Steve
I'm a biomedical researcher with a lab working on endocytic protein trafficking. I've recently (self)-published my first LabLit novel, "Matter Over Mind" (http://www.stevecaplan.net/). My second LabLit novel, "Welcome Home, Sir" has just been published by Anaphora Literary Press.
LabLit- Einstein gets a bad rap? The Day Without Yesterday May 11, 2013Pippa Goldschmidt enjoys Stuart Clark's latest novel […]
- Carboniferous wordplay: poetry by Dan Paquette May 5, 2013From the LabLit science verse series […]
- Why resistance is not futile, and what that means for cancer research April 23, 2013From the BSCB science writing competition […]
- Chasing the result: A stem cell scientist’s perspective April 23, 2013From the BSCB science writing competition […]
- Caught between scientists down the pub - Flea by Sam Meekings April 20, 2013From the LabLit short story series […]
- Einstein gets a bad rap? The Day Without Yesterday May 11, 2013
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
We don’t need no education–at least not like this…
Anti-semitism is on the rise in Europe. Strictly speaking, this may not be true, as Jews have traditionally had a difficult time in the “old world,” to say the least. Why? Good question! Or is it? I recently came across … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged anti-semitism, bias, education, Europe, prejudice, religion, UK
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The most important biomedical-science technology advance–do we have a consensus?
I’ve blogged in the past about the changing nature of the life-sciences, and about how today’s graduate students need to be “jacks of all trades.” As I’ve noted, in the past, graduate students were required to use fewer experimental systems, … Continue reading
Posted in research, science, Uncategorized
Tagged advances, graduate students, progress, techniques, technology
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Thinking about science–what do I look for in a graduate student?
One of the questions that I was asked recently is “What do you look for in a graduate student?” Just as an aside, that vaguely reminds me of a film I saw some time ago where one character asks another … Continue reading
Posted in research, science
Tagged 24/7, determination, engaged in science, graduate student, success, workaholic
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Art and Science–take 2
Last evening I had a wonderfully unique opportunity to sample a complex mixture of art, science and creativity at the elegant Orpheum Theatre in Omaha (circa 1927)–in the form of modern dance! If you can spare just a few moments … Continue reading
Posted in science, Uncategorized
Tagged art, author, books, creativity, in the news, Momix Botanica, Occam's Typewriter, Orpheum Theatre Omaha, science
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godless (yes, not goddess or goodness)
This is a post that has worked its way in my head to the top of the pile. It’s initiation was triggered by a cluster of stimuli, including discussions with friends. However watching the American Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program … Continue reading
