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A Secular Passover

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Steve Caplan

First, my best wishes to anyone celebrating Easter, Passover or any other holiday. As a representative of one who celebrates the latter, in my own secular way, I thought I’d post a few words about it. After all, my knowledge … Continue reading →

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Accountable Anonymity

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Being heavily involved these past few weeks in reviewing piles of grants, I have been thinking a lot about the power that anonymity can confer. And how it can, when there are no checks and balances (or in the case … Continue reading →

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Which oath? Hippocratic, hippocritic or hypochondriac?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Steve Caplan

This blog has been years in the making–possibly long before I had ever heard the term ‘blog.’ Spurred on by the recent series of blogs by Henry which have at least indirectly addressed the medical profession and the sensitive and … Continue reading →

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Adolescent games, now and then

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Although I am on target in dealing with my pressure at work, I did want to post a short and silly/funny blog. I can’t help admiring how adolescents today have such a wide variety of electronic gadgets at their disposal–especially … Continue reading →

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Winter cometh

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Steve Caplan

The problem with being a scientist, and a cell biologist as such, is that everything reminds me of cellular organelles. These icicles remind me of the membrane bound tubules involved in endocytic recycling…

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Playin’ Possum? Impossumble…

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Steve Caplan

For some time now, I have been treading carefully when mowing the lawn (which is now no longer necessary despite our mild weather this year) and raking the leaves. The reason for this is that a mysterious creature had been … Continue reading →

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Reading honeymoon

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Steve Caplan

Having recently reported that my second and new lablit novel, “Welcome Home, Sir” will be coming out in the near future, and now in the process of deciding between two disparate options for the plot and characters of novel #3, … Continue reading →

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My guilt from the sidelines

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Steve Caplan

Like a moth drawn to the fire, I can’t stop myself. And I warn the reader that this blog doea not have anything directly to do with science, or life in science–although it does have to do with life. And … Continue reading →

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Advice on taking advice

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Steve Caplan

Last week I pontificated wrote about my views on the traits that are necessary for a scientist to survive and indeed thrive in today’s world. And while there seems to be agreement that “luck” “fate” and “opportunity” are certainly useful … Continue reading →

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Frequent Flyers

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Steve Caplan

Somewhat upset by the expensive airline tickets I recently purchased, I decided to post on some of my favorite frequent flyers seen recently in our backyard.       And finally, someone who looks like he’s just completed a rather … Continue reading →

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