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The Areas of Our Expertise (30 Days of Creativity, Day 28)

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Andrew Plemmons Pratt

When I told the colleagues and contributors I used to work with through Science Progress that I was leaving my job to teach, they’d usually assume that I was headed to a science classroom. “I wish,” I’d say, “But I … Continue reading →

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A History, A Theory, A Flood: Review of James’s Gleick’s The Information

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Andrew Plemmons Pratt

This is Day of Creativity 22. Review also cross-posted on goodreads.com. A bench scientist or an engineer will tell you the same thing: the distinction between “science” and “technology” is important. Science is more about the undirected search for answers … Continue reading →

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I want to be a synthetic biologist

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Andrew Plemmons Pratt

There’s lots to love and lots to chew on in this article by Jon Mooallem on synbio in the Sunday NYT mag. Mooallem captures science and spirit, covering the 2009 International Genetically Engineering Machine Competition by following an enthusiastic but … Continue reading →

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