We cross the border into Oklahoma, the last liquor store behind us and a vast schizophrenic casino is ahead. We are indeed in God’s country now!
With temperatures routinely above 100, I am headed north to Oklahoma to help my sister move into her new home. I’ll post things here as we go from civilization in Texas to the great unknown of the vast American Desert north of here. 🙂
The closure of all Borders Bookstores and the liquidation of their inventory has gotten people talking about how electronic books are beginning to erode brick and mortar stores. In my own life, I have embraced a mix of electronic and paper books. I still purchase paper books and I use […]
Data is the disinfectant for myth. The Mythbusters routinely use this on their popular TV show, and scientists use it every day. I’ve tried to use a data-based approach in this blog when discussing policy matters, since I believe that data and data analysis has a central role in understanding […]
I enjoyed this quote from Matt Winkler, CEO of Asuragen and chairman of Mirna Therapeutics, regarding the recruitment of leading scientific talent to Texas. Over the last 20 years I have had the opportunity to recruit a large number of scientists to Texas . . . Not infrequently, I get […]
I was so busy this summer I forgot to shamelessly mention here that I was interviewed for a WFAA (DFW ABC affiliate) story on the importance of Helium to the nation, and the dangers of a shortage of Helium due to a lack of a national helium policy. Helium is […]
Just heard a great story on Car Talk. On the segment, “Stump the Chumps,” they revisited a caller who asked them the best way to get rid of a fly nest/hatch in his car [1]. The Car Talk guys had recommended a bug bomb. Well, after looking at all the […]
Ask and ye shall receive. As I got in the shower this morning, NPR ran an interview with NOAA meteorologist Martin Hoerling [1] [2]. The conversation was about the implications of “Snowpocalypse” vs. the current heat wave. He spoke exactly to the issue of mistaking weather for climate, and how […]