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Shark Tales: JFK, Mercury 7 astronauts and shark repellents

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This seems such an odd topic from the start, but I thought it’s worth revisiting in celebration of today’s 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s orbital flight around the earth.  John Glenn and Scott Carpenter (who will be celebrating his own 50th anniversary in May) are the last surviving members of the original seven astronauts of NASA’s Project … Read more

The Agony and the Ecstasy: Why science writing is like learning tango and Chinese brush painting

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This is an odd title and I am stuck with it.  Worse, I am compelled to explain why this is so.  Today, I am at a loss what to choose for my next blog entry and trying to find motivation to write about scientific topics of interest to me – malaria, repellents, arsenic poisoning, the … Read more