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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
This woman sounds like a brilliant artist but is not a scientist. In addition to Mike_in_NM's comments, I take offense whenever someone is described as being just a dissertation away from a PhD. A dissertation is not a trivial thing. It belittles those of us who toughed it out through 4-6 (or more!) years of failed experiments, scooped projects, and the nightmare of manuscript submssion to be lumped in with someone who took some classes, did a couple experiments and quit. I also wanted to comment on the beginning of the article when the writer mentions Natalie "name dropping" technical terms from biology or mechanical engineering. The mark of a great scientist, such as Richard Dawkins or Stephen Jay Gould who were mentioned in the article, is being able to convey your work without resorting to jargon.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
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