Monthly Archives: February 2012

Steve

Posted on February 24, 2012 by onefoldoverrandom

Happy Birthday, Steve Jobs. I wish you were still with us.

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Steve and Mahatma

Posted on February 21, 2012 by onefoldoverrandom

I always knew that, consciously or not, people end up resembling their heroes. I knew that, and still.. wow.

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GWAS

Posted on February 20, 2012 by onefoldoverrandom

Just happened to be browsing around the NIH GWAS Catalog and came across this representation of all known trait-locus associations: http://www.genome.gov/multimedia/illustrations/GWAS_2011_2.pdf This is a terrible terrible terrible map… There’re 237 shades of colours, linking to 237 complex traits… The legend … Continue reading →

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Underlined in “The creative habit”

Posted on February 18, 2012 by onefoldoverrandom

Just finished reading this amazing book by the choreographer Twyla Tharp about creative work and constant productivity. Loved everything about it: ideas, words, style and stories. Here’re the sentences that I felt like underlining while reading the book: — I … Continue reading →

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Luck

Posted on February 11, 2012 by onefoldoverrandom

On the role of luck vs. skill in the world of art, sport and science: “The more I practice, the luckier I get” – Gary Player via “The creative habit” by Twyla Tharp

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“Bursts”

Posted on February 5, 2012 by onefoldoverrandom

For some reason, I thought that Barabasi’s latest book “Bursts” was going to be about networks. Turns out it’s not. I very much enjoyed the author’s prose, easy and clear, but at any given point I couldn’t tell where is … Continue reading →

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Open Access debate

Posted on February 5, 2012 by onefoldoverrandom

“Getting jobs, grants and tenure is a competitive process in which the quality of an individual scientist’s previous work and future plans are evaluated. Getting a paper published is a competitive process in which the quality of a piece of … Continue reading →

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Sheryl Sandberg

Posted on February 4, 2012 by onefoldoverrandom

Nice article in The New York Times about Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s COO and about to become the richest self-made woman of the world. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/business/sheryl-sandberg-of-facebook-staying-on-message.html The only part I didn’t like is this: “I think she’s had a golden path herself, … Continue reading →

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