Apple Books informs me that “my authors” include Christopher Hitchens, George Orwell, Barack Obama, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Bernd Heinrich, Carl Sagan, Ronald Clark, Dee Brown, and Wendell Berry.
Interesting to grok. Nice mix of classical and new, history and biography.
Interesting to grok. Nice mix of classical and new, history and biography.
10:49 AM - Apr 21, 2024
Career milestone. Finally attended a meeting of the Maize Genetics Cooperative. It was everything I’d expected from the legendary community. The science was invigorating, and I got to meet many of my heroes and the students who are the next generation in our field.
06:32 AM - Mar 04, 2024
DeShawn Blanding begins today as Senior Washington Representative for the Food and Environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Blanding has been a Senior Policy Analyst on the Democratic staff of the House Ag Committee and was previously Staff Assistant with the Senate Ag Committee.
05:57 AM - Feb 20, 2024
How many years does it take to get a PhD? It depends on the field, but it is ~ 10% of US life expectancy.
When adding 17 y for the typical pre-graduate school educational track, it is ~ ⅓ US life expectancy (data also show that higher educational attainment correlates with greater lifespan.)
When adding 17 y for the typical pre-graduate school educational track, it is ~ ⅓ US life expectancy (data also show that higher educational attainment correlates with greater lifespan.)
07:32 AM - Feb 15, 2024
Dumb Runner Mark Remy strikes again.
HI! COULD I GET AN ORDER OF HOTCAKES, TWO SAUSAGE BREAKFAST BURRITOS, TWO HASH BROWNS, A LARGE O.J. AND A LARGE COFFEE? AND A MUFFIN?
HI! COULD I GET AN ORDER OF HOTCAKES, TWO SAUSAGE BREAKFAST BURRITOS, TWO HASH BROWNS, A LARGE O.J. AND A LARGE COFFEE? AND A MUFFIN?
04:40 PM - Feb 01, 2024
“To me, there’s The Beatles, then everyone else.” -Vinnie Colaiuta, interview with Rick Beato.
Just one measure of this, among many…
Just one measure of this, among many…
07:10 AM - Jan 25, 2024
On the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the Macintosh computer, some of Macs that have powered my work over the years, and which bring back very fond memories. 😀
04:16 PM - Jan 24, 2024
Well, that raises the question: “What IS the ‘rest of me’”???
Take the thing yourself: https://hvemereldst.no/en/...
Take the thing yourself: https://hvemereldst.no/en/...
08:49 PM - Jan 10, 2024
In the internet era, all applications profile you and think they know who you are… This is the 2023 composite snapshot. 😎
10:55 AM - Dec 31, 2023
I lost my mom this year, and these friends, activists, scientists, intellectuals & musicians whose lives mattered: 🙌🏽
Jeff Beck
Harry Belafonte
Frank Borman
Gordon Conway
Astrud Gilberto
Ahmad Jamal
Mike Lauer
Ruth Salvador
Pat Schroeder
Wayne Shorter
M. S. Swaminathan
Tina Turner
George Winston
Jeff Beck
Harry Belafonte
Frank Borman
Gordon Conway
Astrud Gilberto
Ahmad Jamal
Mike Lauer
Ruth Salvador
Pat Schroeder
Wayne Shorter
M. S. Swaminathan
Tina Turner
George Winston
07:09 AM - Dec 30, 2023
The podcasts that have kept me current, and entertained, in 2023.
• All of The Economist’s pods, but especially The World in Brief, Babbage, and The Intelligence.
• NYT’s Hard Fork.
• NYT’s Ezra Klein Show
• Nobody Asked Us with Des (Linden) and Kara (Goucher.)
• The Guardian’s The Long Read
• All of The Economist’s pods, but especially The World in Brief, Babbage, and The Intelligence.
• NYT’s Hard Fork.
• NYT’s Ezra Klein Show
• Nobody Asked Us with Des (Linden) and Kara (Goucher.)
• The Guardian’s The Long Read
08:55 AM - Dec 29, 2023
Five books released in 2023 that I’ve found useful to understand the forces currently shaping our culture and prospects:
End Times - Turchin
Ultra-Processed People - van Tulleken
Blazing World - Healey
Milton Friedman - Burns
The Kingdom, The Power and The Glory - Alberta
End Times - Turchin
Ultra-Processed People - van Tulleken
Blazing World - Healey
Milton Friedman - Burns
The Kingdom, The Power and The Glory - Alberta
11:26 AM - Dec 24, 2023
History flashback. About the only NYT quiz where I stand a chance. The statistics indicate that those of us drawn to take this quiz are clearly self-selected history junkies.
28/28 points
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Play here:
https://www.nytimes.com/in...
28/28 points
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Play here:
https://www.nytimes.com/in...
07:54 AM - Dec 23, 2023
(Edited)
“Trajectory of global warming in 2023 compared with when the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015. We are now on course to breach 1.5C 11 years earlier than anticipated in 2015.”
05:41 AM - Dec 16, 2023
What an ignoramus. I totally missed that Paris Hilton had a baby this past week. 🙃
04:13 PM - Dec 01, 2023
Jazz fusion and baroque do it for me. I spend countless hours listening to it. But Apple Music tells me these are the top ten tunes I listen to. Not ashamed. Great music (and artists.) Prolly gives away my age, too.
02:16 PM - Nov 11, 2023
“We call on all parties in Israel and Gaza to respect international law and for an end to the use of food as a weapon of war.” —International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food 👉🏼 https://ipes-food.org/_img...
01:14 PM - Oct 24, 2023
This #Strava desktop widget for the new MacOS Sonoma is brilliant❗️ You get a persistent dashboard of your weekly running mileage. ⚡️🏃
09:16 AM - Oct 02, 2023
What a lovely story.
Yes, I rely on this powerful yet simple tool.
“I view the events as an experiment in subverting power structures.”
https://www.pacifict.com/S...
Yes, I rely on this powerful yet simple tool.
“I view the events as an experiment in subverting power structures.”
https://www.pacifict.com/S...
06:17 PM - Sep 26, 2023
“For the period Jan 2017 to Mar 2020, just 29% of adults reported the healthfulness of their diets was “very good” or “excellent.” For context, the figure was 41% in 1989–1991.”
👉🏽 https://www.ers.usda.gov/d...
👉🏽 https://www.ers.usda.gov/d...
10:56 AM - Sep 13, 2023
Gotta hand it to them. Saucony do know how to advertise to me…
07:21 AM - Sep 12, 2023
‘Courtney Dauwalter, now a three-time #utmb champion, won the women’s event after giving everything she had today, and this summer. [After winning Western States 100 and Hard Rock 100 in the same year.]
Anytime you have a chance to take on a crazy challenge, I think we should.”’ 🙌🏽 #irunfar .com
Anytime you have a chance to take on a crazy challenge, I think we should.”’ 🙌🏽 #irunfar .com
08:09 PM - Sep 02, 2023
You’re not a trail runner unless you frequently alternate these thoughts:
“How lucky am I. I could do this forever.”
“If I die out here, no one is ever going to discover my carcass.”
“How lucky am I. I could do this forever.”
“If I die out here, no one is ever going to discover my carcass.”
03:52 PM - Aug 23, 2023
