Biology… Another uplifting Oldie: A wonderful “Thank You” card… 28 Jan 2017 Here's another one to lift our spirits... ~~~ Over the years, several students have surprised me with thoughtful “Thank you” notes, sometimes just to show appreciation for a semester of…
Blogging… Book Review: We are all stardust by Stefan Klein 27 Jan 2017 We Are All Stardust: Scientists Who Shaped Our World Talk about Their Work, Their Lives, and What They Still Want to Know. Stefan Klein (Author), Ross Benjamin (Translator) Kindle Edition…
Blogging… A little bit about me, some of my favorite books, and a couple of shameless plugs… 12 Jan 2017 A few years ago I was honored by the invitation to contribute to a now defunct blog, the 5readsblog. The idea was great, and I even saw the favorite five…
Blogging… Coming up in 2017 31 Dec 2016 To say that 2016 was a weird year at both the personal and worldwide senses is quite an understatement. I won't comment on anything about the weirdness, as I want…
Blogging The Scientist and the Angry Atheists 26 Dec 2016October 4, 2020 Hello everyone!It has been some time since I have posted anything. Today, I am updating one of my most popular blogposts.Anyway, here goes...~~~I used to call myself a Christian Wannabe.…
Biology… This is what writers live for… A story about “The First Brain” 27 Nov 2016 Hello again! I wanted to tell you a wonderful story that warms my heart as an educator as well as a writer. It is about my book The First Brain. I have…
Blogging… Book Review: Finding God in the Waves 15 Oct 2016 Book Review: Finding God in the Waves by Mike McHargue It’s funny. As I was reading this book I felt very much like I was riding a proverbial wave; up-and-down, up-and…
Blogging Am I a grown-up scientist now? (;-) 16 Aug 2016 Please forgive in advance this shamelessly self-promoting "mini-post". I was reviewing my "to-do" list and I noted that academically, I am working on: **Six research papers... **Two research review articles...…
Blogging… My book reviews so far, and other goodies… 15 Jul 2016 Hi everyone! you know that one of the things that I like to do here is to post book reviews. For your convenience and your reading pleasure, here are the…
Blogging… Book Review: The Sting of the Wild 2 Jul 2016May 2, 2021 This is a most enjoyable book, written by a scientist who really knows his stuff. Moreover, he loves his chosen research area. His fascination with the topic is more than…
Blogging… Useless book reviews 1 Jul 2016 This one is not a proper blog post. It's more of a comment on something I saw that was quite amusing. It somehow reminded me of this political season. I love…
Blogging Book Review – This Is Your Brain on Parasites by Kathleen McAuliffe 26 Jun 2016 This is a pretty good book that left me wanting for more. I have to admit that I learned quite a few things from it. The author was quite ambitious…
Biodiversity… The Biodiversity of the Universe – 2018 edition 22 May 2016 I am fully aware that life as we know it, as it is manifested on Earth, is by far represented by microorganisms. Bacteria and related organisms are the ones that…
Blogging… I’m still afraid for my science – 2017 Edition 30 Apr 2016 2017 Update: How many times will I need to update this post? In the five years since my original post, things have gone worse, way worse. When will the American…
Blogging Book Review – Science Blogging: The Essential Guide by Christie Wilcox, Bethany Brookshire, Jason G. Goldman, Editors. 3 Apr 2016 Science Blogging: The Essential Guide by Christie Wilcox, Bethany Brookshire, Jason G. Goldman, Editors. Yale university Press, 2016. There is a little something for everyone in this book. On…
Biology… “Miseducation” in 140 characters or less 12 Mar 2016 Last night I had a lot of fun, quite unexpectedly too. It all started when Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson tweeted this: Now, I never followed him until last night, so…
Blogging Slow down… 9 Mar 2016 “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun.” ~ Ecclesiastes 1:9; HCSB Digital Text…
Blogging… Of Blogging and Friendships 19 Feb 2016 This is a rather short post with some thoughts that I had today on the title's topic... True friendships are a blessing. They are also rare, and highly dependent on…
Biology… Great quotes by great scientists – Francis Crick 16 Feb 2016 This is a really good one, from the codiscoverer of the structure of DNA, Dr. Francis Crick. He was a true "scientists' scientist". I surely do not have to tell…
Blogging Happy Darwin Day 2016 … and planarians… (:-) 12 Feb 2016 For Darwin Day 2016. I bet you did not know that Darwin studied planarians too! He did, and the above quote is just a small sample of it. This guy…
