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Wednesday, January 01, 2014 
Just posted: Roots and bitters. It's very long, a long time in the writing, & offered in all humility. mistersugar.com 
Monday, December 30, 2013
Blogging matters. Writes @davewiner: "It's important to feel free to tell your story even if it cues up other people's permission to be jerks." #wisdom
SVG Files: From Illustrator to the Web - I need to follow this tutorial for my mistersugar logo. design.tutsplus.com
Saturday, December 28, 2013
From the News & Observer: Agriculture, animal-welfare groups clash in increasingly less rural NC. newsobserver.com
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Afternoon outing on the RTA Red Line to downtown Cleveland a success. Got the kids out of house. riderta.com
Friday, December 20, 2013
It's #ff (Follow Friday), & I'm reminded of this beautiful John Denver song: Follow Me lyricsfreak.com
40 Years Later, the Cruelty of Papillon is a Reality in U.S. Prisons by @CBSAndrew - (I read Papillon when I was 14) theatlantic.com
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
New blog post: Evolution of an online essay - how one set of my ideas has gone from outline to draft to blog. mistersugar.com
Perspective Page View Navigation - very cool - I think @jschuller suggested this would be next trend. tympanus.net
"outfitted in a pink feather boa & Panama hat ... was cultural maven Richard Gildenmeister" #myfriend #cleveland cleveland.com
The Conversation Project - Have You Had The Conversation? Let's Have Dinner & Talk About Death and The Conversation Project teaming up - plan dinner party 1st week of Jan.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
This chocolate is very good! - Jingle Berry Dark Chocolate Bar - Seattle Chocolates shop.seattlechocolates.com
New blog post, about seeking integrity through words & silence, actions & inactions: How do I want to be? mistersugar.com
Wired on Snapguides. Anyone in #sciox community using this for lab, research or science teaching? wired.com
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Interested in getting Master of Science in Global Health @DukeGHI - attend webinar 12/17 to learn more. globalhealth.duke.edu
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
I've been using the @ruhlman All-Strain Reusable Straining Cloths to filter this year's DIY slivovitz shop.ruhlman.com
Headroom.js - lightweight, high-performance JS widget that allows you to react to the user's scroll. wicky.nillia.ms
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Saving Madagascar, One parcel at a time - chronicle of @klb8s science reporting trip research.duke.edu
Monday, December 09, 2013
I may drive to the a/perture cinema in Winston-Salem Thurs to catch showing of Broken Circle Breakdown. aperturecinema.com
Cool. The Chelsea Theater (here in Chapel Hill, NC) will show Inside Llewyn Davis starting Dec 20. thechelseatheater.com
My cousin, Mark, climbed Kilimanjaro. First of 7 summits he & team will climb to raise $$ for cystic fibrosis fund. vimeo.com
The Problem with Sex Scenes That Are Too Good : The New Yorker. "Sex is the joker in the deck, the infinite variable that provokes, on screen as in life, radically divergent and wildly unpredictable responses and consequences."
Sunday, December 08, 2013
Talk Story is what I called my storytelling initiative - hoping to bring it back in 2014. show.storyblogging.org
Friday, December 06, 2013
Relieved to have completed this project at work: All In - @DukeMedicine Annual Report 2013. news.medicine.duke.edu
Eventify One Page Conference HTML5 Template. - might come in handy for my next event. themeforest.net
Thursday, December 05, 2013
The Big Roundtable is a digital publishing platform ... to connect passionate nonfiction writers with readers who will support their work. thebigroundtable.com
Here's the Nov 2000 National Geographic feature about the Ambrym volcanoes (I trekked there in 1999). ngm.nationalgeographic.com
Just watched The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) for first time. Great! (Saw Glee cover with my daughters.) youtube.com
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Science Experts Network: "enables researchers to easily maintain & generate biosketches for fed grant apps" nexus.od.nih.gov
New Visitor Developments Chart. Noticed construction for new Sam's Quik Shop on Hwy 54 in Durham - will include a second-floor tasting room
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
101 days since Aug 24. Which means what? Yes, this year's first batch of DIY slivovitz is ready. cc @boraz mistersugar.com
mistersugar.com: Sea food - recalling a hike to a volcano, & the meal that came after. mistersugar.com
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Tomorrow is National Day of Listening. Find a friend or a co-worker, sit down with a visiting family member, or walk to a retirement home and find a lonely senior. Ask that person to share a story, and listen. nationaldayoflistening.org
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
My friend Carter told this powerful story @TheMonti1 - Podcast Episode #83: Carter Kersh soundcloud.com
Monday, November 25, 2013
Posted on mistersugar.com: We're going that way - about walking in the South Pacific and North Carolina mistersugar.com
Sunday, November 24, 2013
A Stroll Around the World: "Indeed, the century-old automotive revolution prepared the way for the rise of the Internet, by eroding the capacity for attention, for patience, by fomenting a cult of speed." nytimes.com
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Waiting for @OpenSky to send password reset (up to 4 hours?!) so I can buy spoons & kitchen cloths from @ruhlman store. opensky.com
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
500 Students, 24 Hours, 102 New Projects at HackDuke. App to translate sign language to speech won first place @DukeU hackathon.
I will participate in discussion @DukeLibraries to explore social media & academic activity, Dec. 6. blogs.library.duke.edu
Saturday, November 16, 2013
ScienceOnline -- crossing a river with Anton Zuiker. "allure of my crossing-a-river metaphor is joy in looking back at steps I've taken and people I've met"
Thursday, November 14, 2013
And another Raleigh brewery! Crank Arm Brewing - maybe a #scio14 craft beer tour? crankarmbrewing.com
The Human Element: Melinda Gates and Paul Farmer on Designing Global Health - Wired Science. wired.com
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Chapel Hill, Durham Chefs Respond to Lack of Women in Time Magazine's 'The Gods of Food' chapelhillmagazine.com
Saturday, November 09, 2013
Getting ready for ScienceOnline Together 2014 - i.e., registration opens 11/14 #sciox mistersugar.com
Monday, November 04, 2013
Lecture @DukeU tomorrow: Copa de Manifestações: Brazilian Politics, Football, and the 2014 World Cup. calendar.duke.edu
Sunday, November 03, 2013
ScienceOnline Together - details about the conference - Feb 27-March 1, 2014 in Raleigh, NC. #sciox together.scienceonline.com
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Grand Rounds 10/18/13: From the Bronx to Stockholm via Duke: Bob Lefkowitz's Journey. news.medicine.duke.edu
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Michael Ruhlman, a food writer's writer, pens a pair of cookbooks: Cleveland Chefs Books. cleveland.com
Friday, October 11, 2013
Help raise the tide: Support ScienceOnline with a donation during #scioOCEANS. us1.campaign-archive1.com
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath: He explains why Christopher Chabris' criticisms of his book were unreasonable. Says @gladwell: "I write in the genre of what might be called 'intellectual adventure stories.'"
Wednesday, October 09, 2013
mapsicon - "A free collection of maps for every country in the world, available in 11 sizes or in SVG." github.com
Sunday, October 06, 2013
Just posted: Cayenne sauce, Spanish omelet and muscadine granita. #sundayinthekitchen mistersugar.com
Saturday, October 05, 2013
Remembered that I had cayenne peppers steeping for homemade hot sauce from this @saveurmag recipe. Smells amazing. saveur.com
mistersugar.com: Back to the BloggerCon. If I could travel in time, I'd first visit Cambridge, Mass. for BloggerCon, then Cambridge, UK.
Friday, October 04, 2013
Data+Journalism - @derekwillis coming to @DukeU Monday to talk about computing informs reporting @NYTimes dewitt.sanford.duke.edu
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Remembering Richard Merritt: Our respected communications colleague @DukeU died last month. pratt.duke.edu
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Broken Circle Breakdown - looks like a great film. But why not in Raleigh, where World of Bluegrass just took place? tribecafilm.com
Monday, September 30, 2013
House, Senate Disagree On How To Keep Government Open : NPR. (LAUGHTER) - Kudos to NPR for an accurate transcript, but shame on the lot for laughing at the Republican anarchists.
New blog post: photos & sounds & notes from last week, incl salamander, bluegrass, #sackler & gourmand friends my.storyblogging.org
Friday, September 27, 2013
.@dukemedicine Research Conference today is Matthew Wolf talking about cardiomyopathies. news.medicine.duke.edu
The Waiting Room: 24 hours, 241 patients, 1 stretched ER - documentary from @waitingstories whatruwaitingfor.com
Thursday, September 26, 2013
NIH Expands Nationwide Network of Vaccine & Treatment Evaluation Units - includes @dukemedicine Human Vaccine Institute niaid.nih.gov
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Just made a batch of Thai red curry paste. Will I remember not to rub my eyes with my chile-stained fingers? saveur.com
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Waiting to @tryghost for simple, fast blogging? Check out @dropplets & Fargo by @smallpict for good alternatives. dropplets.com
A Spoken Dish: What food tradition in your life reflects time, place, and people, or evokes a specific memory? aspokendish.com
I'm going to the Sackler Colloquium next week. Hope to meet @xeni, see @rangerrik again. nasonline.org
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Living Alongside Wildlife - A natural history of the fascinating animals that share our landscapes livingalongsidewildlife.com
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Host-Based RT-PCR Gene Expression Signature to Identify Acute Respiratory Viral Infection - from @PersonalizedMed stm.sciencemag.org
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Sipping the Pleasures of Istria - must ask my local wine shop to get malvasia istria. Sounds delicious. travel.nytimes.com
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Fascinating follow up to Krakauer's bestseller, In to the Wild: How Chris McCandless Died - in @TheNewYorker. newyorker.com
The night light - Milky Way can cast shadows, which I experienced as @peacecorps volunteer in #Vanuatu. kottke.org
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Here's my 2003 blog post, Piss Poor, about my dad's contribution to helping Idaho's migrant farmworkers. mistersugar.com
Heard Woody Guthrie's Deportee? There's more to story: 60 years after crash, names of migrant passengers emerge. thestory.org
Pictures and a story: Bashar Al-Assad, Syria's autocratic ophthalmologist - Slate Magazine. slate.com
Hand Drawn Goods - Brainy Icons - some good free icons here that the #sciox community might like. handdrawngoods.com
Here's where we share news of grants and research awards to @dukemedicine faculty. news.medicine.duke.edu
Two ways of looking at an outliner - I learn much every time @davewiner talks us through outliners & Fargo. scripting.com
Monday, September 09, 2013
embedresponsively.com - responsive embed codes for embedding rich third-party media into responsive web pages embedresponsively.com
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for cochlear implant pioneer Blake Wilson @DukeU @Duke_Medicine today.duke.edu
Saturday, September 07, 2013
I like how oldest blog post by @andrewshell is from Christmas day 2002. My first was Thanksgiving day 2000. blog.andrewshell.org
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Murphey School Radio Show - next fundraiser event is Sat Nov 2 - would love to go, but may not be in town. murpheyschoolradio.net
I have a yearning to go to Lantern Restaurant for drinks & dim sum menu. Tonight? Any joiners? lanternrestaurant.com
Friday, August 30, 2013
Fascinating declassified State Dept memo about Israel nukes, written by my mother's uncle, Joseph Sisco. www2.gwu.edu
Colum McCann to speak to @DukeU first-year students about "Let the Great World Spin". today.duke.edu
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Duke to Host Brooklyn Nets Training Camp in October - Duke University Blue Devils. Duke to Host Brooklyn Nets Training Camp in October
Friday, August 23, 2013
Records for Life Contest - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is seeking help to redesign the look and feel of child health records.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
500+ have signed up for DIHI Summit on Transformative Innovation in Health Care @DukeMedicine dihi.org
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Bullet Journal: An analog note-taking system for the digital age. cc: @experrinment @ktraphagen bulletjournal.com
Monday, August 19, 2013
"If you care about giving good people more followers as much as you care about getting them yourself, you’re doing social right." blog.thinkup.com
ScioX community news - roundup of community comings & goings by @boraz, a la @romanesko #sciox scienceonline.com
Fabulous post by a professor for her students: ScienceOnline Climate, Wrap-Up. #scioclimate journeysofdrg.org
Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin on digital comics and the medium's 'second Golden Age'. Brian K. Vaughan: "I'm kind of horrified at the way so many of us seem to have willfully sacrificed our own privacy at the altar of social media."
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
A Black Hole Mystery Wrapped in a Firewall Paradox. 'You might wonder who cares, especially if encountering a black hole is not on your calendar.'
