I went to a lecture by Oliver Smithies this morning. I most enjoyed his stories of things that didn’t work. His PhD thesis that nobody ever read, his inventions that …
I’m making a little video about lab waste. The whole thing will be thrown online under a Creative Commons license when it’s done, and right now I’m also using about …
I took a fantastic course this semester: Teaching in Higher Education (THE500). It’s a balloted non-credit course for final year PhD students, and it used to show up on your …
Research contributes to global warming. I’m not surprised. I often feel ridiculous when I make the effort of turning off lights at home while my cells have to grow 24/7 …
In September I wrote this post about a panel discussion I attended. The event covered both a science-inspired dance project and the TV show ReGenesis. Of ReGenesis I said: “They …
My incoming links told me that I’m one of the finalists in the science/tech category for the Canadian Blog Awards. I have to say right away that list is a …
