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Draining the poisons…

January 22nd, 2008 - Absolutely Random, Health, Work - No Comments

Many years ago a colleague passed on the phrase “draining the poisons” to describe the process of moving on from a job that didn’t work out. This could be personal recovery (”getting back to you”) but as importantly it is a necessary step in preparing oneself for interviewing before the next one. A rebound job [...]

Now this is a debate I’d like to see…

January 15th, 2008 - Planet Earth - No Comments

This gets my support. Lend yours…
Given the many urgent scientific and technological challenges facing America and the rest of the world, the increasing need for accurate scientific information in political decision making, and the vital role scientific innovation plays in spurring economic growth and competitiveness, we call for a public debate in which the U.S. presidential [...]

GlassBooth.org — good, bad, or other?

January 5th, 2008 - Absolutely Random - 1 Comment

As a British “resident alien” in the US finally applying for citizenship I face the possibility [however remote] that I might be eligible to vote this coming November in the presidential election. Watching the coverage of the Iowa caucuses it struck me how simplistic the decision making has been; “it’s about change”. My initial reaction [...]