Philosopher Series: Bertrand Russell

Philosopher Series: Bertrand Russell

Now that I am officially a philosopher (i.e., my salary is going to be paid by a philosophy, instead of a biology, department), I can indulge full time in reading philosophy without feeling guilty. I…
PNAS has a Darwin Extravaganza

PNAS has a Darwin Extravaganza

Now online, PNAS has a special evolution issue, based on a talks given at a conference, with pieces by Daniel Dennett, Francisco J. Ayala, Michael Ruse, Elliot Sober, and more. Some of the titles: "…
Energy Calibration of B-Jets: Part II

Energy Calibration of B-Jets: Part II

Below I offer a preview of the slides I will show tomorrow at an invited seminar on the rather technical topic of  "The b-jet energy calibration with Z-->bb decays", which I have come to CERN…
St. Louis Needs AB Negative Blood

St. Louis Needs AB Negative Blood

From the Rugbyologist's blog:  St. Louis Hero Needed There is a 14 month old child in St. Louis in desperate need of an AB negative blood donor. Hospitals in St. Louis are in desperate need of…