It doesn’t happen very often, but even the USC Trojans sometimes lose. This time, it happened at home in the LA Coliseum. Mr. F. and I were actually watching the game at home on TV, having passed our tickets for the Stanford game on to family members. I’m rather glad Read more…
SB 832 is an attempt on the part of the California State Legislature to address the issue of textbook costs at colleges and universities. Its main provisions are to require publishers to make cost information available to faculty in their marketing materials, so that faculty can consider the costs when Read more…
Psychologists have known for many years that aerobic exercise is beneficial to mood. James Blumenthal of Duke University has led the way in providing empirical data of exercise’s effects. In his most recent work, Blumenthal and his colleagues looked at 202 men and women who had been diagnosed with Major Read more…
We have a running debate chez Freberg regarding the best diet strategies. Mr. F dines on absolutely the same Jenny Craig options every day (Complete Start Cereal, Turkeyburger, Meatloaf, and Chocolate Cake). His motto for dieting has always been “Boring is Good.” I like variety, and order a bit of Read more…
After my post on SciVee, siere kindly brought another great site for science videos to my attention. Check out dnatube. I enjoyed the clip on human development and stem cells. I tried the aging brain first, but it seems like the clip was cut off too soon. These video sites Read more…