Archive for the 'in the news' Category

Mini-Belichek, even down to the hoodie…

April 3, 2009

New coach Josh McDaniels has sure put his stamp on the Denver Broncos. He’s already signed 12 new free agents. He alienated his pro-bowl QB, Jay Cutler, and yesterday traded him away for some draft picks and Kyle Orton.  I’ll leave it to the media to analyze the trade and the status of the team, [...]

Davos Humor

February 1, 2009

Thomas Friedman talks about how there is no silver bullet for the financial crisis in his column today. It’s worth reading, if for no other reason than to prepare yourself for a long, drawn-out recovery from the mess we’re in.  However, he also has a funny joke that captures the absurdity of the whole situation. [...]

More science in our policy making, please

December 3, 2008

Olivia Judson has a nice Op-Ed piece in the NYT today.  She references a book called “Undermining Science: Suppression and Distortion in the Bush Administration” by Seth Shulman that I’d like to read.  She also makes a couple of great points.  Many scientists have been dismayed by the Bush administration’s efforts to suppress the [...]