David Brooks has an entertaining, if not a bit tongue in cheek, analysis of the rise of geekdom and its role in politics. Of course, David Brooks is a pretty cool geek himself. Full Post
Ars Technica is running a piece on Sens. McCain and Obama's positions on issues important to the tech community. More specifically, the piece covers a forum with technology representatives from each of their campaigns. These issues likely will not see the light of day in any presidential debates, so read up when you can. Full Post
Here is a pretty interesting video describing how HIV infects a cell and ultimately its host. Full Post
For those of you following my recent posts posts on GINA and its ramifications, you might be interested to know that President Bush signed GINA into law last week. Sorry for not updating you sooner. Full Post
Recently I wrote a post about the Senate passing GINA. There was an interesting comment from the watchdogonscience that echoes his post on the subject. Just as discrimination against race and gender still occur despite enactment of laws to protect us, the new genetic bias law will not protect you from discrimination. If your employer or insurance company discriminates against you due to genetic profiling, it will be YOUR responsibility to provide evidence to prove... Full Post