Science The Baldscientist Podcast – A Little Teaser- Who am I? 13 Aug 2020 Hi everyone! Here is a little sound bite as a teaser for my podcast. I will launch the first episode soon; I am making great progress! If you listen carefully…
Blogging Baldscientist blog: A new chapter 10 Aug 2020August 10, 2020 Hello everyone! I hope you and yours are healthy and safe. This year will be the tenth (!) anniversary of this blog. For a variety of reasons that we will…
Random musings… A weird dream, autism, and the love of a father 13 Jul 2020November 5, 2022 (Originally posted in March 13, 2020; it has been slightly updated). Hello everyone! This is the first post that I have written in a while. Frankly, I felt the need…
Chemistry… A 2013 nostalgic post: Do you believe in molecules? 15 Mar 2020October 15, 2020 Molecules are entities composed of at least two atoms, organized in specific ways; they are really small things, and that’s no joke. I would not blame you one bit if…
Doctor… The Master and Dr. Who 2 Mar 2020May 17, 2021 January is here! I am getting ready to watch (what I hope is) the season premiere of Dr. Who 😃. Reviewing the latest episodes, I am reliving the pleasure of…
Biochemistry… A nice card from the Bio Club students 7 Feb 2020October 15, 2020 I love my students. I especially like when they send me nice messages of encouragement. These take various forms, from emails thanking me for a class (sometimes years after they…
Autism… Whining to God 27 Jan 2020October 16, 2020 I originally posted this on 2015, and somehow got erased from the system. Thankfully, I recovered an earlier draft and (I hope) improved upon it; it's been edited and expanded.…
Biochemistry… Book review: The works of His hands 17 Jan 2020October 25, 2021 This is a brief, non-spoilers review of "The work of His hands: A scientist's journey from atheism to faith", by Dr. Sy Garte. For the sake of full disclosure, I…
Faith A short thought on the laughter of an autistic person 7 Nov 2019October 16, 2020 I love laughter, especially my wife's and my three children's. Today I wanna tell you about Reynaldo's laugh. It is rich, contagious, and leaves you with the greatest feeling afterwards.…
Asimov… Book Review: 3zekiel by Peter Cawdron 24 Aug 2019 Full disclosure: **I am Peter Cawdron’s fan and friend, and I credit him for making me reading for pleasure again. **"Monsters" is still my favorite Cawdron's novel and I still…
Biology… I cannot believe it took me almost 15 years… 18 Jul 2019 I love Star Wars and I often call members of my research group my "Young Padawans" or my "Jedi Apprentices".I cannot believe that it took me almost 15 years as…
Book Reviews… So, you want to be a scientist who writes? 13 Jul 2019August 7, 2022 I am a scientist who writes.The above sentence could be the closest that I've ever been to an epiphany, and that is why I decided to turn it into a…
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…
Biology… I am a scientist who writes 29 Jun 2019 **This is the second installment of a blog post series about professional scientists who think about popular science writing, at the request of a valued colleague.** ~ To the 2…
Science Thoughts of an educator: Things like this makes it all worth it 9 May 2019October 15, 2020 Working in academia is a perfect way of truly understanding the meaning of the expression "You cannot make everybody happy". You see, this maxim describes particularly well what teaching entails.…
Biochemistry… Liquid Brains, Solid Brains 13 Apr 2019 I am very honored to share with you the upcoming publication (April 22 - online) of a collection of papers with ideas discussed in the working Group Liquid Brains, Solid…
Biochemistry… The Pagán Lab: Mentoring Women in STEM since 2006 24 Mar 2019 A walk down memory lane: This is my first research group; they were coauthors of my first few papers as an independent scientist, and more importantly, they caught the dreams…
Biochemistry… I got ink … Science Ink! 19 Mar 2019May 27, 2024 I got ink today! (Well, in March 2019...😁) Honestly, I do not know if this is a mid-life crisis thing. If it is, well... *It is way cheaper than a…
Biodiversity… I need a “happy tears” emoji… 11 Mar 2019 I need a “happy tears” emoji... Someone told me today that reading my “Strange Survivors” made them gain a new respect for evolution... 😊😊😊 Thank you! ~~ **To subscribe to…
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…
