Comments for Alan Dove, Ph.D. http://alandove.com/content Who were you expecting? Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:13:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Exploring the Sourdoughome by Alan http://alandove.com/content/2012/02/exploring-the-sourdoughome/comment-page-1/#comment-1893 Alan Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:13:30 +0000 http://alandove.com/content/?p=2419#comment-1893 I just had to Google "Fornacalia," so thanks for adding another cool term to my vocabulary. It seems the date for the Festival of Ovens was set somewhat arbitrarily each year in ancient Rome, so I suppose any day can be a good day to Fornacate. I just had to Google “Fornacalia,” so thanks for adding another cool term to my vocabulary. It seems the date for the Festival of Ovens was set somewhat arbitrarily each year in ancient Rome, so I suppose any day can be a good day to Fornacate.

]]> Comment on Exploring the Sourdoughome by Jeremy http://alandove.com/content/2012/02/exploring-the-sourdoughome/comment-page-1/#comment-1892 Jeremy Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:23:25 +0000 http://alandove.com/content/?p=2419#comment-1892 Great post; thanks. I have two cultures, one of which is reputed to be more than 100 years old from Tuscany. I've never bothered to see what happens if I use the same recipe with different starters. Perhaps I should to celebrate Fornacalia, which starts tomorrow. Great post; thanks. I have two cultures, one of which is reputed to be more than 100 years old from Tuscany. I’ve never bothered to see what happens if I use the same recipe with different starters. Perhaps I should to celebrate Fornacalia, which starts tomorrow.

]]> Comment on Exploring the Sourdoughome by Sean Ragan http://alandove.com/content/2012/02/exploring-the-sourdoughome/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 Sean Ragan Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:20:57 +0000 http://alandove.com/content/?p=2419#comment-1891 Enjoyed this very much, Alan, thank you. I have also really been enjoying several of the recent popular books treating food science: "Culinary Reactions," "the kitchen as laboratory," etc. The second one is especially "rigorous;" it feels kind of like a conference proceedings. One comment: It had to cock my head at an angle for awhile to parse "sourdoughome" into "sourdough-ome." It kept wanting to be "sour doug home." =] Enjoyed this very much, Alan, thank you. I have also really been enjoying several of the recent popular books treating food science: “Culinary Reactions,” “the kitchen as laboratory,” etc. The second one is especially “rigorous;” it feels kind of like a conference proceedings.

One comment: It had to cock my head at an angle for awhile to parse “sourdoughome” into “sourdough-ome.” It kept wanting to be “sour doug home.” =]

]]> Comment on A Chat with Mike Osterholm by Drosha http://alandove.com/content/2012/02/a-chat-with-mike-osterholm/comment-page-1/#comment-1868 Drosha Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:58:45 +0000 http://alandove.com/content/?p=2391#comment-1868 After watching the video, I can say that I don't think people like Mike Osterholm should be in a decisive position about scientific publications or containment procedures. A man who compares his predictions about 9/11 attacks to this debate is either delusional or paranoid. After watching the video, I can say that I don’t think people like Mike Osterholm should be in a decisive position about scientific publications or containment procedures. A man who compares his predictions about 9/11 attacks to this debate is either delusional or paranoid.

]]> Comment on A Chat with Mike Osterholm by gsgs http://alandove.com/content/2012/02/a-chat-with-mike-osterholm/comment-page-1/#comment-1866 gsgs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:24:48 +0000 http://alandove.com/content/?p=2391#comment-1866 I do remember him from internet-quotes in 2006, when I first entered flublogia. And from a Charlie Rose(?) talkshow. He was the only one with a more moderate,optimistic view of the H5N1-threat. Then I read about his vaccine recommendation in 2003 wrt. the new Fujian strain. Then your interview in the early 2009-pandemic. Not so dramatic, seasonal H1N1 may be killed, possibly even H3N2. So, he often was right. But outside the mainstraim. Which I think is CDC,Universities,government. Osterholm was always the other extreme. checking Mt.Sinai ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sinai_School_of_Medicine private I do remember him from internet-quotes
in 2006, when I first entered flublogia.
And from a Charlie Rose(?) talkshow.
He was the only one with a more moderate,optimistic view of the H5N1-threat. Then I read about his vaccine recommendation in 2003 wrt. the new Fujian strain. Then your interview in the early 2009-pandemic. Not so dramatic, seasonal H1N1 may be killed, possibly even H3N2. So, he often was right. But outside the mainstraim. Which I think is CDC,Universities,government.
Osterholm was always the other extreme.