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Speaking truth to power? - Superintendent Dr. Teresa Thayer Snyder- Voorheesville, NY. vcsd.neric.org
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
State of Transition by @Stuntbox - This is what I'm trying to accomplish with my blog, & 1/100th the web skills. stuntbox.com
For later listening: The History of Rome by Mike Duncan - (to go with multi-volume Gibbon I've yet to read) itunes.apple.com
A Race to Save the Orange by Altering Its DNA - I finished reading this superb feature by @amy_harmon this morning. nytimes.com
Monday, July 29, 2013
John Carroll magazine - Class notes 1992 - Nice to see mention of @boraz interview with me from earlier this year. sites.jcu.edu
The Local Yarn: Habemus Papoose - @joeld describes the birth of his daughter at 65 mph. Congratulations! jdueck.net
WILMINGTON: Shaffer: Armadillos invade NC, challenging possums for roadkill title. Armadillos invade NC, challenging possums for roadkill title.
Conversing with a scientist - interesting proposition: Experts must be able to talk usefully to generalists smith.smallpict.com
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Assumptions - Greg Baugues. Short, powerful essay by @greggyb: "But it was too late. We all knew what happened."
'Rural Life' Adds Natural Color To 'The Grey Lady' - NPR - Verlyn Klinkeborg about new book of his essays on farm life. npr.org
Fargo - easy enough for a 9-year-old: Malia just changed the style of her new blog: Malia's Chronicles. malia.smallpict.com
Friday, July 26, 2013
So proud of my brother for graduating @AustinFireDept Academy - & proud of dad for bringing maile lei from Honolulu. my.storyblogging.org
Congrats to my brother, Nick, graduating tomorrow in Austin Fire Department Cadet Class 116. vimeo.com
Thursday, July 25, 2013
An Integrated Clinico-Metabolomic Model Improves Prediction of Death in Sepsis. Sepsis = common cause of death, but outcomes difficult to predict. New test in works, with @dukemedicine researchers.
On the exoneration of Dr. William H. Stewart Peer-reviewed: On the exoneration of Dr. William H. Stewart: debunking an urban legend - re common quote - #sciox
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Gone Fishin' - @iammattthomas goes on sabbatical, but takes a second to remind me of font used in mistersugar logo. mattnt.com
Monday, July 22, 2013
Enigma Misheard Song Lyrics - yep, I searched for 'enigma don juan' - listening to Sadeness right now. amiright.com
Jekyll * Simple, blog-aware, static sites - looks like a good solution, but too much for me right now. jekyllrb.com
Space Images: The Day the Earth Smiled: Sneak Preview - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. jpl.nasa.gov
Why I've decided to stop blogging.... "I'm going to stop blogging. Any pretense of it." - Thoughtful essay on just writing.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
This is such an amazing thing for me to see: ScienceOnline Leiden. (My ancestors came from the Netherlands.) leiden.scienceonline.com
Today I helped @boraz redesign coturnix.org (using @twbootstrap). Now I'm working on mistersugar.com (w/ @foundationzurb) coturnix.org
Thursday, July 18, 2013
The Arlington Hts (Illinois) library has a podcasting studio! The Studio - Digital Media Lab. ahml.info
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Members @DukeU community invited to post images of campus scenes #PictureDuke & follow on Instagram: instagram.com
Friday, July 12, 2013
Deep impact: unintended consequences of journal rank - "we suggest that abandoning journals altogether" frontiersin.org
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Can't stop, won't stop: PRX introduces an app for unending audio storytelling - Nieman Journalism Lab. niemanlab.org
Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Will We Cut Egypt's Aid? Ctd - The Dish. End aid to Egypt and Israel. The first doesn't deserve it; the second doesn't need it.
Monday, July 08, 2013
Talking Story: Sharing stories at home and abroad - by @KellyKanayama in new issue of @HMSAislandscene islandscene.com
The @DukeU newspaper is looking for its first Visiting Lecturer in Digital Journalism. dukechroniclealumni.com
Sunday, July 07, 2013
Zuiker Chronicles Online: Checklist for when you go to the mall - lesson learned by @liazuiker zuiker.com
Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Do I Have to Do EVERYTHING Around Here? "It passed the House. Big deal. Then it moved to the Senate. Big deal. Except!" High-octane opinion from @huler
Monday, July 01, 2013
Paama - the small South Pacific island where I lived as @peacecorps volunteer - has a Wikipedia entry. en.wikipedia.org
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Rare Titan Arum Finally Blooms. Rare Titan Arum finally blooms at Duke Gardens - smells like rotting meat, dung and rancid cheese.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Big new building @Duke_Medicine opens this week - called Duke Medicine Pavilion. Duke Cancer Center opened last year. construction.dukemedicine.org
PSA #2: Participate in the Voices of Medicine pilot project - share a story about health & medicine. themonti.org
PSA #1: @ScienceOnline needs your support - $20.14 helps support the organization that supports you. scienceonline.com
Acoustic @JoshRitter - A Certain Light (Live from Orange Street) - he'll be touring Europe this summer. youtube.com
Monday, June 10, 2013
I was only mostly dead this weekend. My blog post on a midnight migraine, & what Oliver asked Erin. mistersugar.com
Bound Custom Journals - thanks @ktraphagen for introducing me to @boundcustom - I love notebooks! boundforanything.com
Sunday, June 09, 2013
.@ruhlman, you know about The Drunken Botanist from @Amy_Stewart - growing plants for great cocktails. drunkenbotanist.com
It's been 6 years since I was last at Farm to Fork dinner. I'm going back today (solo). Here's my earlier post. mistersugar.com
Saturday, June 08, 2013
Family kitchen fun, everyone helping to make chocolate financiers from Bouchon Bakery Cookbook. bouchonbakery.com
Hoping there are still cherries to pick when I take the kids to Levering Orchard in Virginia next weekend. leveringorchard.com
For the Sat readers: Voices of Medicine Pilot Project: We want your stories about Health & Medicine. themonti.org
Friday, June 07, 2013
New work posted from Documenting Medicine. Here's story by @mariafdsouza, geriatrics fellow @dukemedicine news.medicine.duke.edu
Here's my story from Talk Story: Voices of Medicine show in May. About reading, malaria, #peacecorps, stories. news.medicine.duke.edu
How To Sell Coke To People Who Have Never Had A Sip - good reporting. But is this really something to celebrate? npr.org
Going Full Circle - documentary about history of family medicine residency @duke_medicine by @vivimbmd vimeo.com
Thursday, June 06, 2013
Star scientist out as head of Nature Research Center @naturalsciences - disappointed, hope it turns out for best. newsobserver.com
Newswordy: Word of the day. Newswordy - Buzzwords frequently used in news media, & how used & misused.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
.@DuckDuckGo Search Box - I had this working on my site for a day. Now it won't search my site. Huh. duckduckgo.com
Just discovered that the gift shop in lobby of Duke University Hospital sells Goetze's Caramel Creams. goetzecandy.com
The Sketchnote Handbook - by Mike Rohde - designed to teach regular people how to create sketchnotes. rohdesign.com
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
That was so cool to hear coyotes out beyond my front porch. Hope they're feasting on the damn deer that feasted on my garden plants.
Farmer Foodshare - Creating healthy and sustainable food systems - collects food donations @carrboromarket farmerfoodshare.org
Starting to get email scams regarding my domain registrations: "We are the department of registration service in Asia."
"Rescuing drowning children: How to know when someone is in trouble" - we had a scare with Oliver recently. slate.com
Monday, June 03, 2013
Just posted by @etemplin @dukemedicine: Vance Fowler to co-lead network that will address antibacterial resistance. #NIH news.medicine.duke.edu
Vos y Tu Chagas - Duke global health masters student reports from Bolivia on chagas disease. globalhealth.duke.edu
A Volunteer Army of Caregivers. "Create a Caregiver Corps that would include debt forgiveness for college graduates to care for our elders."
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Just posted: When a tornado rolls over - how a stormchaser video reminds me of an experience in high school. mistersugar.com
Just posted: VUR and us - about new research helping my family understand an old illness. mistersugar.com
The ethics of health information technology in oncology - by @tomleblancmd @dukemedicine ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Friday, May 31, 2013
I've been blogging for 13 years, but I still don't get the excerpting of posts on front page. Not reader friendly, imho.
Video of Dr. O'Connor @dukemedicine on mechanisms of how mental stress can induce myocardial ischemia - @JAMA_current jama.jamanetwork.com
Foundation Docs: Top Bar - what does 'clickable topbar' mean? I don't get it, @foundationzurb foundation.zurb.com
Everest hosts breathtaking medical research - @DukeU researchers helping to look at oxygen levels in blood up high. guardian.co.uk
Thursday, May 30, 2013
50 minutes past my bedtime. Yes, I now have an intended head-on-pillow time. Trying to be more disciplined, productive, healthy, serene.
Mission Statement. Good mission statement - Empowering farmers & ranchers to connect communities through social media platforms.
History from @smalljones: The Story Behind the WWW Hypertext 91 Demo Page and UNC and me. ibiblio.org
I just added a storytelling idea to the ScienceOnline Together #sciox planning wiki cc: @benlillie @jeffpolish scio14.wikispaces.com
ScienceOnline Together #sciox planning wiki - @tomlinden, see proposed session on future of science writing programs scio14.wikispaces.com
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
VIDEO: Radiolab Behind the Scenes. Ever wondered how the podcast comes together, or what it's like to work at Radiolab, here's a peek. #sciox
An Interview With The Zebrafish - that's right, @huler interviews a fish. #sciox dukemagazine.duke.edu
Thirst For Knowledge - @dukemagazine article about new book, Drinking Water, by #dukelaw prof James Salzman. dukemagazine.duke.edu
Straight Shooting - feature @dukemagazine - subhead: "More guns equals more dead people." Never would have thought. dukemagazine.duke.edu
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
TNXB Mutations Can Cause Vesicoureteral Ref... [J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI. TNXB Mutations Can Cause Vesicoureteral Reflux.
How journalists can help the scientists they interview - @orzelc writing at physicsfocus #sciox physicsfocus.org
Monday, May 27, 2013
Last couple of weeks we did massive spring cleaning in the houser. Today, I'm cleaning out my servers, slimming my online sprawl.
"Typical nonreactive materials are glass, enamel, and plastic." - The Elements of Cooking by @ruhlman
I was confused about 'nonreactive cookware' so I looked in the ever-useful The Elements of Cooking by @ruhlman ruhlman.com
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Up, Up and Away. "The world, it seems, is running short of the second most abundant element in the universe."
Essays like this, about fonts & design, simultaneously enlighten me & make me feel inadequate. jessicahische.is
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
While #sciox exec dir @ktraphagen is on vacation, I take a look at the exciting @ScienceOnline lineup. mistersugar.com
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Eating an apricot. Mmmhmm. I search my blog archives to see if I've ever written about the apricot tree in Idaho. Nope.
Sound the Alarm: Fraud in Neuroscience - Steve Lisberger, Ph.D, chair of Neurobiology @DukeU dana.org
Monday, May 20, 2013
Just able to catch up on submissions to call for stories about @ScienceOnline impact - thanks, & keep 'em coming! scienceonline.com
Tumblr launched in February 2007 - I created my account 3/6/2007 - have used it sparingly, though. coconut.tumblr.com
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Looks like @carterkersh is going to be on @themonti1 stage again, for the season finale 6/1. Tix on sale tomorrow! themonti.org
Had a bright idea for the next Talk Story narrative variety show, possibly June 11. Details tomorrow, I hope. show.storyblogging.org
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Lahaina noon - sun at its zenith, no shadows - Hawai’i the only state in the nation with this phenomenon ht.ly
New batch of vanilla beans put away to mellow in aged @cruzanrum - extract for baking in 60 days. chefandsteward.com
Friday, May 17, 2013
hey, @boraz, I'm headed your way for this: Thomas Keller Book Signing @fearringtonnc fearrington.com
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Last night's Talk Story show went very well. That @jeffpolish is one excellent story coach. show.storyblogging.org
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
One more reminder - Talk Story: Voices of Medicine show @casbahdurham tonight. Starts 7:30pm news.medicine.duke.edu
Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America - Institute of Medicine. iom.edu
Theee, um, truth about theee, uh.... 'our conversational missteps sometimes actually help our listeners get what we're saying'
Michael Pollan: Say Hello to the 100 Trillion Bacteria That Make Up Your Microbiome. #citizenscience #sciox nytimes.com
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Talk Story is a free narrative variety show tomorrow night in Durham, NC. Join us! show.storyblogging.org
@ScienceOnline needs our support. Please be 1 of 2,014 people to donate $20.14 to the org before 2014 arrives. #sciox scienceonline.com
Some seats still available for ScienceOnline Oceans in Miami Oct 11-13. #sciox oceans.scienceonline.com
Scholars@Duke - new faculty profile system @DukeU - starting with School of Medicine, including our @dukemedicine scholars.duke.edu
Listen to this short montage of stories from Voices of Medicine. And join us tomorrow evening for more stories & music. news.medicine.duke.edu
Short blog post: Someday, I hope we have a way to give BlogTogether Awards to recognize community builders. mistersugar.com
mistersugar.com: Voice in the wilderness. In my archives: I heard the clear, heavenly voice of John Denver...from ...one of the houses hidden in the rainforest.
