Catch a sketch
I’ve avoided the blog for the last few weeks, pretty much on purpose. The March 7-9 trip to Washington D.C. was one of the most singular and draining experiences of my life. It was terribly stressful...
View ArticleFinding consensus
For the past five months, my professional life has been a roller-coaster ride. My research is now a constant source of stress, as deadlines rapidly approach and MANY questions need to be answered....
View ArticlePresidential Candidates – an “out in front” analysis
I’ve avoided the Presidential race for quite some time in this blog. Mainly, I was irritated that the whole thing started over a year ago. I felt it was a distraction from the present – the damage...
View ArticleThe Nend of Global Climate Change
“Well,” declared Joe Average Citizen as he stared at his TV and watching anomalously high snowfall rain down on much of the U.S., “I guess global warming is over!” This simple statement, uttered by at...
View ArticleImportant Scientific Study Suggests Opening Your Eyes Affects Your Brain
I just saw a story from NPR reporting on a study that finds that mobile phone antennas can increase glucose production in the brain near where the antenna is located [1]. The NPR report of the study...
View ArticleThe Parallel Universes of Science and Anti-Science
The real skyscraper on the left is built with the laws of Nature, determined by careful experimentation and critical thinking over hundreds of years. If one were to instead use the rules of design...
View ArticleA good example of a bad argument
Recently, a two new studies of multivitamins and their efficacy for purposes other than vitamin deficiency were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine [1][2]. One study looks at using...
View ArticleAnti-Steve: The Week in Review (2/20)
The infant checklist for the electrostatic shield prototype run (see below). Just one small part of this exciting week. I thought it might be nice to use this blog to . . . you know . . . actually...
View ArticleThe Summer of 2018 – By The Numbers
The sun sets over Green Bay in Wisconsin. As this summer draws to a close, some reflections on the events of this period… by the numbers. The summer of 2018 was both predictable and unexpected. As I...
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