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I’ve been so busy lately with so many things on my plate, that I’d be upset with myself if I was spending much time blogging. On the other hand, there’s a lot to mention, so I’ll emphasize some interesting links with quick blurbs.

There are a lot of new resources for science on the web, including [...]

It’s been a while… and I’m back with a quick book review. My father suggested I read The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki. Since I don’t have much time at all for “easy reading” (vs. research articles), it took me quite some time to finish.

I liked the book, although I think it falls into [...]

I probably read 30-40 books a year in my free time, and they usually don’t involve much in the way of science (though the occasional sci-fi page-turner is fun). My mother sent me a reader’s copy of How to Clone the Perfect Blonde by Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham this fall to review for the [...]

I finished up a reader’s copy of Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking recently. I think the media blitz is just beginning (the book will come out on January 11th)–there’s also a recent FastCompany review/profile.