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Category Archives: dogs
What I Read In April
Björn Natthiko Lindeblad: I May Be Wrong ‘Oh, your poor brain’, says Mrs Gee, when she sees the stack of things I really must read; the list of tasks I give myself. Then she passed me this book. Now, you’ll … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in a e moorat, abraham lincoln vampire hunter, amadeus, anthropocene, arkady renko, beowulf shaeffer, bipedalism, Björn Natthiko Lindeblad, c j cherryh, chernobyl, chris d thomas, conservation, dogs, dogs behaving very badly, dr who, franglais, golden age of SF, gorky park, graeme hall, hellburner, human evolution, immigration, jenna coleman, Jeremy DeSilva, jim Al Khalili, Johannes Krause, John W Campbell, larry niven, martin cruz smith, peter shaffer, puppeteers, Science Is Vital, star wars, The Life Scientific, the phantom menace, the tao of pooh, Thomas Trappe, whaqt christopher robin does in the mornings, White Rose, Winnie the Pooh, Writing & Reading
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Introducing Golgi, the Labrador Retriever
Golgi waiting for a tennis ball throw. For now, we are forced to keep her in “the Golgi Compartment” (a bedroom) when we leave the home, so she will not destroy it! I as reported not long ago, we recently … Continue reading Continue reading
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“Dogged Science”
No, this is not posed or photoshopped. But it is apparent that Ginger is somewhat less enthusiastic about calculations in single molecule imaging than I am.
Posted in competing interests, dogs, dSTORM, Ginger, humor, Labrador Retriever, Research, science, single molecule imaging, vizsla
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That’s the way science works
There have been a lot of articles published in newspapers around the world discussing a recent PLoS ONE paper published on July 23 by Harris and Provoust entitled “Jealousy in Dogs.” Ginger, in a reflective, non-jealous mode For those who … Continue reading
What makes a dog tick? No pun intended…
Having adopted Ginger as a 4 year old Vizsla-Labrador retriever mix less than a year ago from an animal rescue organization in Nebraska, I cannot even remember what life used to be like pre-arrival of my loyal retriever-pointer-and all around … Continue reading
A study of Ginger using live-image analysis
I have recently added a new title to my signature: that of director of our institute’s microscopy facility. One of my goals is to upgrade our capabilities and acquire a microscope capable of super-resolution; that is the ability to differentiate … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, experiment, Ginger, gotcha, humor, live imaging analysis, microscopy, Research, science, vizsla
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Jumpin’ Ginger Therapy!
Ever had a day where you almost wished you hadn’t got up in the morning? Where your computer crashes, your email doesn’t work, you get dumped with 100 different irrelevant bureaucratic busy-tasks, and you wonder why you didn’t become a … Continue reading
AMERICA!
America! It’s been a busy few weeks—or rather few months. Sister’s and families from Israel and Canada visiting, the adoption of Ginger (AKA Vi), two students who have defended their dissertations and graduated over the past 4 weeks, and a … Continue reading
And I thought scientists were smart…
I don’t get it. Really. I just don’t understand. Early this morning, when the first of the 90-odd emails bounced into my inbox, I looked again with disbelief. Yes.
Pet-Peeve Vigilante
I have a feeling that this blog may not be particularly popular with animal lovers, but I have a “pet-peeve”. Now I have nothing against pets–in fact I had a dog for 13 years who even traveled with me from … Continue reading
Posted in 12 angry men, canine society, dog-bite, dog-food, dogged determination, dogs, flight-or-fight, loose cannons, one-less-researcher, pepper spray, pets, pit bulls, self-defense, victim, vigilante, weapons
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