Monday, May 13, 2013
I'm still thinking about yesterday's Mother's Day meal to remember. (@andreareusing, please read: you inspired this) mistersugar.com
Rebooted Amazon AWS server to get World Outline running again. Just updated the Talk Story page - join us this Wed - show.storyblogging.org
Sunday, May 12, 2013
I blog about food as much as I do about science - why I'm working on a #sicox food event. Contact me if you'd like to help plan this.
Just posted: Mother's Day meal to remember - cooking w/ kids to honor mom - inspired by @andreareusing @bittman mistersugar.com
Cooks & Books dinner with @Chef_Keller @FearringtonNC 5/17 sold out. I may still go to signing earlier that day. fearrington.com
Last blog post of the night: Memories of molasses - about the smell of my Caribbean youth & @CruzanRum mistersugar.com
Just posted: What's paper got to do with Blogging 2.0? - mentions @IndyWeek @davewiner @bittman mistersugar.com
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Next Talk Story event is Wed 5/15 in conjunction with @dukemedicine Annual Humanities in Medicine show. news.medicine.duke.edu
Farm to Fork 2013 Picnic - best $100 you can spend this summer - June 9 in Hurdle Mills, NC farmtoforknc.com
Really enjoyed listening to this on @thestorywithdg - One String Is All You Need - Brushy sings Chicken in the Corn thestory.org
Friday, May 10, 2013
The gift that keeps on giving - @ruhlman mentions my grenadine - Friday Cocktail Hour: Key Sunrise. ruhlman.com
Common Patterns in Styleguides, Boilerplates and Pattern Libraries Cloud Four Blog. blog.cloudfour.com
I really like having my Twitter archive on my server. Just went looking for mentions of Cruzan rum. static.storyblogging.org
Thursday, May 09, 2013
NOT-OD-13-064: NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards FY 2013. NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards -- FY 2013
ICYMI last night: I'm the Z that ends list in this @IndyWeek feature - The illustrated encyclopedia of Durham. indyweek.com
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Facebook ad by @zappos tantalizes me with pic of blacks shoes w/ orange soles. Must have. But htf do I find them on the site?
What Vanuatu taught us about surviving - rereading this, & it pretty much sums up my amazing #peacecorps experience. indyweek.com
My 2007 blog post about importance of independent newsweeklies - why being featured in @IndyWeek means so much! mistersugar.com
In #springcleaning, I found draft of this essay about Survivor in Vanuatu. Couldn't recall where it ran. Now I know. indyweek.com
The illustrated encyclopedia of Durham. "random thoughts that add up to...something" - been trying to figure out what that is myself. (see article end)
The illustrated encyclopedia of Durham - thanks, @IndyWeek - happy to bring up the end of the alphabet! indyweek.com
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Upton Tea Imports: Upton Tea Imports. Reversals of Fortune in the Tea Industry - series of articles from Upton Tea Imports.
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Daniela Schiller: A new last memory. Great story by neuroscientist Daniela Schiller - @storycollider podcast
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Check out the program for ScienceOnline Oceans - this looks great! Registration opens 5/8/2013 #sciox oceans.scienceonline.com
My house needs place to quarantine paper before it's allowed inside. So much crap. Just spent 7 hours filtering. #springcleaning
Thursday, May 02, 2013
I just used the Fargo outliner to prepare my self assessment for my annual performance review @DukeMedicine. fargo.io
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
I need to help someone make a website to sell a house. Wonder if @getLeeflets might do the trick. github.com
An essay by @aquavita about the leek - I used leeks, sweated in butter, for chicken noodle soup last night. medium.com
What Today's Revolution in Publishing is Missing - personality - what I'm looking for in redesign of my blog tomtunguz.com
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
My Petri dish post also reflects #sciox kindnesses by @ktraphagen @rachelfeltman @laminda mistersugar.com
It grows in a Petri dish - reflecting kindnesses by @joshwitten @artologica @fiaianros @cotesia1 @amoebamike mistersugar.com
DukeHealth.org: patient online tool Duke HealthView will be converted to Duke MyChart. dukehealth.org
Monday, April 29, 2013
I posted this earlier: A doctor's heart beats - Q&A with brother-in-law about open-heart surgery mistersugar.com
Lots of tweets about this site - HERE IS TODAY - if you haven't visited it, do! Shows how we divide time. hereistoday.com
I posted this earlier: A doctor's heart beats - Q&A with brother-in-law about open-heart surgery, blogging, recovery mistersugar.com
Just listened - A Soldier's Eye: Rediscovered Photos From Vietnam - & got ideas for my Talk Story project. thestory.org
Uber Media WordPress Plugin - adds support for third party services such as Flickr, Instagram, 500px dev7studios.com
mistersugar.com: A doctor's heart beats. New post: I asked my brother-in-law about his experience as an open-heart surgery patient & new blogger.
ICYMI over the weekend: my post at Medium about dengue fever & what I realized about research - medium.com
Friday, April 26, 2013
Feels good to be in a blogging groove - 5 posts last night, & this science piece tonight. #sciox medium.com
Please join me in giving $20.14 to ScienceOnline. Help us get 2014 donations before 2014 arrives! #sciox mistersugar.com
My grandfather would have appreciated banjo that opens the short montage of Voices of Medicine stories. mistersugar.com
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Have lost track of how many times I've listened to The Beast in its Tracks by @JoshRitter. It's so good! joshritter.com
New post: Hearing voices - the Voices of Medicine project is moving along - collaboration with @JeffPolish mistersugar.com
What I wouldn't give for pneumatic tubes to deliver chocolate to me at my desk at any moment. youtube.com
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Good list from @jschuller - Promising Solutions for Simple Websites and Blogs - (I have similar list on my blog) jason.sc
I make things break - @davewiner says that's a good thing. :) But I broke 50-yr-old china cup Mon. :( threads2.scripting.com
I make things break. And @davewiner says that's a good thing. :) But I broke a 50-yr-old china cup the other night. :( threads2.scripting.com
Journal of Clinical Investigation - assistant science editor position - requires PhD in biomedical sciences. DM me. jci.org
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The Nature Conservancy - installing underwater coral nurseries in the U.S. Virgin Islands. nature.org
Monday, April 22, 2013
Now Annika Scheynius of Karolinska Institutet, about malassezia (we've all got it), pityriasis versicolor (I've had it) ki.se
"Chasing that elusive dengue vaccine" - by Ooi Eng Eong - he'll present this afternoon. todayonline.com
Insights and Solutions for Emerging Infectious Diseases -- symposium 4/22-23/2013. btw, I'm attending this today: Symposium on Insights and Solutions for Emerging Infectious Diseases @DukeU
Containing the Contagion: Treating the Virus That Inspired the Film. Containing the Contagion: Treating the Virus That Inspired the Film - paper by Benhur Lee re henipaviruses.
Learn more about vaccine development - HIV, influenza, more - coordinated by Duke CHAVI-ID. dhvi.duke.edu
Hearing now from Bart Haynes, director of CHAVI-ID, talking about research for effective HIV vaccine. dukehealth.org
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Obit of John R. Gehring of Beulah, MI, teacher of biology. A life the #sciox community would surely celebrate. record-eagle.com
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
Global health conference returns to Saxapahaw - The (Burlington, NC) Times News. Quotes me @dukemedicine #switchpoint thetimesnews.com
What Took You So Long? - guerrilla filmmaking to tell stories from the corners of the world. whattookyousolong.org
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Kimberly Blackwell, @DukeMedicine oncologist, is on Time's annual list of 100 influential people. time100.time.com
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Thinking of going to med school? Watch this: Office Hours with Dr. Ed Buckley, vice dean for education @DukeU medschool.duke.edu
Got a mobile app related to diabetes? Pitch it at the Diabetes Tech Summit @DukeU June 20. #TEDMED #mhealth durhamdiabetescoalition.org
So nice to see positive reactions to Fargo - @davewiner & @kyleshank have put much thought, effort into it! threads2.scripting.com
The video player for the Web - Flowplayer. This is what #TEDMED is using for it's streaming player. flowplayer.org
It's here (officially): Introducing Fargo! - the new, bigger outliner from @SmallPict threads2.scripting.com
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
I've been updating my post on new blogging tools, editors and trends. Find more links and notes: mistersugar.com
Scripting News. Fargo is new outliner from @SmallPicture. I'm using it for all kinds of list making, note taking, future thinking.
Mungerruns: In praise of Boston. Beautiful essay by @davemunger about his marathon yesterday. mungerruns.blogspot.com
Monday, April 15, 2013
Duke computer science professor Landon Cox traces his academic genealogy (includes Isaac Newton). cs.duke.edu
New @medium collection started by @notscientific: Us, Africa. Looking forward to what people post here. medium.com
Later this month, @MichaelPollan comes to Durham for chat with @andreareusing about his new book. But show sold out. regulatorbookshop.com
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Feeling lucky because I finally get to use @Medium (thanks @cyrusradfar). My first post: Lucky, for dinner. medium.com
N&O: Palliative care program @DukeMedicine can mean a better life for seriously ill patients. newsobserver.com
Look at all the events happening across the state today that are part of 2013 @ncscifest. ncsciencefestival.org
Today is ScienceOnline Teen in NYC. A really proud day for our #sciox community. #scioteen scienceonline.com
Friday, April 12, 2013
Split Liver Hologram - cool augmented reality example from @HenryFordNews (download printed pattern first) henryford.com
Here's the tool for creating interactive Google Street View hyper-lapse animations. hyperlapse.tllabs.io
Jean's Strawberry Patch says no berries yet. "Will be later season." I'm on last jar of jam at home!
For my @dukemedicine job (I'm comm dir), I am desperate to find a freelance designer for monthly retainer work.
After that great post about by @ruhlman, I reread my 2004 post about pigs on Paama: It's a pigpen. mistersugar.com
Trent Walton "When I'm not thinking about farm fresh eggs or green chile cheese burgers, my mind is set on future of the interweb."
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Nice. @ev commented on my comment on his Medium post about Medium. Maybe that'll get me an invite to use it? medium.com
Draft (1 of the new online writing tools I'm exploring) is getting more interesting. ninjasandrobots.com
Duke Hackathon - 100 students from Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill spent more than 24 hours competing last week. today.duke.edu
I'm off to UNC j-school for Roy H. Park lecture with @ArthurBrooks of American Enterprise Institute jomc.unc.edu
Genome Biology. "But how sick do we have to get before we decide we shouldn't have cut our investment in biomedical research?" #scio14
This blog post at Justinsomnia - New bike - is a great example of how cool Justin is. And how well he writes! justinsomnia.org
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
dHealth RTP - Bringing the Triangle's Digital Health - today 5:45 in RTP. dhealthrtp-erec.eventbrite.com
I think I'll go to #switchpoint conference next week. Stupidly missed it last year. event.switchpointideas.com
Data Commons - new collaboration to aggregate info about health professionals. I think. mydatacommons.org
Tomorrow: Google Hangout on human evolution with Steven Churchill, about latest re Australopithecus sediba sites.duke.edu
Realizing the Opportunities of Genomics in Health Care - @personalizedmed (Geoff Ginsburg of @dukemedicine) jama.jamanetwork.com
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
'Between Man and Beast,' by Monte Reel. "Suddenly it was the gorilla in the room - a synecdoche, not just a metaphor." - @davidquammen #scio13
Monday, April 08, 2013
ScienceOnlineGro: An Organic Neural Fertilizer. "As a teacher it is my responsibility to make sure this seed germinates, & ... no better nutrient than @ScienceOnline"
Important traffic update for @DukeU @dukemedicine employees: West Main Street to Close for 5 Months. today.duke.edu
Sunday, April 07, 2013
The Transformational Power of the Right Spice. Interesting NYTimes article about a spice merchant/artisan: La Boite
Friday, April 05, 2013
Bucking the trend (for profile photo in a circle): Nicolas Gallagher goes with photo in an egg shape. nicolasgallagher.com
Little Outliner. I'm @aamcgia #gia13 professional development conference, & I'm using Little Outliner to take notes in sessions.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Are unordered lists appearing far to left of text column (in Chrome) desired on otherwise great page, @om? om.co
ONE DAY at DUKE event rescheduled to April 19. Guess it must be raining in Durham (I'm in sunny Florida). onedayatduke.weebly.com
RapidPress from @namedotcom looks good if you want hosted Wordpress blog with custom domain. name.com
For great example of social media + photos, see @DukeU Science Photo Walk. #gia13 #brains #gatorsocial spotlight.duke.edu
Here's Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC take on costs in health care. You should read Steven Brill piece in Time, too! connect.bcbsnc.com
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
And these 7 stories told at ScienceOnline2012 are worth listening to again. #scio13 #scio14 themonti.org
Listen to the stories told at last month's Talk Story: Voices of Medicine show. news.medicine.duke.edu
Monday, April 01, 2013
New thread from @davewiner reveals next building block in the Little Outliner: Outliner plug-ins. Try it, it's neat. threads2.scripting.com
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Really interesting from @davewiner: Why don't programmers speak for programming? - Comments relevant to #scio13 threads2.scripting.com
Steven Brill in Wikipedia - he wrote big Time article about health care prices. I remember his Brill's Content. en.wikipedia.org
Enjoyed this @onthemedia conversation with basketball great Walt Frazier - especially his point about vocabulary. onthemedia.org
I read NYTimes columns by Douthat & Dowd. Head scratching ensued. Correlation confusion & collage commentary.
