Yeah, but I found myself thinking all the while, this would be so much better with QT directing.

He's right, there are generally not enough funds either available or allocated to support writing papers, grants, etc. If you have a friend who can do it, thats great, but it takes a lot of effort and its usually necessary to not only understand the experiments and the supporting literature, but often to get more…

Re #2, there is no "I" in biology. Well, there is, but, taking his points as satire, using the first person almost always comes across as conceit. As someone who has received similar criticism (you don't write like a scientist), but in a more positive tone, I've found that most scientists and editors prefer an…

Nice comparison, though I find Fauxlivia to be more similar to Motoko than Olivia.

Can't believe I didn't remember that, thanks for reminding - makes perfect sense. Olivia is dead, long live Olivia.

So, I took the whole "I love you", "I love you too" exchange between Olivia and Nina to indicate, as a consequence of what September later said, that they would indeed gradually remember each other and that things would "normalize" over time. Also, I don't see why Olivia's being a doormat in this situation - first its…

First, that was a REALLY nice piece and I hope that JS posts more often. I hadn't come across Smolin's book and I look forward to reading it. I'd also love to hear the thoughts of someone more committed to string theory, like Brian Greene for instance, on these arguments.

Fantastic idea about pretending it never existed - would make it a truly magical childhood memory. Better still, wait til she's all grown up and away at college. Then reopen it, leave the door ajar and redecorate the room. Maybe in darker colors, blue and black, maybe with some challenges, an intricate, ornate puzzle…

Excellent choice, clearly has prior time travel experience, judging by the apparel.

First comment was taken in good nature as sarcasm - no sarcasm tag needed. Second comment not so much so.

But, do you have to be a Young Adult to enjoy this movie? Or should I just rewatch Battle Royale, pausing occasionally to yell at the local kids to get off the lawn?

I may be wrong, but I think the red part of the Union Jack derives from the St. Georges cross, i.e. the "English" part of the GB flag. So I suspect some influence of Scottish descendence. I have no idea whether the McCartneys are from Scottish ancestry, but Mull of Kintyre was enough evidence for me. Also, why's she…

Very elegant experimental design - though you neglected to mention they also call hM3Dq a DREADD receptor (Designer Receptor Exclusively Activated by Designer Drug), a little more cool. Thing is, most of us have deep misconceptions about the nature of memory, since our intuition tells us that memories are somehow…

So I got almost half way through it before it was due back at the library (I'm a slow reader and its a slow read), so I kind of dipped in and out of this review. I will resume reading it (its in the library queue, but looking dangerously close to The Night Circus in position) but I'm not finding it as magically…

*Baaaaaaah* *Owwwwwch*

Bizarre. I thought it worked just about as well as a show with a refreshing new format like this could work. Can't really agree with much of the post or comments. Sure, it had its flaws, but that was surely inevitable - I actually think I enjoyed it all the more for its unpredictability and unevenness. I also think it…

A vagina-crush on the Doctor?

Not me - I'll never forget the tachkomas! Excuse me, something in my eye.....

Didn't think the statement "Faakin' (sp.) hate green screen" would inspire such heartfelt and verdant verbosity as in this thread.

"I hope in the second season..." I hope too.