Access Data 2009

Access Data 2009

Today marks day two of our three day experience at Access Data 2009.  Here with the remarkably hot backdrop of my alma mater (Colorado College) we are hoping to come the great conclusions that…
Science Bloggers as Undercover Journalists

Science Bloggers as Undercover Journalists

At most biomedical research conferences, you hear talks filled with published or almost published materials, which is unfortunate, because it's a lost opportunity for colleagues to talk about the…
TV As Teacher

TV As Teacher

The media is a powerful teacher of children and adolescents, an editorial in JAMA says. But what are they learning, and how can it be modified? "When children and adolescents spend more time…
Thinking Machines and The Semantic Quagmire

Thinking Machines and The Semantic Quagmire

Thinking Machines and The Semantic Quagmire What Is The Semantic Quagmire? I use the term "semantic quagmire" to refer to a peculiar state of mind which must ultimately be reached when thinking about…
Hash algorithm strength

Hash algorithm strength

In his “Practical Security” column in the May/June issue of IEEE Internet Computing magazine, Stephen Farrell talks about strength of cipher-suites, and the fact that the overall strength is not…
Morning Science Quote

Morning Science Quote

 An essential prerequisite [for genius] is a particular skepticism. [The scientist] must have refused to acquiesce in certain previously accepted conclusions. This argues a kind of an…