Balkan Promises - Hiking the Albanian Alps. Looks fun, & maybe there'd be some slivovitz along the way. travel.nytimes.com
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Narrative Medicine Rounds at Columbia - lectures or readings by scholars, clinicians, or writers narrativemedicine.org
My new blog post mentions @davidquammen & his book, Spillover. Still reading, & will write review soon. mistersugar.com
Wondering if there's anyone consistently blogging about sugar. Science, cooking, history, politics, other. Pls tell me if you know.
Just finished reading long Time article Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us. Will blog it. But behind paywall. time.com
I enjoy writing thank you notes. Just wish I didn't put them off so long. Bunch going out in the mail today.
Resetting the Table: talk by @AndreaReusing at @TEDxUNC last month. (She's award-winning chef @lanternnc) youtube.com
Friday, March 29, 2013
Could have sworn I blogged about so wanting a TRS-80 Model 100 when I was a teen living on St. Croix. en.wikipedia.org
ThemeForest finally starting to have some good blogging themes, like this one: Basic. themeforest.net
Editorially is the collaborative writing tool we’ve been waiting for "I'm bamboozled by the constant love for Markdown. It's like going back to pre-WordStar days."
Duke students can get a virtual machine to develop their applications: Innovation Co-Lab. colab.duke.edu
Thursday, March 28, 2013
That profile-in-a-circle trend I mentioned yesterday? @boeddo does it 1 better, letting you drag the circle around boeddo.com
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Helping Hands for Sarcoma 5k. Tis the season for fun-run fundraisers: Duke Multidisciplinary Sarcoma Program 5K & Family Fun Walk - April 27
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Food Hackathon in San Fran April 6 & 7 - I should be there. But I'll be on the opposite coast. Bummer. foodhackathon.com
Amazing "Grandma Got STEM" Project Fights Old-Lady Luddite Stereotype - project of @mathcirque slate.com
Diego Bohórquez. Diego Bohórquez: "I am a young scientist in the fast growing field of neurogastroenterology."
Monday, March 25, 2013
I can't stop listening to new album by @joshritter. Anticipating another great concert @catscradlenc in May. joshritter.com
A new outliner from @davewiner & @kyleshank. I used it, & here's my testimonial: It's an outliner world. mistersugar.com
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Wife was in bed all day ill. Now, 2 kids just woke up with stomach aches, one vomited. Going to be an interesting 24 hours ahead.
I really enjoyed reading NYTimes Mag article by @maggiekb1: Who Lives Longest? (Reminded me of work of @pws22) nytimes.com
Pork loin roast marinating in fridge. Milk cooling on stove, will become yogurt. Erin upstairs ill. Kids reading on sofas. Rain outside.
17 hours to go in @BabaBrinkman campaign: Darwin Meets Chaucer Off-Broadway: Three Plays in Rep. indiegogo.com
If bands can make train ride into fun, @davewiner, why not outliner developers & users? - Big Easy Express bigeasyexpress.com
Saturday, March 23, 2013
From the archives of mistersugar.com: As darkness falls - a favorite post, about the peaceful descent of calm. mistersugar.com
Friday, March 22, 2013
One Day at Duke - crowdsourcing Duke's next television commercial, 4/5/2013. #onedayatduke onedayatduke.weebly.com
Update from @jschuller on his new minimal web & blogging tools: Making Things Simple Again. jason.sc
Internationally celebrated Nigerian author, statesman and dissident Chinua Achebe dies at 82. talkingpointsmemo.com
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Let's Have Dinner and Talk About Death - great idea, seriously. Might inspire a future @thelongtable dinner. deathoverdinner.org
My childhood dream was to write novel about a bugle boy at Gettysburg. But this story by @jeffelder so better, & true. medium.com
Duke Department Spotlight: Full Frame Documentary Film Festival - 16th annual fest is April 4-7 today.duke.edu
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
I like the reading-time slider that follows along as you read this blog post: Learning to See. informationarchitects.net
Healthcare Innovation World Cup - $75,000 for innovation in diabetes. healthcareinnovationworldcup.com
Coursera: Dan Ariely's course on "A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior" open for enrollment! blog.coursera.org
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Fun running: Pine Cone Pacer 5K race through Duke Forest on 4/13/13. Then, the Stead Tread 5k on 4/28/13. today.duke.edu
Monday, March 18, 2013
Choosing Wisely. Choosing Wisely - think, talk about medical tests & procedures that may be unnecessary - from @abimfoundation
Stronger Together: Improving Women's Health through Research, Education and Community Outreach. Duke Medicine Women's Health Initiative presents first annual Regional Women's Health Conference 5/3/2013
Duke Flags Lowered: Longtime Duke Chemistry Professor James Bonk Dies. The late Duke chemistry prof James Bonk: "But he was perhaps most notorious for the flat tire story..."
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Twitter Beats The Sell-Side After Cyprus Bailout - Business Insider. "Bottom line: The value of Twitter (and Twitterers' blogs) have been growing for some time."
Welcome to the new teehanlax.com. "When we talk about our work, it's done as long-form story-telling. We call them Stories of Making."
One last Rhythm Corps tweet - here's my 2002 blog post with remembrance of a missed concert: Up high, down low. mistersugar.com
I've been searching online for Rhythm Corps for years, & just thought to look on YouTube. youtube.com
Edible Institute. Must suggest to @ktraphagen for #scio14: Look at #edible2013 - BREAK: with complementary oyster and wine pairings
Found it: #edible2013 is Edible Institute, local food movement gathering in California. ediblecommunities.com
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Over lunch, I finished reading this classic Berton Roueche @NewYorker piece: CH3C02C6H4C02H newyorker.com
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Would you rather sleep with a kg of Cesium-137 or kg of Uranium-238? - radioactive.js by @reinpk. #scio13 rein.pk
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Looks like we'll have a good crowed for tonight's Talk Story: Voices of Medicine narrative show. news.medicine.duke.edu
Storytelling tonight in Durham, NC @casbahdurham - free! Join us for Talk Story: Voices of Medicine. news.medicine.duke.edu
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Introducing Editorially - here's another Markdown-based blogging tool in the works. blog.editorially.com
Reset post by @bjerkebjoy rings quite true to why I'm set on finding someone to redesign mistersugar-dot-com with me. pixelshift.in
We still have seats open for Talk Story: Voices of Medicine narrative show this Tues @casbahdurham. FREE. news.medicine.duke.edu
Saturday, March 09, 2013
Stumbled upon story (1 of few) of how Zuiker name came to be, this featuring Napoleon's brother. cc: @FranNu mistersugar.com
Scriptogr.am - for generating simple, elegant, static weblogs by reading Markdown files stored in your Dropbox folder. scriptogr.am
Thursday, March 07, 2013
New look for the Duke Cardiology Fellows blog. Watch it this week for heart research news from #ACC13. dukecardiologyfellows.org
Join me next Tues for Talk Story narrative show featuring Voices of Medicine. 3/12/2013 @ 8pm @casbahdurham news.medicine.duke.edu
This is interesting, & shares similarities with @thelongtable idea: The table of truth -- dining to learn and engage. flipthemedia.com
Hungry for Spring (and Request to Readers). Give ideas to @ruhlman - It's time for a redesign of this site
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Hourly News for Mac, iPhone 5, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPod touch (5th generation) on the Mac App Store and iTunes App Store. Hourly News - app that plays the most recent news updates from multiple sources with just one tap.
Monday, March 04, 2013
Fun to listen/watch @JoshRitter live in concert on NPR Music, plus conversation in chat room. npr.org
From work to dinner to kids bed routine. Think I'll take moment to watch #scio13 music video before bills & taxes. blogs.scientificamerican.com
Get your ticket for Talk Story: Voices of Medicine narrative show @casbahdurham 3/12/2013. news.medicine.duke.edu
Choosing Wisely. "...think & talk about medical tests & procedures that may be unnecessary, & in some instances can cause harm..."
Sunday, March 03, 2013
Fantastic music @CatsCradleNC in April: They Might Be Giants, Billy Bragg, Son Volt, others - & Josh Ritter in May. catscradle.com
Yesterday, made roast leg of lamb with tomato & rosemary & garlic. Similar recipe here: Easy Provencal Lamb. saveur.com
Friday, March 01, 2013
Some of the images I took while on today's #pictureDuke photo walk of science buildings - a set on Flickr. flickr.com
About. The Carolina Mercury - early stage of development a statewide news and feature site, by @ludkmr
EpicEditor - embeddable JS Markdown editor. I've used Textile for 10 years, but Markdown is everywhere these days. epiceditor.com
Typeplate: starter kit for beautiful web type. (SASS & import & Normalize are beyond my skill, but I'll learn.) smashingmagazine.com
Reminder: Nominations period is open for the Inaugural Science Seeker Awards. #scio13 blog.scienceseeker.org
Reporting by @cqchoi: Temporary Tattoos Could Make Electronic Telepathy, Telekinesis Possible txchnologist.com
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Check it out: ScienceOnline site has live stream of #scioSEA happening right now. #scio13 scienceonline.com
Illinois Medical District - 560 acres of medical research facilities, labs, biotech business incubator, more ... imdc.org
Hack for Change. National Day of Civic Hacking is nat'l event June 1-2, 2013, in cities across the nation.
Here's how @JeffHurt started his webinar today: with the Presenter Attendee Agreement. velvetchainsaw.com
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Virus That Learns -- another excellent post by @carlzimmer on his Phenomena blog. phenomena.nationalgeographic.com
RIAA head Cary Sherman to focus on music industry in digital age during Frey Lecture @DukeLawSchool 3/6. law.duke.edu
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The #pictureDuke activity made me remember this post from 2 years ago: FOMO? Not with Duke Today. mistersugar.com
Green City Growers. New 3.8-acre hydroponic greenhouse in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland's east side
Make your own explainer videos with help from @commoncraft (of interest to #scio13). commoncraft.com
mHealth@Duke 2013 will be one-day conference with presentations about mobile health, April 15. sites.duke.edu
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sneaky @CondeNastCorp has auto renewal for @newyorker at $94.26 for 1 year, but renewing myself online $25 less.
This could be right out of @davidquammen Spillover, except it's from Friday: Hendra virus kills Queensland horse. sbs.com.au
The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food. Must read, as it directly relates to next big event I'm plannig. nytimes.com
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Trustees Approve Upgrade of Programs, New Tuition Rates. Duke BoT on Friday approved creation of a Department of Neurology within the School of Medicine.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Right, on, @david_dobbs, write on: Actually, Mr. Brill, Fixing Healthcare IS Kinda Simple. wired.com
Thursday, February 21, 2013
This is why I love science blogs: Most zombie ant photographs are upside down. blogs.scientificamerican.com
Duke Libraries announce new service to digitize & deliver out-of-copyright books blogs.library.duke.edu
DrawQuest. And this. "Every day, people come together on DrawQuest to draw the Quest of the Day." drawquest.com
Canvas - Remix your world! Maybe something we could use at #scio14 for science art. cc: @experrinment canv.as
The DNA of Field Notes comes from farmer notebooks. Gotta be a DeKalb Corn connection, I just know it. fieldnotesbrand.com
Cool fade in on simple About page by Ricardo Rauch @gravityonmars (nice Twitter handle, btw). ricardorauch.com
I really like the click-count function in Radio2, the linkblog software by @davewiner. Here's my Top 40: static.storyblogging.org
Wordpress Svbtle - allows users instant access to their WordPress Site through XML-RPC. wordpress-svbtle.com
Thread: How Vanity Fair led me back to Pulp Fiction and to a great blog. Excellent reminder from @davewiner: "It's that blogging is available to anyone who wants to blog."
