January 2012
What do you need to keep? →
This is a problem I continually have.
It stalls me from “Getting Things Done”…
This is something I need to figure out how to deal with…
Dear Student: I Don't Lie Awake At Night Thinking... →
Going to be using that first point a lot…
Storm of Swords
“Remember Old Nan’s stories, Bran. Remember the way she told them, the sound of her voice. So long as you do that, part of her will always be alive in you.”
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“Sometimes Old Nan would tell the same story she’d told before, but we never minded, if it was a good story. Old stories are like old friends, she used to say. You have to visit them from time to...
History of Medical Discoveries →
Very cool interface!
mazesandmonsters →
This is awesome and sad at the same time.
And if you don’t know what they’re talking about, go find a copy of this…
Oh, Bosom Buddies era Tom Hanks, what were you thinking…
Please, oh please...
I haven’t been on much, because of holiday travel, and now at a conference (the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology - gave my talk on bird bones today), but I have to take a moment to say this:
Please let Santorum get the GOP nomination… This would be a gift beyond measure for Obama and the rest of us on the left…
December 2011
The Polyglot Paleontologist: Browse or Search the... →
WatchWhenever I see videos like this I’m reminded about why I voted for him, and what a good guy he is…
“More specifically, you have to know how big the Medicare deficit is and how fast...”
– Can We Afford Medicare?
Sorry for the wonkiness of this, but I love me some Baseline Scenario.
WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory →
An older black man named Leroy just moved in across the apt. complex from me. Am I living in a 70’s sitcom?
Acupuncture may ease severe nerve pain associated... →
As is usually the case, this study about acupuncture is useless and doesn’t really show anything. The results need to be double-blind to remove any placebo effect. This means the people that are getting the acupuncture can’t know that they are (i.e., they have to be given sham procedures - keeping them blindfolded or otherwise unable to see, then poking them with needles without...
Religion reduces science literacy in America →
Education is obviously the biggest factor affecting science literacy, but religiosity is a close second…
OU-HCOM 3D Interactive Human Anatomy →
Chicago Cubs great Ron Santo elected to Baseball... →
I’m not a big sports guy, but I like me a little baseball, and it’s nice to see a hometown hero finally get the recognition he deserves.
Rock climber endures 16-day vertical existence on... →
Tommy Caldwell is a beast…