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
Behold the Artificial Anus
Scientists at Wake Forest, the University of Michigan, and Emory University have reported a bioengineering breakthrough that is both medically important, and probably a serious contender for an IgNobel prize. As they explain in the latest issue of Gastroenterology: We … Continue reading
Dancing Spiders
Happy Friday.
Wolfram Alpha Gets Its Emotion Chip Installed
When Wolfram Alpha launched, I plugged a few questions into it and was fairly impressed with its abilities. Then I tried to stump it. It didn’t take long: the question “how do you feel?” generated an error. I told a … Continue reading
I’ll Have Mine Well Done, Please
Favorite comment below this YouTube video: the one dubbing it “Soylent Brown.” Best moment in the video: 1:32 – look at the label on the refrigerator. Comforting thought: if McDonald’s adopts this, it will be an upgrade.
Worst Powerpoint Slides
Display maker InFocus apparently has enough of a sense of humor to laugh at the way their equipment is sometimes used: they’ve hosted a “Worst Powerpoint Slide” contest. Check out the winners, if that’s the right term here. Personally, I … Continue reading
So Make the Blood Hotter
In the latest issue of PNAS, researchers report that drinking body-temperature blood causes mosquitoes to undergo a classic heat-shock response: The mosquito’s body temperature increases dramatically when it takes a blood meal from a warm-blooded, vertebrate host. By using the … Continue reading
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When Mascots Fight Back
I’m a little late on this news, but it seems that there’s been a rash of mascot violence in college sports recently. As a former mascot myself (Towson Tiger, 1987-88), I sympathize with the folks in the fur suits. Nonetheless, … Continue reading
Wine can apparently induce superconductivity in certain metals. I’m betting that the initial experiment wasn’t done during daylight hours.
2011.03.10
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