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Can’t have it both ways

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Steve Caplan

Over the past 8 months, I have watched with detached interest as the spectacle of the Snowden/NSA scandal unfolded and developed. As with many government-related A whistleblower, recently.  scandals,  who is ‘scandalized’ often depends on which side of the political … Continue reading →

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Next to (Ab)normal

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Steve Caplan

I’ve had a rough time this week; not just the stress at work, the snow storm here in Omaha, a bit of illness and a young inexperienced driver smacking into the back of our car. It’s more than that. Part … Continue reading →

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Gunning for a better life

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Steve Caplan

It’s been over a year since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and little remains of the resolve that seemed to develop within the American public to “do something.” I was taking advantage of glorious weather … Continue reading →

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Noble/Nobel Validation

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Steve Caplan

For the past 10 years–my career as an independent investigator–I feel as though I have been swimming against the tide. The science that I was trained to do, the critical thinking and desire to understand the fundamental basis of how … Continue reading →

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Hey, you guys in DC, I’m trying to work here!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Steve Caplan
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Will the real Edinburgh please stand up?

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Steve Caplan

In continuation of my recent blog about travels to Scandinavia, I will stay with the theme of northern Europe because I have recently listened to several audiobooks whose locale is firmly rooted in Edinburgh, Scotland. The books to which I … Continue reading →

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AMERICA!

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Steve Caplan

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 →

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Lab meeting III–me and my shadow

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Steve Caplan

At the risk of going overboard on the subject of dogs, I find it necessary to post “Lab Meeting III”—because today is a historic occasion—the adoption of Ginger/AKA/Vi (Vizsla) from an animal shelter. Such a rare event that I did … Continue reading →

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Lab meeting–Part Two

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Steve Caplan

Our second unusual lab meeting took place in the Prius on our way home from Hearts United for Animals (HUA), close to Auburn, Nebraska, a small town about 60 miles south of Omaha. HUA is an animal shelter with a … Continue reading →

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Lab Meeting!

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Steve Caplan

I am not given to holding an excess of lab meetings, but by Ezekiel, this one was needed. And no waiting around for a reasonable time, like 10 a.m. No, no, that wouldn’t do. So I called a lab meeting … Continue reading →

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