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 […]
Entries from March 2008
Open Access Science Tuesday, err, Wednesday: Vigorous Vegans
March 26th, 2008 · 12 Comments · Science
Tags:rheumatoid arthritis·Science·Sweden·vegans
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 - […]
Tags:cycling·diesel exhaust·nuerological disorders·Science
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 […]
Tags:bloody obvious·drinkin'·Science
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 […]
Tags:climate change·ecology·Science
