to pass side-by-side - […]

 
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Science Tuesday: In praise of open access and nosy parents

March 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Family, Science

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 journals are protected by a […]

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Science Tuesday: Corny Carbon Conundrum

March 4th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Science

I feel a little bit like a traitor writing this post. I was trained as a maize geneticist and the recent interest, scientific and financial, in corn-based ethanol as a biofuel has been a boon to anyone in the corn business.
The problem is that an increasing number of scientific studies are indicating that corn-based ethanol […]

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