Extreme Moderation: an Olympic challenge
I got on the wrong train today. Got off 15 minutes later – was already 15 minutes late, so now it’s pushing an hour. Ok,… Read More »Extreme Moderation: an Olympic challenge
I got on the wrong train today. Got off 15 minutes later – was already 15 minutes late, so now it’s pushing an hour. Ok,… Read More »Extreme Moderation: an Olympic challenge
This is the richest, most fascinating article I’ve read about life, the biosphere and everything: http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/bacteria-r-us-23628/ Now that’s a writer with ADD, putting all that… Read More »File-sharing ~= sex, fecal transplants, and bacterial cognition
My friend J’s husband called her from work today with the immortal words, “I’ve met someone else.” If he had been able to pick a… Read More »On weighing the evidence
More and more in the news about the feculent mess our mortgage system is in. Housing is too costly & too scarce. Empty houses are… Read More »Housing crisis? Really?
Here’s an anecdote to chill the blood. On my 21st birthday (1987, so imagine the hair, shoulderpads & pegged jeans), I went out with a… Read More »My contribution to the statistics