Category Archives: Math/Computer Science

Synthetic Biology

These are either the scariest words ever written or the announcement of our impending immortality… "We make a genome from four bottles of chemicals; we put that synthetic genome into a cell; that synthetic genome takes over the cell," said Dr. Gibson. "The cell is entirely controlled by that new genome." The scientists didn’t [...] Read more »

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The Fork in the Road

"Life is all about choices" – Wise Old Man "When you get to a fork in the road, take it" – Wise Old Baseball Manager   Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I [...] Read more »

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The Dip

A copy of Seth Godin’s new book , The Dip, fell into my hands a few days ago. Like a lot of people, I think Seth is a very smart guy. His blog is a source of wonderful insights and great ideas. The Dip is about knowing when to quit something, and knowing when to [...] Read more »

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