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Thoughts about purchases
Sometimes people laugh at me when I am in the process of buying something that I’ll have for quite awhile, like a computer, car, or photo equipment. I do an exhaustive amount of research. I may be overdoing it in some respects, but I do think it pays off. Example: When I got my ears…
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Chemistry kits without chemicals??
Awhile ago, I watched a PBS show called “Wired Science”. I didn’t especially like the format of the show, so I didn’t end up watching many episodes. However, the first episode had a segment they called “Dangerous Science”, which completely horrified me. The segment focused on how today’s chemistry sets don’t have any real chemicals…
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Arizona and education
Arizona’s governor, Janet Napolitano, sends out a newsletter. While I admit I don’t get it, friends do, and this one was forwarded to me: Thursday, August 16, 2007 Dear Friends, One of my top priorities is ensuring our children receive a quality education to be successful in our 21st century economy. In my State of…
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What do engineers *do*, anyway??
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of doing something I don’t normally get to do: teach. I’m not sure how much of a pleasure it would be if I normally had to do it, but I enjoy the opportunities when I do get to teach. This particular occasion was IBM-Tucson’s EXITE camp…
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Visit from Gabrielle Giffords
We had a visit today at work from Gabrielle Giffords, our district’s U.S. Congresswoman. It was the first time I’d seen her speak about her job, addressing the various laws she supports, her views, the committees she’s on, etc.. One thing she said struck me as pretty interesting. She said that she believes that back…
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Welcome to ThinkingLogically.com!
Welcome to ThinkingLogically.com, my new blog to discuss science, technology, society, education, diet/nutrition/wellness (I figure they are related to science) and basically anything I think of combining these issues. I was motivated to start this blog because I am an avid reader of these types of articles and I thought it might be fun to…
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