5 posts tagged “science”
Having never experienced college life in the US, I have never been able to relate to Animal House. An article by John Tierney in the NY Times (you should read his column regularly), talks about recent studies examining behavior in themes parties. One finding
One of the more interesting findings was that young women drank more heavily than males at themed events.
Apparently that is a rare phenomenon, but Tierney has a hypothesis
Could it be a coping mechanism for dealing with the sight of guys like John Belushi dressed in togas?
Sound reasoning to me.
Not quite, but some friends and I did start a little website dedicated to sharing life science related screencasts. Bioscreencast.com went live today. I have been involved as a marketer and web strategist, mostly giving advice along the way, and did have some role in the sites existence. Anyway, you can read all the gory details here, here, and here.
I was tagged to write this list by Arunn. Gosh, this is a difficult question, especially as my reading has veered extensively towards non-fiction material in recent years. Unlike, Arun, I am lucky (or perhaps unlucky) that all my reading is in one language. Makes making lists a little easier. Anyway
One book that changed your life?
This might sound silly, but the book that changed the way I approach like is a little thin one, one that I found
The other, and I am afraid I do not remember the name, is a series, about a couple of kids, Tony and Anne, who ask their father simple questions about nature and get an answer. I was a child when I read that series, but I believe that this series is why I became a scientist.
One book you have read more than once.
Eggs, beans, and crumpets by P. G. Wodehouse. This is one of Wodehouse's finest and I just LOOOOOVE the name. Wodehouse is one of my favorite writers. I love the language, the style, the satire, and to this day I will dial up Wodehouse to make a point from time to time.
One book I would want for a deserted island
I think I would have to go with the Foundation Trilogy. I can read that any time I want to. The perfect mix of science, fiction, an unforgettable character (the Mule) and my favorite quote of all time, "Violence is the last refute of the incompetent" (by Salvor Hardin). It's a statement that I wish others would pay heed to
One book that made you laugh
This is another tough one. Obviously all of Wodehouse's work has made
me laugh. However, I will tip my hat to one of my favorite writers,
Oscar Wilde and one of his best works, The Importance of Being Earnest
I am anything but spiritual, but Nevil Shute has a strange impact on me. Round the Bend is his finest book and has some very poignant moments that made me emotional. Closest I have come to crying.
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is another that had a similar impact on me, for totally different reasons
No idea .. I suppose the closest I can come to is the book version of The Usual Suspects. To the best of my knowledge, no real literary version is available.
One book you wish had never been written
So many, but given its historical nature, I would probably choose Mein Kampf. No other book has made me physically sick like this one.
One book you are currently reading
This book is a masterpiece. Max Perutz is a molecular
biologist/structural biologist, whom I have had the pleasure and honor
of meeting. His collections of stories and essays is found in the
book, I Wish I Had Made You Angry Earlier. It's a history of 20th
century science, with personal anecdotes and covers many topics dear to
my heart
One book you've been meaning to read
The End of Medicine by Andy Kessler. The synopsis alone was enough to make be buy it. Now I need to find the time to read it.
Last night I submitted my first entry to a blog carnival. This is called panta rei and is focussed on thermal sciences. In keeping with the "everything flows" spirit of the carnival, I submitted an article on protein simulations
Next up .. a submission to bio::blogs