Life Beyond WordPress. From @jschuller: Leeflets ... simplistic platform for creating & managing minimalist websites
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences - first set of winners announced for richest prizes in biomedical sciences. breakthroughprizeinlifesciences.org
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
I'm listening to @LouWoodley introducing #smwscience #sonyc Telling Stories with Scientists. nature.com
Stephanie Miner: Mayors Challenge Finalist: Syracuse (Video, Vote). World Market Square, Syracuse's proposed innovation for the Mayors Challenge. My friend Dominic is part of this.
I really don't like Drupal. But maybe I can find an NC friend to help me better understand why it's so popular. drupal.org
Allen Frances: Can Science Figure Out Consciousness? "The human brain is by far the most complicated thing in the known universe."
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Kurent is believed to chase away winter and usher in spring with its supernatural powers. clevelandkurentovanje.com
Know where to start when telling your story? @bfeld has thoughts: Don't Tell Me Your History In Chronological Order feld.com
Monday, February 18, 2013
Little Oliver diagnosed with periorbital cellulitis. He & Erin just back from pharmacy with meds - & Oreos. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colin Jerolmack: How a sociologist became The Pigeon Guy. Great story fro @storycollider - Colin Jerolmack the pigeon sociologist.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Think 140 characters is something new? Check out this 1961 postcard from my grandpa, a traveling salesman. flickr.com
mistersugar.com: Lone ranger walks again. Posted earlier this evening: I think walking and blogging go hand in hand.
Getting excited about our next Talk Story show, to feature Voices of Medicine stories from @dukemedicine. show.storyblogging.org
Friday Cocktail Hour: Clover Club. Didn't mean to give @ruhlman heart attack: 'I came across a lovely little red bottle and I my heart nearly stopped'
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Want some good storytelling? See @benlillie upcoming events: Spring 2013 edition. #scio13 benlillie.tumblr.com
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Here's a good #AAASmeeting session to attend: A New Social (Media) Contract for Science #scio13 aaas.confex.com
Monday, February 11, 2013
This part of an unfinished memoir by Joseph Mitchell in @newyorker is just masterful: Becoming Part of the City newyorker.com
Mark your calendars, & please join me at Talk Story: 'Voices of Medicine' on Tues, March 12 @casbahdurham talk.storyblogging.org
I could expound on the first time I truly tasted garlic, briefly mentioned in this 2001 blog post. mistersugar.com
Theme for next @themonti1 Story Slam is 'first times'. I can't be there Feb 19, so may write something for StoryBlogging. themonti.org
I wrote silly stories in high school. Here's one about climate change: An answer to the predicament of Planet Earth. mistersugar.com
Team Thacker Blog - updates about Dr. Stephen Thacker & his illness, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease teamthacker.wordpress.com
Saturday, February 09, 2013
This week, I must find designer for my site. Background post: mistersugar needs a new design. mistersugar.com
Friday, February 08, 2013
Dedication ceremony for Duke School of Medicine new learning center is today. #dukemed news.medicine.duke.edu
Thursday, February 07, 2013
A beautiful tribute to a father, by @phylogenomics - The Tree of Life: A day to think, to pause, to ponder. phylogenomics.blogspot.com
Nice photoshoot of @bigspooners - Mark makes some delicious small-batch nut butters. thespoonfeeds.com
Quote: My mother made me a scientist without ever... by Noah of 37signals. "That difference -- asking good questions -- made me become a scientist."
Stop to read this by @davewiner. You'll enjoy it, be reminded of imp lesson: The guy at the gas station. threads2.scripting.com
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Double X Science - Science. It's the new black. Please read this today: Recognizing when you need help and getting it.
Next Tues, @drgregpoland comes to @duke_medicine to discuss work-life balance. news.medicine.duke.edu
Stately for making a map of the US. I might create one to show all the states I've lived in, or visited. intridea.github.com
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Whale Count Up (w/audio). N Pacific humpback whale pop estimated around 20,000, with 10k to 12k coming to the Hawaiian archipelago
Getting Organized Without Spending a Fortune - Chapel Hill Magazine. Advice from my friend, @theneatfreak: 'First, consider the cost of being disorganized.'
Monday, February 04, 2013
Add posts, videos, cartoons, etc to #scio13 linkfest. Or tweet link with tag #scio13fest so I can find to add. scio13.wikispaces.com
So. 7 years ago tomorrow, I write a blog post about being a loner. Today, @astVintageSpace helps me see why. mistersugar.com
Prior to #scio13, we said to expect 'phenomenal leadership & organization of @kTraphagen' - forecast 100% accurate! twitter.com
When I get my mistersugar pig tattoo, perhaps both @pcorpsconnect & @carlzimmer will take note. facebook.com
(1) Jerry Nguyen - Google+ - Here's my leading by example, from @nguyen_jerry: 'Go the extra step and write up your thoughts beyond just, "That's great!"'
Stephen Granade - Google+ - I am back from the Loved this line by @sargent: "like researching seatbelt fabric for your warp drive spaceship"
Watch "Your Voice, Their Money": A student-produced documentary on big money in politics. cdsporch.org
So many pearls in this post! by @tdelene: Tricks of the Trade: Narrative Writing #scio13 sciencetrio.wordpress.com
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Video of my morning remarks @scienceonline. Also 2 great talks, by @DavidQuammen & Amy Abernethy of @dukemedicine scienceonline.com
Friday, February 01, 2013
Legislators Reject State Implementation of Obamacare. Huh? NC Legislators Reject State Implementation of Obamacare
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
For those staying Sat night after #scio13, NC Symphony is doing Holst, Star Wars & pretty pictures of planets! ncsymphony.org
Monday, January 28, 2013
Latest by @ruhlman - Steer Head & Chefs - reminds me of the sheep head I dined on in Norway: http://iv.stor.im/ - ruhlman.com
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: The New England Journal of Medicine Offers User "Josh95" a Chance to Revise His Comment On Their Blog. "While we cannot accept your post in its current form, ... the option of re-submitting a revised version." cc: @boraz
Lucky me? Just came upon dozens of salacious propositions asking for my coconut Tumblr url. coconut.tumblr.com
Cooking up chemistry with candy. Explores the Duke course Chemistry and Physics of Cooking. sites.duke.edu
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Added a map to #scio13 planning wiki with markers for hotels, conference center, evening venues. What's missing? scio13.wikispaces.com
Friday, January 25, 2013
Made dinner, baked cookies for family. Now #scio13 tasks. All so I can watch Premier League in the morning. premierleague.com
Interview video: @RebeccaSkloot on Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks... and Getting Kicked Out of Preschool. huffingtonpost.com
Went through the #scio13 schedule, made my picks. So many great discussions. Hard to choose. scienceonline2013.sched.org
Just out of @dukemedicine research conference about osteoarthritis. Kinda cool to watch science unfold. news.medicine.duke.edu
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Digging in closet for old magazines. Found NatGeo Jan 1991, The Disease Detectives - inspired me to med journalism. mistersugar.com
Perhaps of use to #scio13: Stow Is a Packing List App that Makes Sure You Don't Leave Anything Important Behind. lifehacker.com
Why did Twitter change their bird logo? - Quora. --> I'm thinking of using just my purple pig. quora.com
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Launch: Basecamp Personal, the Basecamp for all your projects outside of work, by 37signals. 37signals.com
Cheese fire in Norway tunnel burns for 5 days. --> I ate that same cheese while driving through Norway's tunnels. kottke.org
ScienceOnline -- crossing a river with Anton Zuiker. In interview, mentioned: @ruhlman @themonti1 @davewiner @ilinap @varminbites @doctor_v @zeapen @nephrosparks @carterkersh
ScienceOnline -- crossing a river with Anton Zuiker. 'The narrative lives of my ancestors were a daily presence in my youth.' - me in my @boraz interview.
mistersugar.com: ScienceOnline grows up, and I meet it for first time. A personal #scio13 reflection: 'I was at each of the previous six, but in many ways, this seventh will be my first.'
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
"to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations" quote context: http://qote.me/PFIyTJ
Remember this, @boraz? First comment was asking for livestream. And now #scio13 has Watch Parties! scienceblogs.com
Cranley for Cincinnati. John Cranley: I am running for mayor because I want Cincinnati to be a center of innovation and opportunity.
This was a key highlight of #sciwri12: David Quammen on Turning Research Into Story, Part 1. #scio13 theopennotebook.com
New Initiative Prepares Students for Society's Challenges. Duke University: $50 million gift will create 'Bass Connections' to promote innovative thinkers.
ScienceOnline gets seed grant, programming grant from two foundations. Thanks @bwfund @MooreFound #scio13 scienceonline.com
The State of Things @wunc today at noon will explore how Duke University integrated 50 years ago. wunc.org
Yes, I just checked my copy of The Elements of Style (Strunk & White) re: further, farther. bartleby.com
Monday, January 21, 2013
Using MiniBricks to teach my daughter about atoms, elements, minerals. (Thanks @ktraphagen for this mini-tub.) minibricksmadness.com
Friday, January 18, 2013
Welcome To Figure One! New blog by alumni of the 2012 AAAS Mass Media Fellowship Program. figureoneblog.wordpress.com
At Duke, there's this: Greater Than Games Lab, "to intervene constructively in real world problems." fhi.duke.edu
If you read my recent post about designing a new mistersugar blog, this from @zen_habits will make sense: minimal web mnmlist.com
This thread by @davewiner is beautiful, authentic & a good lesson for us all: Why I write. threads2.scripting.com
I love these 3 videos by @RickMereki on Vimeo. They make me want to grab my passport & travel the world again. vimeo.com
Thursday, January 17, 2013
1 minute into Oprah & Lance Armstrong, Erin says: I'd rather watch a fake Scandal than a real scandal. ownspecial.oprah.com
If you happen to be in Raleigh super early for #sio13, catch @huler & The Equivocators in concert 1/27. facebook.com
Why I started Litterati — on startups — Medium. "So why not apply that same crowd-sourced model to the entire planet?" - @jeffkirschner on the litterati project
This is excellent: Tips For Starting A ScienceOnline Satellite: If You Build It, Will They Come? by @comprendia sdbn.org
Some Random Dude — What Comes After Sharing? "If sharing is the equivalent of a dialog, we have all been giving our monologues simultaneously..." by @somerandomdude
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Could've sworn I blogged childhood memory of seeing display of flip books in Arizona state house, but can't find. en.wikipedia.org
Web content producer job at @DukeSanford school of public policy. Good job. Search for req#400683421 at Duke HR. hr.duke.edu
Even though her letter wasn't read at White House today, I'm super proud of @liazuiker. See her note to the President. mistersugar.com
I love this! Reminds me of my dad taking me to hockey games: Google honors Frank Zamboni, Jr. With 8-Bit Game. laughingsquid.com
Seth's Blog: When a conference works (and doesn't). thanks @razoobe for alerting #scio13 community to this. sethgodin.typepad.com
Future-looking page by Aaron Swartz, which I should copy for my own site: If I get hit by a truck... aaronsw.com
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
I give up. Read my latest post to see how you can help me, esp if you are a web designer. mistersugar.com
Monday, January 14, 2013
This was good turn-by-turn story of two hang gliders: One Sky. The Silent Realization of a Purer Form of Flight. nytimes.com
Well, @boraz & @ktraphagen, the slivovitz is ready. But, no telling whether there will be any left by #scio13. twitter.com
Nice to see my website loading much faster than the last few years. The @Txd update seems great. Thanks @textism! mistersugar.com
Woot. Looks like my multiple sites are now fully migrated to new TextDrive servers. Thanks tons @txd! textdrive.com
Sunday, January 13, 2013
What sucks is that my site tracking is broken, so all the hits to the @boraz interview won't register.
Read to the end of this interview with @boraz to find out how our homemade #slivo turned out. mistersugar.com
In which we turn the tables on the Blogfather: An interview with Bora Zivkovic. #scio13 mistersugar.com
Digging in old files, found paper showing Zuiker Chronicles was online 6/15/2000, month earlier than I'd thought. zuiker.com
Saturday, January 12, 2013
I've been summoned to jury duty in Orange County, North Carolina this week. First time for me. nccourts.org
Here's my 2007 essay about the early days of ScienceOnline: An off-line event about online science literacy. #scio13 mistersugar.com
Between birthday parties & family excursions, I'm writing a few blog posts. @iawriter helping me write faster, smarter.