checking Mt.Sinai …
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sinai_School_of_Medicine
private

]]> Comment on A Chat with Mike Osterholm by Vincent Racaniello http://alandove.com/content/2012/02/a-chat-with-mike-osterholm/comment-page-1/#comment-1861 Vincent Racaniello Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:10:20 +0000 http://alandove.com/content/?p=2391#comment-1861 The video of the NYAS event will be up this week - so everyone can see how ugly it got. The video of the NYAS event will be up this week – so everyone can see how ugly it got.

]]> Comment on A Chat with Mike Osterholm by Vincent Racaniello http://alandove.com/content/2012/02/a-chat-with-mike-osterholm/comment-page-1/#comment-1860 Vincent Racaniello Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:09:33 +0000 http://alandove.com/content/?p=2391#comment-1860 That is something I've been thinking about this weekend - if it were true that Palese isn't in the influenza mainstream (or his thinking on the H5N1 situation isn't in the mainstream) - what would it matter? Palese is an outstanding virologist. But don't get me wrong - he's not a Peter Duesberg. The idea that HIV doesn't cause AIDS is so far from the mainstream that it doesn't count. That is something I’ve been thinking about this weekend – if it were true that Palese isn’t in the influenza mainstream (or his thinking on the H5N1 situation isn’t in the mainstream) – what would it matter? Palese is an outstanding virologist. But don’t get me wrong – he’s not a Peter Duesberg. The idea that HIV doesn’t cause AIDS is so far from the mainstream that it doesn’t count.

]]> Comment on A Chat with Mike Osterholm by gsgs http://alandove.com/content/2012/02/a-chat-with-mike-osterholm/comment-page-1/#comment-1854 gsgs Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:18:08 +0000 http://alandove.com/content/?p=2391#comment-1854 you can be a good virologist while being outside mainsteam. But the question is, what makes you qualified to decide these sorts of questions. Palese didn't argue with virological details but rather common sense. Would he benefit from the results being published ? you can be a good virologist while being outside mainsteam.
But the question is, what makes you qualified to decide these
sorts of questions. Palese didn’t argue with virological details
but rather common sense. Would he benefit from the results
being published ?

]]> Comment on Open Access vs. Local Politics by gsgs http://alandove.com/content/2012/01/open-access-vs-local-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-1853 gsgs Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:05:01 +0000 http://alandove.com/content/?p=2370#comment-1853 abolish copyright, make all info free, pay info-providers by an international organization, according to the estimated expected benefit. Fund the organization by national contributions,adapted regularly depending on their estimated benefit from it. abolish copyright, make all info free, pay info-providers by an
international organization, according to the estimated
expected benefit. Fund the organization by national contributions,adapted regularly depending on their
estimated benefit from it.

]]> Comment on A Chat with Mike Osterholm by Matt Frieman http://alandove.com/content/2012/02/a-chat-with-mike-osterholm/comment-page-1/#comment-1852 Matt Frieman Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:43:41 +0000 http://alandove.com/content/?p=2391#comment-1852 I wasn't there so I can't know what was said but the connotation by several people that were there from tweets and blog posts was outright dismissal of Palese's views and experience in the Influenza and virology community. I agree with Vincent that Peter is the best Influenza guy out there. I also disagree with Osterholm's view that all of the virologists he talks to agree with the redaction and halt to the research. I don't know who he is talking to but every wet scientist I have talked to about this thinks the block is unwarranted. The only person who agrees with the halt is part of the bio-weapons policy and consulting side not the experimental side. I wasn’t there so I can’t know what was said but the connotation by several people that were there from tweets and blog posts was outright dismissal of Palese’s views and experience in the Influenza and virology community. I agree with Vincent that Peter is the best Influenza guy out there.

I also disagree with Osterholm’s view that all of the virologists he talks to agree with the redaction and halt to the research. I don’t know who he is talking to but every wet scientist I have talked to about this thinks the block is unwarranted. The only person who agrees with the halt is part of the bio-weapons policy and consulting side not the experimental side.

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