I am on the road! Tomorrow I will be in New York, as I have previously discussed. Today I was in Baltimore to hang out at the big math party known as the Joint Mathematics Meetings. I also managed to write a guest post over at the Oxford University Press blog. Enjoy!
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I didn't take the DSLR to March Meeting with me, but I did throw a point-and-shoot in my bag. A few of these are still just cell-phone snapshots, because I didn't have the bag with me all the time.
193/366: Stadium View
My last post was about whistleblower Susan Wood, and her apparent reluctance to explain why access to Plan B emergency contraception is being held up within the administrative bowels of the Food an
In September 2016, Alex Campbell and Katie J.M. Baker reported on an in-depth BuzzFeed News investigation that found Baltimore County detectives often failed to investigate rape reports. They wrote:
...like who? I'm really late on this, but Dan has asked us to name some rock-star scientists. He suggested Nobel Laureate David Baltimore.
Indeed. My 'real unsolved' conferences tend to revolve around food and drink. Just how many of those little cardboard boxes of 'free' popcorn is too many? And what amount of time do I need to wait after arriving at the meet and greet session before using my free drink ticket(s) without looking like a lush? Come to think of it, can I use both free tickets at the same time and not look like a lush? Because c'mon, that line is too long. You know it. I know it. Getting two at once is just more efficient for all of us.