On my next trip to Cleveland, I must visit the new @mocacleveland contemporary art museum. mocacleveland.org
Downtown Cleveland Alliance. Downtown Cleveland's 6th Annual Restaurant Week will take place Feb 22 - March 3, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Stephen Jay Gould Speaks Out Against Science Paparazzi. Prophesy from Onion: "reckless throngs of photographers that relentlessly hound America's top scientists"
Thursday, January 10, 2013
I'm sure @10ch will enjoy this McPhee article given our discussion about designing my blog around time or theme. newyorker.com
Fascinating! @newyorker John McPhee on writing structure, text editors, et cetera, & so forth. cc: @davewiner newyorker.com
Wondering if any #scio13 friends coming from NYC or through JFK T5 can pick up few of these pens (black, blue) for me. muji.us
Launch: Basecamp Breeze, the easiest way for small groups to keep in touch via email - 37signals. 37signals.com
Mortified: About Mortified - What Is It? "Mortified is a comic excavation of the strange and extraordinary things we created as kids." cc: @TheMonti1
joebai.ch: About. "So, expect a similar approach here, even though any of these subjects is likely to draw more traffic to one's blog."
"Little War on the Prairie": Listen to "This American Life" Broadcast of New CDS Radio Documentary. cdsporch.org
Job posting: director of @dukemedicine Cardiovascular Research Ctr, for basic or early-translational CV researchers cvrc.center.duke.edu
New from @dukemedicine @PersonalizedMed: Measuring Genomic Response to Infection Leads to Earlier, Accurate Diagnoses dukehealth.org
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Seems @dukemedicine wants to replace the ‘Durham’ in Durham Regional Hospital with ‘Duke’ thedurhamnews.com
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Still one of my favorite photos from my #peacecorps service in Vanuatu: this is Erin with fresh red snapper. mistersugar.com
Monday, January 07, 2013
When @ktraphagen updates me on all #scio13 details she's juggling, I'm astounded. Thank you, Karyn! scienceonline.com
When @ktraphagen updates me on all the details she's juggling for #scio13, I'm astounded & impressed. Thank you, Karyn! scienceonline.com
Database for mistersugar.com is down. Not sure when it will return. So I'll blog at my first, Zuiker Chronicles Online. zuiker.com
The database used by mistersugar.com is down. Not sure when it will return. So I can't blog there. But I can use my Radio2 blog to post links, short messages and such. Actually, I don't even know what the limit on characters might be for this. Will have to check the docs.
So many reasons the ScienceOnline community is awesome. Here's another: The Music Video (Take Two). #scio13 scienceonline.com
I'm reading 'mHealth in an mWorld' report by @deloittehealth in prep for talk to @dukemedicine residents Wed. deloitte.com
What the Dalai Lama can teach us about temperatures below absolute zero. 'To understand this, we first need to know what physicists mean by temperature.' by @aatishb
Catholic Education, in Need of Salvation. 'Without an overhaul of money and personnel, the future of Catholic education is grim.'
Raspberry Pi: We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn programming. raspberrypi.org
DukeList is an online trading post for the university. Not many people know about it. dukelist.duke.edu
FAQs. Raspberry Pi, credit-card sized computer: We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn programming.
Sunday, January 06, 2013
Lionel Messi and the ascent of Barca soccer - 60 Minutes - CBS News. Sixty Minutes: Lionel Messi and the ascent of Barca soccer
Amazing what I discover in my own blog archives: I was on the radio with @wunc @state_of_things mistersugar.com
I've found myself skipping the last two days. Skipping as in bouncing on my feet. I'm feeling a lightness to life.
This caught me: "cumulative effect of an absence of wealth was the erosion of grace" - profile of author George Saunders nytimes.com
And here's what I've been saying for years: When blogging, face the conversation. #goldenrule mistersugar.com
Plea from @jeffjarvis to not attack people on the Web: We get the net - and society - we build. buzzmachine.com
Friday, January 04, 2013
#scio13 is safe haven: gender parity! A Simple Suggestion to Help Phase Out All-Male Panels at Tech Conferences theatlantic.com
Just realized that I can redo my map of world travels using Prezi. Another project for after #scio13. mistersugar.com
Great post by @carlzimmer, with grammar lessons in the comments even! The Norovirus: A Study in Puked Perfection phenomena.nationalgeographic.com
Blast from the past: photo of Haish Gymnasium, where I spent 24 hours straight for DeKalb High School dance marathon dekalbparkdistrict.com
Thursday, January 03, 2013
Give me an N. Give me a C. Give me an N.C. State! Help me tell @NCState why their hosting of #scio13 is worth a touchdown dance.
Give me an N. Give me a C. Give me an N.C. State! I stood on that football field as DeKalb H.S. Homecoming King, the 1st soccer player to be chosen for that honor.
Dr. Victor J. Dzau: A Moral Imperative. Dzau: "During his early work, Dr. Lefkowitz faced skepticism from some peers that his quest was even plausible."
Discover Magazine: The latest in science and technology news, blogs and articles - The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race. '..most hunger-gatherers farmed until they had to, & when they switched to farming they traded quality for quantity'
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
A new website for Humans of Vanuatu. Awesome. I've been loving the photos on Facebook. humansofvanuatu.com
The Coconut Wireless weblog at mistersugar dot com has been independent, ad-free since July 2000. mistersugar.com
An N&O Tar Heel of the Week: Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, Nobel in hand, still shapes young researchers. newsobserver.com
Congrats to Duke School of Medicine: new Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center for Health Education opened today. medschool.duke.edu
Networking, ScienceOnline and How I Came to Write This Blog. Writes @shiplives: You never know when an opportunity will present itself.
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
A Community of Possibilities - Uncommon Story. Online community building attempt: Uncommon in Common @uncommon
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Erin & I went to @TheGreenhouse in downtown Cleveland for drinks with @ruhlman. Quite a treat all around. thegreenhousetavern.com
The Massachusetts Historical Society. Benjamin Franklin's milk punch recipe, with characteristics of possets & syllabubs. cc: @ruhlman
Friday, December 28, 2012
My mother-in-law brought out a tin type showing her grandmother & family, so we talked genealogy for an hour. flickr.com
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Peppermint patties — Look What I Made — Medium. Making peppermint patties: 'you are going to have to learn how to temper chocolate' by @emilygould
I'll be @WestSideMarket tomorrow. Let's have a tweetup at Cleveland's oldest publicly owned market. Who's in? westsidemarket.org
ScienceOnline. Respect. Generosity. Acceptance. - first 3 of ScienceOnline community values (find at bottom right) #scio13
'Because they are the first to forget that there is a stranger watching them.' @twhaines on his photog friend. theatlantic.com
Fascinating feature by Joshua Foer about an invented language. Read it to end to get the full experience. newyorker.com
On car ride today, I finished this excellent feature by Joshua Foer, about John Quijada & his bespoke language Ithkuil. newyorker.com
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
mistersugar.com: Looking for a good medium. Given snail's pace of mistersugar.com redesign, it's clear I can't accomplish this myself. Time to look for help.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Lazy Writing. Says @SachaGreif: "Imagine that, having to actually find at least one specific example to back up your point!"
Anyone in the #scio13 community using Telescope? Could it be useful tool for science news, links? telesc.pe
Literally Canvas. I may embed this on one of my websites so my children can draw. literallycanvas.com
Got my Twitter archives yesterday. Here's Dec 2007 tweet: Late night working on science blogging conference details. twitter.com
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Celebrating the Past, Charting the Future: Commemorating 50 Years of Black Students at Duke University. spotlight.duke.edu
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Microbiome alert: When You Swallow A Grenade -- Phenomena: The Loom. phenomena.nationalgeographic.com
Phenomenal! Phenomena - new science salon from Nat Geo with @carlzimmer @edyong209 @laelaps @virginiahughes phenomena.nationalgeographic.com
mistersugar.com: From There to Here. I once swam with 1000 dusky dolphins in chilly waters off Kaikoura, New Zealand.
Monday, December 17, 2012
3 Day Pre-Everest Study at Duke » Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine. Pretend you're on top of the world, for science: 3 Day Pre-Everest Study at Duke #scio13
New book from Dr Claude Piantadosi @dukemedicine: Mankind Beyond Earth, about space flight. cup.columbia.edu
Mankind Beyond Earth. From Dr. Claude Piantadosi @dukemedicine: Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, & Future of Human Space Exploration
John Cranley, Cincinnati mayoral candidate: Keep guns away from the mentally ill. (I know John from college @johncarrollu) cincinnati.com
At the moment, kottke.org seems to be dedicated to finding substantive gun-issue content. #applauding kottke.org
Sunday, December 16, 2012
When even the two-year-old looks up & says "there's something wrong with the internet, dad," you know the connection sucks.
Just two notes from GANGNAM STYLE is enough to make Oliver jump down onto the floor to dance. youtube.com
Saturday, December 15, 2012
I used this recipe for sauteed shiitake mushrooms and barely got a bite. Surprisingly, the kids loved it. naturalmushrooms.com
The Monti Podcast Thank you @themonti1 for podcast #50. Truly an amazing story. I feel so fortunate to have been there.
Now listed on airbnb by my sister-in-law: her Calamity Creek desert mountain ranch retreat in Alpine, TX. airbnb.com
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Editors' Picks on ScienceSeeker has link to earthquake painting item; shared it with my daughter for her homework. scienceseeker.org
I'm looking forward to using new Flickr iPhone app. My Flickrcubes are shared in sidebar on mistersugar.com. mistersugar.com
Research @duke_medicine: Fragile X Protein Linked to Nearly 100 Genes Involved in Autism. dukehealth.org
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Field Notes in orange - how can I resist?! - with synthetic pages - Expedition Edition fieldnotesbrand.com
Fullscreen Pageflip Layout. "slide out the menu when clicking on the menu button" - very cool - can I do this with @foundationzurb
From @ruhlman, new cookbook for iPad: Schmaltz! (Nice to see this, after all these months I was sworn to secrecy.) ruhlman.com
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Messi's Brilliance Transcends His Numbers. Messi scoring "more frequently than a starting pitcher takes the mound, as often as Starbucks opens a new store in China"
USAJOBS - Search Jobs. Durham VA Medical Center needs physician for role of Associate Chief of Staff for Education
mckelvey/creative. Very impressive personal site of @davidmckelvey, uses #bootstrap & lots of other pieces I don't understand.
Here @dukemedicine, we're eagerly anticipating the opening of the Mary Trent Semans Center. Take a video tour. construction.dukemedicine.org
One more reminder? We're telling stories tonight @casbahdurham, for Talk Story: 'Talk derby to me'. talk.storyblogging.org
GravityLight: I can think of a small island in the South Pacific that would benefit from this. #paama indiegogo.com
Lefkowitz banquet speech at Nobel mentions "role that science plays in shaping public policy decisions" nobelprize.org
Robert J. Lefkowitz - Banquet Speech. "This highlights aspect of science which is very important to both Brian & me, the mentoring of young trainees." #nobel
I'm moving my blog to National Geographic next week, and look who's coming too! : Not Exactly Rocket Science. Not Exactly Rocket Science will be moving to National Geographic, as part of a small and brand-new Phenomena. #scio13
Monday, December 10, 2012
Working on my skating story for tomorrow's intro at Talk Story: 'Talk derby to me'. Join us @casbahdurham at 8pm. talk.storyblogging.org
Looks like I have a profile page on Medium, though as far as I know I don't have an account to post yet. medium.com
140 Character Hitchhike — This Happened to Me — Medium. "It was the guy from twitter! He looked just like his mini-photo, but life sized. Totally normal."
We'll be telling stories tomorrow night @casbahdurham. Joins us for Talk Story: 'Talk derby to me'. talk.storyblogging.org
A bit of food blogging from me over the weekend: careful cuisine & delicious meals in the South Pacific. mistersugar.com
Sunday, December 09, 2012
Inspired by 4 short essays in Dec. 3 food issue of @newyorker, I've posted 1 of my own: Sea food. mistersugar.com
Saturday, December 08, 2012
Omar Sharif talking to @nprscottsimon right now. I've never seen Lawrence of Arabia. What's wrong with me?
mistersugar.com: Anticipation. New blog post in which I explore communicating the "small just and just ahead"
Friday, December 07, 2012
Found in one of my old journals: my receipt for Guggenheim Bilbao, 11/23/99, 4.81 euros. A Warhol exhibit. Amazing day.
Talk Story: 'Talk derby to me' - next Tues at 8pm, @casbahdurham, free. Join us for stories! talk.storyblogging.org
From my blog archive: a post about when @ruhlman & Reynolds - student & teacher - bantered about books. mistersugar.com
The Allure of the Underground Supper Club : The New Yorker. Around the world, cooks...hosting sporadic, legally questionable supper clubs & dinner parties in unofficial spaces.
Why Won't Helvetica Go Away? "As it spread over the graphic landscape like melted runny processed cheese, I suggested renaming it Velveetica."
