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Go west, young psychologists…

July 10th, 2007

Being from an east coast psychology program with deep–no, really deep–ties to Washington, D.C., I’m always saddened to see otherwise strong human factors students complaining about having to take internships at less-than-stellar Beltway companies.
No, people. Go west.

UCS: Science Idol

July 3rd, 2007

The Union of Concerned Scientists is holding its annual editorial cartoon contest. This year’s topic: Politics and Science.

Cheese-colored Cheese? Insufferable!

June 12th, 2007

Interesting article today in the New York Times about companies lobbying to sneak nonorganic ingredients into foods labeled organic. A good reminder that a company’s perception of the marketplace is just as important as the consumer’s perception of the product.
John Foraker, chief executive of Annie’s Homegrown, argued that nonorganic annatto was a crucial […]