Have you missed me?1 I was in Beijing for the Chinese edition of the Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics just before the semester began on the 30th of August, and I've been playing catch-up ever since. I'm going to try to start posting regularly again -- maybe not once a day, but at least 3-4 times a week. Here are a few things I hope to mention later this week.
Oh, I may have to say something about my new iPad, too.
- Gene Likens started off this year's Teale Series with a talk on the "voice" of science in policy (his scare quotes, not mine). He made many excellent points, but he missed an opportunity to make one important one. I'll offer a few thoughts on his talk, which is more than a little daunting, since he's had so much more experience in applying science to policy than I have.
- My copy of resonate arrived late last week. I won't have a chance to read it carefully for awhile, but I'll share first impressions based on a quick survey of its contents. I'm really looking forward to digging in.
- The University of California and Nature Publishing Group appear to have reached an agreement on subscription prices, avoiding a threatened boycott of NPG by the UC system.. I haven't had a chance to see what's publicly known about the agreement, but it's an issue I really want to follow up on.
Oh, I may have to say something about my new iPad, too.
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