On Expectations and Crushed Dreams
I have been preparing for the on campus interview at Washington University in St. Louis that is scheduled for Thursday and Friday next week. I am so excited about this job that some of my friends thinks I care too much and worry that it will be rough if I don’t get the job. I understand their concern; but I am really excited about going to Philly as well.
[continue reading...]Continual trivia from my life
- Nice breakfast with Anna and @AzrielTheLiar, body a tad less achy this morning. Will spend weekend making @theelordwolve recoup. Love him! 1 day ago
- Reality is slowly returning to the household. Feel bad that @theelordwolve had to work after working so hard on the move the last three days 2 days ago
- All the heavy furniture is loaded on truck, but would love some help with boxes at 2512 Phillips drive if you have a moment.. 4 days ago
- OK, house almost packed up. If anyone feels the urge to help load the truck Monday morning, let me know! More the merrier... 5 days ago
- Can't wait for @theelordwolve to come home today! Almost done with the house, need more boxes... 1 week ago
- My cockatoo LOVES the audio on @pennjillette & Teller's first Bullshit! DVD She is dancing and whistling and showing off her umbrella! 1 week ago
- More updates...
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Lessons from U.S. elections
Obama put social media and web 2.0 technologies to good use in this campaign. Norwegian politicians are gearing up for an election in September and want to learn from the U.S. general election. I asked social media expert Elizabeth Terrell from David All Group, from Washington, DC what they could learn.
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Defying Cultural Stereotypes…
I guess I should be flattered. One of my young friends has the writing bug and I am helping her improving her writing. When she started her blog, Fear and Loathing in the Heartland, -Whipping it out below the Bible belt, it was Onion style reports that in general are quite funny. This is her [...]
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Clip Book
Teachers sharing inauguration experience
This is just an interview with various teachers about their inauguration expertience on inauguration day. Would have been easy breezy ...
Obama’s Education Challenge
I December, I did my first ever political prediction in DC and boy was I right. I had to rewrite ...
U.S. Election Coverage in Norwegian
I have two election stories published this morning. The first one is about voter fraud, John Fund's book Stealing Elections, ...
Blog
Reinvigorating change So now I am waiting for the call about interview round two, I hope I can make the cut despite the fact that I do not have the traditional science writer background. Those jobs often require graduate level studies in a hard science. I only have social sciences. I am an autodidact and most every source I have worked with on complex science issues appreciate my willingness to learn, my ability to comprehend their work, and the way I translate it into compelling stories.
Scientific Newspeak from Obama administration For all the pledges Obama issued about basing his administration on scientific fact, it lasted three months, three months and seven days to be exact. The political reality finally caught up with him. Obama stopped saying swine flu and started using the much more awkward and inaccurate H1N1 and Vilsack was sent on the mission of explaining the administrations Newspeak.
Feathered dancing queens The paper that came out last week was about certain parrot species are able to dance to a rhythm, which does not come as a surprise to people who have parrots. Cockatoos of any type are especially prone to this. The interesting thing about the paper is that researchers have for decades thought that dancing to a rhythm is uniquely human. Neurologists are starting to think it is connected to language centers in the brain, which might explain why some parrot species also are great at parroting.
Mental disorders: What I see in the mirror The thing is, my mental disorders have also led to disappointing people who trusted me, who loved me, and who gave me opportunities. There is nothing I hate more than letting people down. That makes me feel like a failure, a fraud, and the person I let down the most when I cannot keep my promises is myself.
Media
Global warming, should we fight it or adapt to it? Lene Johansen argues with liberal talk show host Thom Hartmann why we should abandon efforts to STOP global warming and let developing countries develop economically in order to afford adapting to climate change.
Food Crisis on the Thom Hartman Show Lene Johansen argues biofuels, food prices, and biotechnology with liberal talk show host Thom Hartmann.
Food Crisis on Gordon G. Liddy Show Talking to the G-Man about ethanol, food prices, and ABBA. Food based biofuels are bad for poor people.
Radio Appearance Foreshadowing the Book Everyone knows how ethanol increases food prices, but Rooker wanted to learn how anti biotechnology activism hurts consumers, and why there is problems with the consumer acceptance research.
