On Blogging And Soothsaying

On Blogging And Soothsaying

On Blogging And Soothsaying The internet is a wonderful means of spreading information, but there is a danger of spreading misinformation.  It probably takes far fewer years of education to read…
My 10 Books

My 10 Books

Over at Marginal Revolution economist Tyler Cowan has started one of those blog trends, and many other bloggers have followed like a pack of lemmings. So of course I'm going to join in - it's about…
Cheese on Toast, Anyone?

Cheese on Toast, Anyone?

Here's a short sequence of art videos, which made me smile This line is just a space-filler to move the embedded screen down ;-) Noteboek from Evelien Lohbeck on Vimeo. It's by Evelien Lohbeck from…
On peer review

On peer review

In Adventures in Ethics and Science, Janet Stemwedel asks some questions about peer review — its purpose and its effect — prompted by strong online criticism of a peer-reviewed paper that was…
It's Earth Hour - Let's Black Out Big Time!

It's Earth Hour - Let's Black Out Big Time!

It's Earth Hour - Let's Black Out Big Time! Earth hour is an event organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature in which participants switch off lights for one hour at night.  The objective is to…
A Skin Cancer Too Common

A Skin Cancer Too Common

A pale pink, half-moon shaped scar sits above my left breast as a  reminder of my youth spent at Jones Beach with more baby oil than sunscreen, doing more baking than bathing. My scar is from…
Former SAP Vice President Joins Vistex

Former SAP Vice President Joins Vistex

WALLDORF, Germany, March 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistex is pleased to announce that Udo Hannemann, a long-time SAP senior manager, will join Vistex GmbH as Vice President of Business Development for…