Thursday, December 06, 2012
I need a way to recreate a few important mixed tapes friends sent me years ago. Maybe this: Opentape. opentape.fm
I first heard Windfall on Paama, then saw Jay Farrar on tour: Just back from the Rialto. mistersugar.com
So you saw me singing in my car this morning? That was Windfall, by Son Volt. Great early morning driving tune. sonvolt.net
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
YouTube video of last week's 2012 Weaver Memorial Lecture at Duke: An Evening with Siddhartha Mukherjee youtube.com
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
andbang - not exactly sure what this is, but looks like some type of team productivity tool. andbang.com
Anton's River of Duke News. Just a few feeds for now, for testing. But so useful! static.storyblogging.org
Home : SILS Lifetime Library. New students @uncsils get 250GB "trusted storage & associated services for...their entire lives" (but in death?)
Listen & watch The Decline and Fall of Food, by @patrickmustain: "There's even ingredients in the ingredients." pmustain.webfactional.com
Peter Thiel's Unorthodox Management Philosophy of Extreme Focus : iDoneThis blog. "Extreme focus worked, because Thiel gave it teeth."
gardens@duke: A Secret Underground World. Gardens@Duke: "Plants actually shape and change the soil to suit their requirements more closely."
Monday, December 03, 2012
Living the Generous Life. Question for the day: "What does it mean to have lived or live a generous life?"
We Always Know Where We Are — We Live in the Future — Medium. Writes @ev: "We take this technology for granted now, but it's pretty mind-blowing."
I recall @malcgladwell article about subject argued his childhood not imp to his life story. Present actions more imp. gladwell.com
Today, must get Audio Hijack Pro to record a Skype call, & Panopto Recorder to capture a series of PPT presentations.
A mistake is a moment in time by Jason Fried of 37signals. Thought-provoking, by @jasonfried: "And since you can't change time, why try to change a mistake that already happened?"
Sunday, December 02, 2012
I grew up in DeKalb, Illinois, & both my parents are alumni of NIU, so I guess I should wish the Huskies well! daily-chronicle.com
Am reminded that my tea-&-chocolate-&-late-nights #scio13 habits sent me in for an EKG last year. #refluxredux twitter.com
I read Life of Pi while on vacation in Costa Rica in 2003. And I vaguely recall seeing Yann Martel here in the Triangle. mistersugar.com
Talk Story: Talk derby to me Talk Story returns 12/11 w/ stories from members of @carolnarolrgrls - 'Talk derby to me'
Talk Story returns 12/11 w/ stories from members of @carolnarolrgrls - 'Talk derby to me'. (More details coming soon.) talk.storyblogging.org
Just bought 2 tix to 12/13 @themonti1 show, with my friend Carter telling another story. themonti.org
Saturday, December 01, 2012
I love looking at ScienceSeeker, then clicking through to find something interesting to read. scienceseeker.org
Friday, November 30, 2012
Doc Searls Weblog · Journalism is outlining. Writes @dsearls: "Start looking at the world itself as a collection of outlines"
The Black Islands - Spirit and War in Melanesia. A project on Emphas.is crowdfunded visual journalism. emphas.is
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Lefkowitz in the House. White House, that is, shaking the President's hand. @dukemedicine is proud of our Nobel winner. news.medicine.duke.edu
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Busy and Busier - James Fallows - The Atlantic. Says @gtdguy: "[I]f you want to go crazy, get rid of all your information: it's called sensory depravation."
Career Tools: Polish a Professional Presence Online. 5 tips to polish your online presence: digital identity can be a powerful tool for career development
Tonight @ 6pm at Duke: Cancer physician Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of Emperor of All Maladies, to speak blogs.library.duke.edu
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
I first met @HC in 2004. Honored to have raised my glass at the BlogAds 10-year party tonight. mistersugar.com
I like the @fivefilters PDF Newspaper tool, but need to modify it. Does the AGPLv3 license allow us to fork it? fivefilters.org
Heads up: Talk Story returns to @casbahdurham on Tues Dec 11. Going to be a rollerderby of a show. Details soon.
Lots of links to explore in the comments: Tablets are waiting for their Movable Type by Ryan of 37signals. 37signals.com
Tablets are waiting for their Movable Type by Ryan of 37signals. "Now is a great time for another Movable Type. Writers would love a way to push serialized content straight to tablets."
Monday, November 26, 2012
Important piece to read about trends in what he nicely calls Subcompact Publishing, by @CraigMod craigmod.com
Spit Out Your Gum: A Conspiracy Of Whackiness: Explaining My Silence. "It all started so innocently." I found an old friend on the web, writing as well as ever.
ScienceOnline2013 Watch Parties: We want to give as many people as possible the opportunity to join in. #scio13 scienceonline.com
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Whimsical illustrations by Jeehyun Hoke, currently showing at Caffe Driade in Chapel Hill. jeehyunhoke.com
Never Enough 'Gangnam': K-Pop Video Is YouTube's Most-Viewed : The Two-Way : NPR. Just watched for first time: South Korean pop star PSY has galloped his way to the top of the YouTube charts.
mistersugar.com: First-class father and natural-born blogger. This morning, I realized that my father is a natural-born blogger.
Real Chefs Grind It With A Mortar And Pestle : The Salt : NPR. The mortar and pestle is one of the most primitive kitchen tools.
mistersugar.com. New blog post: Dad, even if I do find that notice, I intend to stand at your funeral and proclaim your graces.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
The Flow and The Balance "…unless you major in economics or finance, high school and college doesn't prepare you for the world of personal finance."
PigPen Theatre Co. PigPen: atmospheric theatrical fables with...live music, puppetry, movement, and clever lighting effects
Friday, November 23, 2012
Reminder: today is great day to sit with relatives & friends & share stories: National Day of Listening. nationaldayoflistening.org
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Clear, crisp night outside. In woods across from my home, an owl hoots. I'm thankful for its calling.
The ScienceOnline Thanksgiving message from @boraz @ktraphagen. Also a call for help. #scio13 scienceonline.com
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
The other kinds of expertise. Writes @boraz: Well, "nut graf" is funny, too. And so is "lede". And "word limit" is a funny concept.
Soft Matter, Or Just Marshmallows? Course at Duke next semester: Chemistry and Physics of Cooking, listed as Chem 89 cc: @ruhlman
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Drinking rum runners (with homemade grenadine) & reminiscing with my dad. Good rum. Good stories, memories.
Finding Family after Forty Years. Duke IT Specialist Kisan Upadhaya rediscovers his family in Nepal and India
Monday, November 19, 2012
Working with my dad on his storytelling to @liazuiker class tomorrow: He'll show his Crossroads School photos. zuikerchronicles.com
National Day of Listening. Friday is @StoryCorps national day of listening: This year, honor a veteran.
Thread: I hope Mark Cuban reads this. I hope y'all are listening to @davewiner: "We need to use the Internet itself as social media."
Zeega::Home. What is @Zeega? - "revolutionizing web publishing and interactive storytelling for a future beyond blogs"
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Herman Melville, Science Writer. .@carlzimmer re Melville's Moby Dick: "This is science writing of the highest order, before there was science writing."
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Laughing with my dad about the Danny & the Juniors concert we saw back then: I heard them when. mistersugar.com
Friday, November 16, 2012
mistersugar.com: Let me count the ways. I'm glad, happy, thankful, delighted, honored and hopeful. Short new blog post:
Storyteller — Work at Medium — Medium. "Medium is great for telling stories; we want someone on the inside helping to tell our story."
Improving Public Access to Research Results. "...on a typical weekday over 700,000 users retrieve more than 1.5 million papers on PubMed Central"
Here's outline I used for social media discussion at @AMSANational Knowledge4GlobalHealth Leadership Insitute. 3805.mediahackers.org
Sally Rockey, NIH deputy director for extramural research: Improving Public Access to Research Results. nexus.od.nih.gov
I'm leading chat about global health & social media today, & I'm using World Outline presentation node. worknotes.scripting.com
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
AMA Physician Masterfile. AMA Physician Masterfile has current & historical data for >1.4 million physicians, residents, & med students in US.
Thread: How did Cuban get caught? Important @davewiner: "I know this is just one scenario. It could turn out that Twitter is not a media company at all."
Yesterday, @liazuiker came home from school talking about Cereal FACTS. So much sugar. cc: @patrickmustain cerealfacts.org
But, I've been inspired by the simple design of Svbtle.com, too. I'm so close to relaunching mistersugar.com.
Princeton University looking for a social media strategist (search the listings here). jobs.princeton.edu
Beachfront B-Roll. A place to download (for free!) unique HD stock video footage & animated backgrounds for any production purpose.
Nasher Museum Blogs: Lessons on Matisse. "The second lesson is people who think that modern art is so easy a 9 year old can do it are spectacularly wrong."
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Pruning: Making room for something new by Jason Fried of 37signals. "We also stopped selling our Draft iPad app." This post explains why I can't find Draft anywhere.
How to Tell if You're Involved in the Petraeus Scandal : The New Yorker. "Panetta said ... he expected Petraeus scandal to wind down by early 2015 but would not commit to ... timetable." Ha!
Please note that Talk Story show scheduled for tonight is canceled. We'll be back in December with more stories. show.storyblogging.org
Monday, November 12, 2012
Caption for this photo says Chapel Hill is surrounded by mountains. I wish @davidbthomas was still photo editor. chapelhillnews.com
Thursday, November 08, 2012
The Social Life of Paper "Computer technology was supposed to replace paper. But that hasn't happened."
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Good Fonts, Bad Fonts, and the Presidency "Americans will know exactly who to blame: typeface designers."
Monday, November 05, 2012
Daily Drop Cap: illustrative initial caps to prettify the internet and beautify your blog posts. dailydropcap.com
Sunday, November 04, 2012
I Didn't Write That. "...the essay launches into a tirade against the president that culminates in a comparison between him & Adolf Hitler."
Crop Rotation and the Future of Farming. "Crops grow better, with fewer weeds and pest problems, if they are rotated in a careful sequence."
Saturday, November 03, 2012
The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey (1988) - IMDb. I saw this Aussie-Kiwi film with my dad many years ago: The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey
Trying to figure out what makes the search field expand in this Wordpress theme, Hum. Is is javascript? humdemo.wordpress.com
Friday, November 02, 2012
Lefkowitz talked yesterday about science being 99% failure, but failure teaches us. Humbling to see I've learned similar lesson.
mistersugar.com: A Tale of Two Deans. From my 2003 blog post: "But in the end, I decided that I hadn't failed. I just hadn't yet succeeded. Yet."
Hey @SciOctopus, you're mentioned in my blog post: ScienceOnline, from mango tree to tax exempt. mistersugar.com
This was great to hear yesterday: Robert Lefkowitz on science, life and 'eureka' moments. news.medicine.duke.edu
Thursday, November 01, 2012
'Strangely enough, it all turns out well.' - 'How?' - 'I don't know. It's a mystery.' cla.calpoly.edu
From the mouths of babes to the minds of adults everywhere: let's get this election over with. npr.org
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tomorrow at Carolina Science Cafe, a chat about plague, so tonight I might reread Defoe's A Journal of the Plague Year. moreheadplanetarium.org
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
I'm back at my @dukemedicine desk after a fabulous few days at the ScienceWriters2012 meeting. #sciwri12 sciencewriters2012.org
Monday, October 29, 2012
mistersugar.com: Probing Minds. From my 2001 article, re #sciwri #scirobot: "What sounds to me like AM radio static mixed with Morse code..."
So impressed with how @rosehoban is building the independent North Carolina Health News. northcarolinahealthnews.org
For those not at #sciwri12 to hear Duke's Miguel Nicolelis on robotic limbs & mind control, see his TEDMED talk. tedmed.com
This storify roundup by @marynmck is fantastic example of live tweeting a conference session. #SciWri12 storify.com
Sunday, October 28, 2012
How Human Beings Almost Vanished From Earth In 70,000 B.C. : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR. "We damn near went extinct." quote from @samkean in @rkrulwich post on supervolcano Toba
Hurricane Sandy: Live Updates - Interactive Feature. It takes about eight hours to shut down the NYC subway system, but the bus system requires only six hours.
In 2003 post, Picture it, I wrote about Brian K. Vaughan, withPDF of earlier article. cc: @experrinment mistersugar.com
Saturday, October 27, 2012
.@DavidQuammen mentions Beatrice Hahn et al. cut-hunter hypothesis for HIV spillover; I heard Hahn at Duke; fascinating. chavi-id-duke.org
From my '04 thesis: "before my #PeaceCorps, bookstore shelves started bulging w/ new books abt infectious diseases" mistersugar.com
2007 NGS article Infectious Animals by @DavidQuammen led to his new book Spillover #sciwri12 8m.stor.im
Here's 2007 NGS article by @DavidQuammen that was early step in writing new book Spillover: Infectious Animals #sciwri12 ngm.nationalgeographic.com
Here's @davewiner worknote explaining Fix Twitter breakage. Thanks for making it work again, Dave. worknotes.scripting.com
Here's WHO report on Global Observatory for eHealth series, mentioned by @KevinClauson at #sciwri12 who.int
Friday, October 26, 2012
A Tool to Assess Faculty Scholarly Productivity. FSPI's latest data (2010) ranks Duke faculty fourth in overall faculty productivity behind Harvard, Stanford, MIT.
