Helical Translations

Thoughts and reflections from an aspiring young scientist finding his place in the world.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Winter project’s finished – now to enjoy the summer!

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Last thanksgiving, inspired by both a friend’s adventures and an article featured on Lifehacker (original here ) I had a stroke of inspira...
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Science is Hella-cool

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It seems the proposal has been put forward to make the SI prefix for 10 to the 27th power “hella-” I’m a little surprised that this wasn’t...
Friday, February 26, 2010

I have a new idol

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It’s this guy At almost every game I’ve seen, putting on a show each time. This guy is the man. Go Canada Go!
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Monday, February 22, 2010

“Lie to Me”, Temporary Autism and Malcolm Gladwell’s Igon Values

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I just finished with Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. It raises some interesting points, and is certainly ...
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Monday, January 25, 2010

The 5 Second Rule - Expanded

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For every rule, there are exceptions. Even something like the 5 second rule, which has saved many a spilled college student's dinner. Ch...
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Monday, January 11, 2010

Tolkien’s Ents Just Became a Little Less Fantastical

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Looking something like a leaf, this sea slug ( Elysia chlorotica ) has just become the newest organism to breach traditional kingdom boundar...
Sunday, December 13, 2009

What Are You Made Of Indeed, Tiger?

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I do my best to avoid celebrity gossip as much as possible, what with the brain-rotting inanity and all. That said, I can’t avoid sharing th...
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Shane Caldwell
Science and I, we go way back. I'm a student of Biochemistry, and have found myself now undertaking graduate studies at McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Previously I may have been spotted at the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario. Chasing jobs and opportunities has resulted in placements in government, industry, academia, and abroad, and as such, that entitles me to be an arrogant know-it-all about everything. Don't say i didn't warn you.
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