Monthly Archives: May 2011

That was the question posed at last night’s meeting of Science Online NYC (SoNYC). The organizers set up a panel to discuss, “What is it about social networking tools and the science community that isn’t meshing well?” At first I … Continue reading →

Up until recently, my roommate Mickey traveled a lot for work. He’d sometimes  be gone up to 2o nights a month. Which, to be honest, made him kind of an awesome roommate. But, in his view, didn’t make him a very healthy person. … Continue reading →

Isn’t it nice sometimes when research defies common warnings?  Like maybe chocolate and red wine aren’t really that bad for you, and maybe you don’t really need to stretch before you exercise.  Unfortunately, this new study by Nathan Pettit at Cornell and … Continue reading →