Seriously, @SunTrust? "Please note: If you are using a Macintosh computer, you must access the site via Internet Explorer."
JCI - Take a deep breath: pulmonary research inspires. The lung is 1 of 3 organs (along with skin & GI tract) that are in constant contact with surrounding environment.
In the spirit of #ff & #blogtogether, a new thread: To whom would you give a gold medal? threads.storyblogging.org
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Super cake: 9100 receives special thank you from a patient. Gives @cakebossbuddy a run for the title IMHO. news.medicine.duke.edu
mistersugar.com: Gold-medal blogging. What @liazuiker suggests for my costume at @sconc #sciwri12 party: "You should wear your seven gold medals, dad."
This, by @boraz: Beats vs obsessions, columns vs. blogs, and other angels dancing on pins. blogs.scientificamerican.com
The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Salt: "Our purpose ... to push our students to do work that makes their documentary hero's jaw drop."
Cowbird. Cowbird: We think Apps are destined for obsolescence - they'll be CD-Roms of tomorrow. We believe in the open Web.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Contents Magazine: content strategy, online publishing, new-school editorial work. Looks cool. (via @pensato) contentsmagazine.com
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
I really like this #wordpress theme: Hum. Notice it's got the cool sidebar rollover effect I liked on Nieman site. humdemo.wordpress.com
My middle-school daughter studied oases last week, so I'll show her this site for Siwa Oasis. siwawi.com
Illinois governor, senators back proposed health insurance co-op SimpleHx - Health Care News - Crain's Chicago Business. My friend, Dr. Elmer Abbo, is quoted in this article about his group's proposal for a Chicago health care co-op
Monday, October 22, 2012
Annals of Internal Medicine. Iatrogenic Fungal Meningitis: Tragedy Repeated - by John Perfect, chief of Division of Infectious Diseases @dukemedicine
#ScioSoCal Panelist Karyn Traphagen: Science and Serendipity. Tonight at ScienceOnline SoCal - @ktraphagen a "boundary bridger" #scio13
The New Yorker's Endorsement of Barack Obama : The New Yorker. The Republicans, however, showed no greater interest in working with Obama than did the ayatollahs.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
$2 million prize announced for a cure for blindness by 2020 - baltimoresun.com. Sing it, Art: $2 million in gold bullion to cure blindness by 2020.
mistersugar.com: On magazines, printed and online. "For me, reading has been a contact sport." New blog post about books & magazines. On my blog, naturally.
I am such a slow blogger. But I eventually get my thoughts constructed. New post about magazines next. mistersugar.com
Dad just called from Old Sturbridge Village in New England, says my kids would love dressing up in olde garb. osv.org
Excited for next weekend's ScienceWriters2012 meeting in Raleigh. So many writers I read & admire. Much to learn. sciencewriters2012.org
5 Blogging Tips For Newbies, by @fenellasaunders reporting on last week's #Back2Blog meeting. spotlight.duke.edu
Looking for how to change Disqus comment count text, found answer here: Adapting to the Disqus 2012 Update. techpounce.com
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Typography & Layout behind new Signal vs. Noise: "entire redesign process started with typesetting the post" #back2blog. 37signals.com
Back Alley Bikes has been recommended to me for good bike repair. My steel-frame Trek mountain bike needs refurbishing. backalleybikes.net
Friday, October 19, 2012
Author and Cancer Physician Siddhartha Mukherjee to Speak at Duke, Nov. 28. Cancer physician Siddhartha Mukherjee to speak at Duke, Nov. 28, co-sponsored by @dukemedicine
Open Access Week at Duke: @jasonpriem talks Altmetrics & the Decoupled Journal 10/22 3pm #scio13 blogs.library.duke.edu
I dig the archives-search approach at bottom of Signal vs. Noise. Been contemplating similar way for mistersugar.com 37signals.com
Granta 120: Medicine. Perhaps a visit to the bookstore for me. This issue looks intriguing. granta.com
Hashtag help: #sciwri12 is for the ScienceWriters2012 meeting starting next week in Raleigh, NC. sciencewriters2012.org
Because not knowing what a hashtag means bugs me, for those wondering about #scio13, it's for ScienceOnline2013. scienceonline.com
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Duke Medicine Dev & Alumni Affairs hiring PR Specialist, Sr, someone with dev exp incl social media/web strategy. Contact me for more info.
Bringing the Social Media Revolution to Health Care. New book from @mayoclinic re: training & tools required to engage & walk with our patients where they are - online.
Rust Belt discussion: ruins & reviving both. A thread in my blogging for last 10 years. #clevelandrocks andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Says @Ruhlman: 'Shallots are 1 of the great magic elements in the kitchen.' Watch his video on making Potato Gratin. ruhlman.com
Check how your responsive site looks in various mobile screens: The Responsinator. responsinator.com
The Monti Podcast episode #45 features my friend Carter Kersh. He killed it at season opener last month. Listen! themonti.org
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Great conversation just now with a Duke resident who has similar love of the gnip (Caribbean fruit).
Oh, my, this is fun, & funny: For all details on Mitt Romney's 5 trillion dollar tax plan - ROMNEYTAXPLAN.COM romneytaxplan.com
Duke moving email system to cloud - Microsoft Office 365. I hope this means my Outlook woes will soon be over. today.duke.edu
Monday, October 15, 2012
And here's my favorite from my archives, about my love/hate relationship with spiders: Bugs in the night. mistersugar.com
Here's @boraz blogging about spiders & Charlotte's Web: what was she smoking? blogs.scientificamerican.com
Charlotte's Web is 60, on NPR this morning, with audio of E.B. White reading. It's been bedtime reading for my kids. npr.org
Friday, October 12, 2012
Tomorrow night, I write a post about my affliction (addiction?) for organizing events. #intervention
I'm still baffled why I'm usually last to get new Twitter features even though I was early in. twitter.com
Well, here's outline of some of what we'll try to discuss tomorrow at Back to the Blog. backto.storyblogging.org
Would be nice if we got 7 more to register & attend tomorrow's Back to the Blog event at Duke. 50 is good number. sites.duke.edu
The new @DukeU on Twitter -- excellent tutorial for designing your Twitter profile background. spotlight.duke.edu
The Selfish Meme - Frank Rose - The Atlantic. "A closer look at the advantages conferred by storytelling offers some clues..."
Dark Social: We Have the Whole History of the Web Wrong - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic. This ... vast trove of social traffic is essentially invisible to most analytics programs. I call it DARK SOCIAL.
For tomorrow's Back to the Blog meeting, we'll use #back2blog. Hoping others join online discussion. sites.duke.edu
Thread: Catching up on OPML & RSS stuff. Writes @davewiner: "Ask not what the Internet can do for you, ask what you can do for the Internet"
Back to the Blog. Have I mentioned the Back to the Blog event we're having at Duke tomorrow? Come talk with us about trends in blogging.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Tales from the Battlefield. Deadly bat-borne viruses Hendra, Nipah, SARS-like coronavirus - infectious diseases expert Prof Linfa Wang @DukeNUS
Have you read long list of contributors to ScienceOnline2012? Pls contact me or @ktraphagen to help with #scio13 scienceonline.com
Today at Duke, I'm talking with my Webcom colleagues about my dabblings in @foundationzurb @twbootstrap, OPML Editor & more.
Yes, we're meeting this Saturday at Duke to discuss Back to the Blog. We have seats (free!), & good trends to cover. sites.duke.edu
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Here's a 2003 profile of Lefkowitz (now Nobel laureate) by @cathyclabby. cc: @sconc newsobserver.com
Hear Nobel laureate Robert Lefkowitz of @dukemedicine talk about his path to science. news.medicine.duke.edu
Congratulations, Dr. Lefkowitz, professor of medicine @dukemedicine, on receiving the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012. news.medicine.duke.edu
Monday, October 08, 2012
Please come hear stories about 'Choices' tomorrow night. Likely to be next-to-last Talk Story show I organize. talk.storyblogging.org
ConvergeSouth is this Friday 10/12. The 7th annual conference. I can't attend, but with my friends there the best. convergesouth.com
TEDxRaleigh brings cocktail of cranial caffeine, brain tonic, and intellectual meth. N&O on upcoming TEDxRaleigh: 'designed to be a cocktail of cranial caffeine, brain tonic, and intellectual meth'
Program Report from my talk to the Durham Rotary Club last week: Creating Online Communities. durhamrotaryclub.org
We need your voices at Back to the Blog, to share your experience as blogger & ideas for design, style, trends & more. sites.duke.edu
Sharing Medical Records With Patients. "[F]ew patients have...consulted their own records. Most do not fully grasp extent of their legal rights ..."
Saturday, October 06, 2012
http://howlermagazine.com/ Got my first issue of Howler Magazine, looking forward to reading about soccer this weekend.
Friday, October 05, 2012
That peanut-butter-&-salmonella post by @marynmck reminds me of my 2005 post about food-sick blogging. mistersugar.com
Does @farmerleejones have Italian prune plum tree? I need plums. Here's my blog post about The Chef's Garden. mistersugar.com
Thursday, October 04, 2012
From @DukeMagazine: Rivertown Revival, feature about alums in tres cool @Saxapahaw. dukemagazine.duke.edu
CSS Comb - tool for sorting CSS properties in specific order. I know my code is messy. Hair, too. csscomb.com
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
In search of Italian prune plums (to make slivovitz). Struck out with @MelissasProduce. Anyone out West have source? produceoasis.com
They made ScienceOnline2012 possible. "But, Bora and I knew, before we could get to 450, we needed to get to 3." #scio13
Faculty panel discussion today at Duke: The place of social media in one's academic work (and life). sites.duke.edu
One of the best parts of being a #scio13 organizer is thanking so many: They made ScienceOnline2012 possible. scienceonline.com
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Getting excited for ScienceWriters2012 #sciwri12 meeting later this month. I'm volunteering, & participating. sciencewriters2012.org
Walking back with my cinnamon roll, ran into storyteller who will be at Talk Story: Choices next Tues @casbahdurham. talk.storyblogging.org
On NPR yesterday, @deanna about When Are Emoticons OK? This morning, I saw license plate: I:-D npr.org
Monday, October 01, 2012
Read: 'This world we are giving you is changing & those changes are going to be the defining story of your generation.' southernfriedscience.com
At my Duke job, we have a call for our faculty to be storytellers at Talk Story: Voices of Medicine show in Nov. news.medicine.duke.edu
Duke Forward - Medicine that changes the world. Big capital campaign across Duke. dukeforward.duke.edu
I used OPML outliner to rewrite speech. I'm finally grokking the outliner! Thx to @davewiner's Outliner cribsheet cribsheet.opml.org
Reminder: if you're in the Triangle (or even beyond), join us for Back to the Blog 10/13 at Duke. sites.duke.edu
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Just realized I could be using an outliner to prepare for my Rotary Club talk tomorrow. Now, now I understand the outliner.
It'll be honor & pleasure to tell ScienceOnline story at Durham Rotary Club tomorrow. Our #scio13 community rocks. scienceonline.com
I'm using the orange backpack for visit to Carrboro Music Festival. Listen to me Talk Story about the pack's past. talk.storyblogging.org
Tomorrow I'll be speaker at Rotary Club of Durham, talking about online community building. durhamrotaryclub.org
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Rainy day, quiet house, sleeping child, lull before the #scio13 lottery results. Curling up with a book & a beer.
Good background to Twitter Bootstrap - turns out out it shares DNA with Zurb Foundation. news.ycombinator.com
Friday, September 28, 2012
Grey pants and bucket seat Here's another story from the first Talk Story show in July, this segment from Carter Kersh.
I'm wearing a green linen shirt I bought in Cairns, Queensland (Australia) in 1999. Good memories. mistersugar.com
Post by @marcoarment, good for anyone who's tried to help a parent or grandparent with tech: iCloud Backup marco.org
Sitting down with a mocha & ScienceSeeker - so much great content in this river of science news & blogging scienceseeker.org
Thursday, September 27, 2012
That's right, @smalljones is coming to Back to the Blog. Can we get @HC @ruby @brianr? Other long-time bloggers? sites.duke.edu
I finally have details for event I've been talking about for months. See Back to the Blog. Join us 10/13 at Duke. sites.duke.edu
There, their, they're. I spent a lot of time teaching these homonyms to my students in Vanuatu. But even I screw them up sometimes.
Superfine Ampworks. I learned about the work of Lora & Tim & their boutique & vintage tube guitar amplifier service company.