dinosaurs, mars, and kareem abdul jabbar: science books for the kids on your shopping list
It’s the time of year again for my annual guest post on the science books I chose to add to my niece’s and nephew’s growing …
guest post: gifts for the littlest scientists on your list
My hypothesis is this: Children can never have too many good books to read. In order to prove/disprove this hypothesis, I have set up the …
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the gift of science
You’ve got precious few days to figure out what to get your family and friends for Xmas, and you’re stressed out. You don’t want to …
pst. today is administrative professionals day
Pst. C'mere. I'm supposed to be working on summer student issues right now, but this is way more important. It's Secretary's Day. What you decide …
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food for juicy, young brains
A few weeks ago I was visiting the Griffith Park Observatory, sitting in the angled chairs of the planetarium, waiting for the lights to go …
two things
I've got seven minutes left on my coffee break before I need to plough through my to-do list to make a dentist appointment, but I've …
swf for godless heathen
Life is settling a bit, another book written, the next one in outline stages (Phillip, The Vegetarian Zombie…it's a children's book!), I love my job, …
science secretary haiku blues
I'm working on a post about hosting/hiring foreign national scientists, which is epic, but I feel Pantone 282 blue. I have an epic amount of …
tissue issues
On the rare morning that I can't wrench myself out of bed, I call in with a sore throat, a bad reaction to sushi (I …
the shoe bomber theory of purchasing regulations
A couple years back when I switched jobs from the mighty JPL to a small (but still mighty!) private lab, they handed me a couple …
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