Archive for April, 2008

Sundance Can Significantly Increase Career Trajectory of Film School Grads

It’s fascinating to watch a new idea morph over time to become something greater, worse, or completely other than that for which it was first conceived. Einstein’s mind-blowing equations are probably the most obvious and jarring illustration of that. E-mail is another good one; it was initially developed in the 1960′s and was then improved [ READ MORE ]

Ramen Will Save You

I loathe grocery shopping and therefore make my trips to the market quick, much like the preferred method of Band-Aid removal. As I was walk-running past the “ethnic foods” aisle the other day, I saw ramen noodles on sale 10 for a dollar instead of their normal 5 for a dollar. College student budget instincts [ READ MORE ]

529 College-Savings Plans

The Wall Street Journal had an informative article yesterday about the 529 college-savings plans and how best to take advantage of them when saving for the college educations of your progeny. The 529 plans were a bit murky for a few years—confusion as well as unsettling rumors about ‘bad’ 529 plans that would end up [ READ MORE ]

WiFi and Knowledge For All

On a biological level, WiFi is not as necessary as water, but I think it can be argued that having the capability to access the information available on the Internet is conducive to survival in society today. The advent of indoor plumbing was such an improvement for humanity, wouldn’t you agree? Electricity in homes was [ READ MORE ]

Scheduling Randomness

The more I ponder it, the more blatant good sense this post makes: a certain amount of organization and routine is essential for forward motion in life, but jumping the tracks and implementing some random actions now and then can have positive results as well. New experiences, people, thoughts, and ideas can move your life [ READ MORE ]

Joe Schmoe, B.S.*, M.S.*, M.D.*, Ph.D.*

There was an article in the NY Times a few weeks ago which I have tried (and have now officially failed) to ignore. Brain-enhancing drugs is the new hot ethical question in academia. The use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes bothers me, but I didn’t react in quite the same way to hearing about the [ READ MORE ]