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Peggy Wheelock-the ultimate in research and mentorship

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Steve Caplan

This blog has been long in the making. Long, because until recently, I’m not sure I would have been able to type out these words without flooding my keyboard with tears. But the time has come for me to write … Continue reading →

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After the storm

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Steve Caplan

So it’s after the storm. I don’t mean a physical storm–of course I am referring to my recent experience in posting some thoughts on Prof. Stephen Hawking’s decision to join the boycott of Israel. From threatening personal emails to being … Continue reading →

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My Life in Nebraska

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Steve Caplan

Years ago, when I still permitted myself a very tiny slice of time for television, I enjoyed the antics of Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer in the British comedy series, “As Time Goes By.” In particular, I wholly identified with … Continue reading →

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Women of the Wall: fighting inequality and discrimination at every opportunity

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Steve Caplan

Two of the most heated topics that are avidly discussed by OT members in recent blogs are gender equality and anti-Semitism—both worthy of serious consideration—and not mutually exclusive. As those who know me will attest, I am not a big … Continue reading →

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Captions invited (Please, fund me!)

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Steve Caplan
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If you think you are sick of me now…

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Steve Caplan

I will write about topics that are dear to me, that  have meaning. I promise. But not until the following blog. For now, those of you who dare click to read-on, will have to endure tales of my most recent … Continue reading →

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Electronic evolution

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Steve Caplan

iPhone iPad   iWash  

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Canada then and now: If you are sick, see a doctor!

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Steve Caplan

I’ve been to Canada many times over the past few years, including a visit this summer to that stellar city of the prairies, the center of Canadian Siberia, Winnipeg. So cold, in fact, that while watching the Canadian Broadcasting Company’s … Continue reading →

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I (DON’T!) smell gas…

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Steve Caplan

Our fireplace, recently. Do you smell gas?! What a day! What a week! What a month, and it’s only halfway through. In my nearly 10 years as a PI, I have not yet had a month with so much juggling. … Continue reading →

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Getting the boot–entropy in the absence of enforcement

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Steve Caplan

6 pm on a cold Thursday evening, I bundled myself out of the research tower and headed down 3 flights of stairs to the car park. I moved to this new parking lot a year ago, and have been extremely … Continue reading →

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