Faith… On Christmas Eve 24 Dec 2022March 2, 2023 I still cannot say why, but this is the best and most significant Christmas Eve of my life. The last few weeks have been… difficult, to say the least; bearable…
Faith… Gratitude 20 Nov 2022November 20, 2022 I will not say why, not yet, anyway, but I need to express how grateful I feel today. For the kindness of strangers. For the love of family. For the…
Biology… The Baldscientist Podcast Episode 21 – The future of the podcast 26 Oct 2022October 26, 2022 To access the episode, please click here. ~ Hello everyone! This is just a very brief message, with no bells and whistles, to the 1 ½ people who listen to…
Biology… I’m scared, but I am hopeful 29 Aug 2021August 29, 2021 Sigh. Here we go. After 18 months of online teaching, scares, anxieties, back surgery, and miscellaneous adventures, I will be teaching in person starting this Monday, Aug 30th. Things were…
Autism… Mike 24 Apr 2021April 24, 2021 Regular readers of my blog know that I have a son with special needs. He has autism. I have written about quite a few of the happy, the sad, the…
Autism… Autistic monkeys – Is this ethical? 18 Apr 2021April 24, 2021 In 2016, a Scientific American article about a report in the journal Nature caught my eye. At first, I got interested for intellectual reasons. Then the very first line of…
Autism… My son and the Ancient Aliens 5 Oct 2020March 4, 2021 Admit it. The title of this post intrigues you. I know it would intrigue me. I will share with you a funny story about one of my boys. For those…
Biology… The Baldscientist Podcast – Episode 003 – So, you want to write about science? (or How to write and publish a science book in 10 easy-ish steps) 3 Oct 2020October 3, 2020 Please access the episode HERE. Episode notes For more information please email me at orpagan@yahoo.com or leave a comment at baldscientist.com. I can also be reached on Twitter: @baldscientist. Credits,…
Biology… FAQs to the Puerto Rican 4 Jul 2019June 9, 2022 Public service announcement:A few years ago (in 2016), I met someone who—quite politely—while making conversation, asked me a few questions that were a tad... insensitive.I've had similar experiences ever since…
Biodiversity… God has a divine sense of humor 26 Feb 2019December 12, 2020 God indeed has a peerless sense of humor. A few months ago, a friend and colleague, Dr. Eric Sweet, asked me if I would be interested to give a short…
Blogging… Merry Everything! 24 Dec 2018 Hello All! In these time of the year, in an admittedly arbitrary way, most of us reflect on our lives and what the previous year has brought. These are uncertain,…
Complexity… A New Year’s Eve brief thought… December 31, 2021 31 Dec 2017December 31, 2021 ***This post is based on one that I posted on New Year's Eve, 2017. My feelings have not changed*** HAPPY NEW YEAR! ~~ Perhaps it is because I turned 53…
