http://www.chrisdellavedova.com An American Expatriate -Upside Down Down Under Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:12:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/07/17/movin-on-up/ 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 ... http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/06/11/not-quite-science-tuesday-life-after-the-lab/ 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 ... http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/06/03/science-tuesday-lies-on-the-motel-tv/ 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 ... http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/05/27/science-tuesday-breath-taking-insanity/ Before we go, here are some photos from our Florida trip: http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/22/florida/ 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 ... http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/04/08/science-tuesday-in-response-to-an-animal-rights-apologist/ 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 ... http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/03/26/open-access-science-tuesday-er-wednesday-vigorous-vegans/ "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 ... http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/03/18/open-access-science-tuesday-diesel-fuming/ 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 ... http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/03/11/science-tuesday-in-praise-of-open-access-and-nosy-parents/ 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 ... http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/03/04/science-tuesday-corny-carbon-conundrum/