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Armed, Scientific, and on the UCLA Alumni Website

December 29, 2009

The UCLA Alumni website will feature a recent UCLA Magazine story about Armed with Science to ring in the new year. The swanky banner will be live at the top of the page Dec. 28, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010. I like to think that the banner represents my internal struggles as a human-robot hybrid with a fragile sense of [...]

Dr. John’s Holiday Greeting

December 25, 2009

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If it weren’t for Science Cheerleader, we may have never known how great I look in a Santa costume.

Ultra Amazing Mega SuperBuy!

December 23, 2009

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Parents shopping on a shoe-string budget should check out their local Toys R Us. Sales as high as one cent are providing big savings for families and sending ripples through the high-chair manufacturing industry. Don’t miss out on this amazing SuperBuy! Thanks to Jodi for spotting this.

Thanksgiving at Harvard (or MimeFeast 2009)

December 17, 2009

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Harvard is pretty much overflowing with statues of old Puritan dudes named John (see: My Trip to Harvard).

Discover Darlene in Discover Magazine

December 17, 2009

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Last night, I was reading through the January edition of Discover Magazine, which chronicles the 100 Top Science Stories of 2009, when I made quite a discovery (pun intended): a story written by our very own Darlene Cavalier placed #69!

My Favorite Viagra Commercial to Hate

December 13, 2009

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This Viagra commercial — perhaps the worst commercial in the history of the world besides the dancing Prilosec OTC lady commercial — warns

Javan in the House!

December 10, 2009

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My long-time friend, Javan Mesnard, announced that he’ll be running for the Arizona House of Representatives next year. The Arizona Guardian covered the story this afternoon, and I’ve successfully copied and pasted it below. Congratulations and best of luck, Javan!

The Cure for the Holiday Shopping Blues

December 8, 2009

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Can’t decide on a holiday gift for Granny? Don’t know what to get your 10 year-old brother, Billy? Tired of wasting money on Barbies and video games that may not last through the New Year? I say, give your loved ones a gift that keeps on giving: a do-it-yourself experimental hydrogen fuel cell car that [...]