Yes, I’m on Twitter- alandove: Another reason we need universal healthcare. @DrFriedenCDC "education & income ... keys to better health. Another reason to stay in school!"
- alandove: No, the Lexus with its lights on probably doesn't belong to anyone at this public health meeting.
- alandove: RT @stevesilberman: Taxes, spending and deficits are all lower today than when Obama took office. http://t.co/NGnJlr5l
- alandove: Good: Apple store next door to conference. Bad: they couldn't fix it either. Good: bought Bluetooth keyboard, now phone = laptop.
- alandove: @lhrandall Cool! I've been sitting about five rows back, end of row, house left. Will probably take same seat tomorrow.
- alandove: My new laptop. #oldschool http://t.co/UK1oPLAQ
- alandove: Just arrived in ATL to cover 2 conferences, and my brand new MacBook Air suddenly and completely croaked. No words for how much this sucks.
- alandove: The journey of a thousand miles should begin with an empty bladder.
- alandove: RT @profvrr: This Week in Virology (TWiV) episode 183 is up: Bats out of hell http://t.co/8ukXCDCq
- alandove: Plenty happens if you listen to HF radio frequencies. "We keep hearing about these ... sunspots and nothing happens!" @sciencegoddess
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Tiny Bubbles in The Oil
Geology isn’t my field, but I was nonetheless intrigued by an opinion piece that Nature is publishing online today. As everyone has now heard, there’s a bit of an oil problem in the Gulf of Mexico, and one of the … Continue reading
Poop, Baby, Poop
Biodiesel is almost competitive with regular diesel fuel these days, but there’s broad agreement that it isn’t a complete answer to the world’s energy problems. One of its biggest drawbacks is that in order to produce biofuel, one generally starts … Continue reading
Synthetic Genomes: Nice Trick, but Where’s the Beef?
In the latest issue of the AAAS’s Science Express, genome cowboy Craig Venter has reported his newest trick: synthesizing the genome of a bacterium and putting it into a different species of bacterium. Why did it take me so many … Continue reading
Google Flu Trends: Not So Great After All
In work being presented right now at the American Thoracic Society meeting in New Orleans, researchers found that the much-touted Google Flu Trends system, which was supposed to provide more accurate forecasts of influenza outbreaks, actually didn’t do as well … Continue reading
Note to Alabama: It’s Spelled “Cretinism”
In a perfect world, candidates for political office would campaign by having informed discussions about substantive issues of public policy. When science came up, they would demonstrate a firm grasp of the subject. Instead, we get this: In Alabama, a … Continue reading
My New Personal Blog: alandove.com
When I quit Facebook, I promised my friends (as well as my more numerous “friends”) that I would set up another conduit for the continuous stream of witty content to which they’d become accustomed*. Now I’ve fulfilled that promise, with … Continue reading
Seagulls at the DMP
The NSF seems to be cozying up to the open notebook movement: During the May 5th meeting of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation (NSF) officials announced a change in the implementation of the existing policy on sharing research … Continue reading
About Facebook
At 19:56 EDT today, I finished deleting my Facebook account. I didn’t trust the “delete account” link by itself, so I manually removed all of my postings, links, updates, and friends before telling Facebook to remove the profile. My trial … Continue reading
TWiV 80 is Online
This Week in Virology Episode 80 (wow, how long have I been doing this thing?) is now online. It was great to chat with Michael Bouchard again. He and I were labmates in graduate school, and while I high-tailed it … Continue reading