There have been many times over the past few months that we have needed Tim Russert. There have been many times he has been missed, but perhaps no time more acutely than tonight. Full Post
This past weekend, Newsweek posted a good story about one of my favorite authors, George Orwell. The story, entitled Why We Need to Call a Pig a Pig (With Or Without Lipstick), discusses, among other things, his terrific essay on the sloppiness of the English language, Politics and the English Language. If you have not read it, it is well worth your time. I particularly like the last paragraph of the article, as it is... Full Post
Well, it is all more or less over, except for the voting. You can find out where you are supposed to vote using the 2008 US Voter Info Google Maps application. You can find information on voting, polling places, ballot initiatives, and sample ballots on your state's Secretary of State web site. If you live in Missouri, you can enter your personal information on the Vote Missouri web site to find your polling place and... Full Post
Tomorrow, 30 October 2008, at 12:30 EDT, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, representing Sen. McCain, and former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, representing Sen. Obama, will participate in a Technology Policy Smackdown hosted by the New America Foundation and Wired Magazine. It is a pretty lame name for a discussion of the candidates' tech agendas, but it should be interesting. The debate will be webcast live starting at 12:25 EDT (see above link for more details). Full Post
As discussed in a previous post, the Tumor Sequencing Project has just published its initial findings from sequencing 623 genes in 188 patients with lung adenocarcinoma in Nature, Somatic mutations affect key pathways in lung adenocarcinoma. For a more non-cancer-biologist friendly take on the findings of the paper, you can read the press coverage in the Washington Post, LA Times, Science News, PBS NewsHour, US News & World Report, and Washington University MedNews. Full Post