Thursday, February 15, 2007

Science at its best

“I made a calculation error and used a lot more than I should have. And my cells died,” Schaefer said.

A colleague overheard her complaining. “The co-author on my paper said,’ Did I hear you say you killed some cancer?’ I said ‘Oh’, and took a closer look.”

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Nerd Stereotypes

Comedy Central showed recently The Breakfast Club, and the movie is fine. But the one problem I have with the movie is the treatment of Brian, the "brain," at the end of the movie. Specifically, he's told and agrees to finish the essay, while everyone else makes out.