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Category Archives: The News

MedGraph

So it’s been a while since I’ve updated – I’ve been rather busy working on some projects. One of those projects, though this one has been done a while now, is a product for graphing concentrations of medications in your body over a 24 hour period.
It doesn’t take into account your bodyweight, nor does [...]

iTunes 9

Apple just released the newest version of iTunes today (v9). It looks like it’s added more than a few sorely needed features, including application organization, better Genius mixes and a new store design. (download)

Kristof Speaks on I.Q.

The always engaging Nicholas Kristof writes about the importance of drive and motivation for success, and argues (with supporting evidence) that motivation may be far more important than simple intelligence.
Check it out!

Soccer On the Pier

Every once in a while, a story in the papers deserve a little more of a highlight: what a cool idea, especially as it appears to be pragmatic as well.
It’s a story about a team of homeless soccer players competing against teams of investment bankers. As they play, the men from 1 Wards Island develop [...]

Stemming Research

So, no more federal ban on stem cell research, thank you Obama.
Now we have to deal with the aptly-named Dickey amendment. That prevents us from financing attempts at curing diseases such as Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, and all sorts of other debilitating diseases.
The bunch of cells in question can be found on the right. They look [...]