I just sent off the first big edits for an article for Slate, solicited by the editor from "the Liralen who inspired Jordan."

It's interesting realizing that that was more than thirty years ago, and how much I've changed since and how much I've done and gone through. And also how much the same I am as that ambitious girl who wanted to be an ( Read more... )

I've been having a mildly unusual time of getting taken care of by a lot of people. A good number of them are from our church, and the biggest flood of that was on Sunday, where everyone offered us a hug, condolences, and a few moments of thoughtful conversations. It was amazing how much support we got on that day ( Read more... )

I've been playing too many on-line games recently, and have been a little frustrated at myself for wasting so much time. But through Scientific American and other sources I found this: FoldIt -- The Protein Folding GameIt has a nice explanation of why folding proteins is important, including creating or finding proteins for medications, biofuels, ( Read more... )