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September 2007 Archives
Come In, Sit Down, Join In!
by I'm a physicist, and you'll find me in Los Angeles most of the time. I work at the Physics and Astronomy Department of the University of Southern California. I'm a theorist and so I don't have a laboratory of my own that I go to
every day. When in research mode, I'm to be found in my office or
elsewhere, working at a white or black board (like the one on the
left), or in a notebook, or even on napkins and (paper) tablecloths
supplied by various cafes.
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Climate Science is the Most Important Science!
by A scientist on the pilot of WIRED Science makes the claim that stem cell research is the most interesting and important of all possible questions. Of course, as a climate scientist, I think she is wrong!
The earth's climate system is important because it is just on the limits of complexity and understandability. It is exactly the point where the pure, cool rigors of physical sciences intersect with the deep unfathomable complexities of the biological science. It draws from both and contributes to both. I'm very pleased to be a participant in this important work.
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Epidemiology is Not the Study of Skin
by Hi all, and welcome to Correlations. In contrast to many of my colleagues, I'm blogging from about the least exotic place on the planet--Iowa, where I wear a lot of hats. I'm an infectious disease epidemiologist (add "molecular" to the front of that if you want to
give me a *really* long title).
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Hello From Antarctica
by Welcome to the very snowy world of Halley Research Station. It's currently -30 degrees Fahrenheit outside but that doesn't stop us getting out and about in the name of science! It's springtime here in the southern hemisphere; days are getting longer, emperor penguin chicks are hatching and the busy spring science season is in full swing.
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Greetings Fellow Nerdfolk
by Ziya here. Welcome to my inaugural web posting. This little corner of the site will be devoted to the weird wide world of science and technology. So I was thinking a la Letterman, that every once in a while I'll call up a random person from the web and have a little chat with them.
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'Is Anyone Here A Marine Biologist?'
by Hello folks and welcome to Correlations! I'm a marine biologist at Duke University's Nicholas
Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and also share The Intersection
with Chris Mooney.
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