As a former scientist who performed DNA fingerprinting for cancer, I am keenly interested in the current state of DNA analysis and diagnosis based on it. Services like 23andMe and others promise not only to suggest possible medical conditions your genes might predispose you to,...
One of my greatest frustrations with cloud drives is the inability to see all of my cloud files in Windows Explorer. Not only could I see and search all the files in one place, I could run dedup software against them (try that on a...
If you are unfamiliar with NPR’s Intelligence Squared debates, you are missing out. They gather four excellently qualified people to debate, two against two, propositions on currently hot and debated topics. The most recent, entitled Lifespans are Long Enough, brings up many interesting philosophical, moral,...
Last Edited: 3.27.2020 There are plenty of great places to find a good introductory list of iPhone apps, like these (you should open all links in this article on your iphone, not your desktop): New to the App Store (apple.com) All App Collections (apple.com) Top...
Are you an idea junkie? Me too. Edge.org is an association of high-level scientists and thinkers that ponder the big questions. One of their activities is their Annual Question, which is posed to their elite members. This has led to a book series, including the...
OK, this is just a bit of trivium for you writing geeks. But lately around the office, the term ‘Camel Case’ has been used for how we are going to write the name of a variable in our programming. Camel what?!? OK, so I finally...
The relationship of faith and science is controversial, and there are perhaps 5 simple philosophic positions you can take: 1. Science Trumps Religion (EMA) That is, science alone can answer not only questions of the physical world, but of ethics and morals as well. Religion is...
This post is part of a series. To start, you need to have an audio file. There are a few main ways you can get or make an audio file. 1. Have someone else record you at a venue For example, my audio files come...
