I have a confession. I’ve been working since mid-February. And while my contract ends in late June, there’s a high possibility it’ll be renewed. Nevertheless, I feel guilt. Guilt that I’m working in my chosen field with the benefits that come with full-time employment. Guilt that I can wake up without the crippling dread […]
Recently I learned about a test that can detect 50 different types of cancer. I consider how advanced technologies trickle down to the public.
Two unrelated articles about Google layoffs and urban blight got me thinking about how they’re related.
For the past few months, I’ve been taking Master Gardener classes through Washington State University. It’s like drinking from two firehouses with a week devoted to each topic, including botany and plant pathology, pesticides and fertilizers, wood and herbaceous plants, fruits and vegetables, vertebrate pests and entomology. Not to mention plant problems, landscape design, greenhouses, […]
Having recently applied for jobs, tapped “submit,” and then discovered they were no longer accepting applications, I was reminded of the tortoise and the hare.
Two percent of people have an unusual form of the ABCC11 gene, which hinders armpit odor. Even so, 75% of these lucky fellow humans use deodorant to mask perceived eau de underarm. Additional research shows that most people won’t leave the house without a hefty spritz of deodorant even if they shower daily, don’t do […]