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
Tag Archives: humor
TWiV Beats Placebo!
This is a screenshot from the iTunes store today (in Podcasts > Science and Medicine > Medicine): So our year-in-review episode is five places better than placebo. Be sure to take it weekly from now on.
Who’s More Productive? No, How.
There’s a common belief that science shouldn’t try to answer “why” questions. Instead, it should focus on what it’s good at: answering “how” questions. I wondered whether that was really true, so I compared the relative productivity of Who, What, … Continue reading
I doubt I will ever craft a sentence that starts as intriguingly as the one midway through this article: “If you decide to administer first aid using a chain saw…”
2011.11.14
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Shocking: Popular Music Mentions Booze, Sex
In a surprising new development, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh report that the modern “rock” and “rap” music popular with adolescents makes repeated references to alcohol, sex, and drugs. As this important new paper concludes: One in five songs … Continue reading
The weather service is warning of “poor drainage flooding.” Isn’t all flooding due to poor drainage?
2011.09.08
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XKCD Goes Viral
Today’s xkcd explains just how awesome – and insane – viral gene therapy vectors are: