nature magazine interview

A few weeks back I was interviewed by a writer for nature magazine. He wanted to know my story of how I ended up back in school after working in industry, and what I was working on for my research. Biorenewable resources are hot right now, so you could say that makes me moderately cool. And now, marginally famous....

Read the article online here.

If you want to print it out and hang on your wall, here's a .pdf version.

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George Bush's Speaking Skillz

This video surprised me. Nowdays people make plenty of jokes about how terrible a speaker he is. Ten years ago that wouldn't have happened. Watch him speak quickly and articulately at a gubernatorial debate without notes and without stumbling over his words:



Amazing difference. And yes, there is definitely something happening to him.

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