Hope for Pandora

The Forum on Science Ethics and Policy (FOSEP) is going national. The Seattle fixture of the public science scene is now in Boulder, Colora...

Even though my posting here at Pandora has been anemic, I've continued to write columns at The Differential . (After all, I'm unde...

In my first weekly conference as an emergency medicine intern at Yale, we had several lectures. Topics included D-dimer in pulmonary emboli...

We made it to New Haven and have unpacked most of our boxes. My Facebook friends out there will know that I've finished my orientation w...

By this time tomorrow, the entirety of our belongings, including this desktop computer, will be packed into an 8'x9'x16' space. ...

We are packed. I've been reading Connecticut newspapers even though I haven't quite found one I like. There's a house waiting ...

The Urban Phantom has been relocated . The black bear that seen earlier this week in Seattle was found yesterday in Everett, WA, just 30 mi...

Today's my last day in clinic or hospital. At least of medical school. How will my wife and I celebrate? By packing, of course. But...

No. We are not getting another sports team. (Though I hardly noticed the NBA SuperSonics' absence.) A few years ago, a bear was found ...

As I've been packing, I've begun to realize which "stuff" from medical school is important and which is not. Read about m...

When Susan and I move next month, we are planning to leave our televisions behind. Part of that decision is that they are older. Part of i...

This week, I assumed my place in the national online call reqistry known as amion.com . (That's pronounced, "Am I on?") Like ...

ED Shoes , click on the image for a Flickr interactive view. There comes a time when all that's left to be said is, "Goodbye ...

There's a blog published by the now online-only Seattle Post-Intelligencer called Seattle 911: A Police Blog . Many cities have simil...

Earlier this week, I was feeling a bit wiped out from my overnight call on the orthopedics trauma team. I made the mistake of rambling a bi...

In relation to this week's Earth Day the New York Times is running a comparison between the energy costs of stainless steel water bottl...

I haven't even left, and I miss Seattle already. Perhaps it was this cartoon by Milt Priggee ... Not that I'm not a sports fan. I r...

Evidently, television coverage of the "Tea Party" on tax day was pre-empted by another story . Since I've given up using the...

This week at The Differential , I took a stab at suggesting an entry for the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. (Th...

Was I ever excited a few minutes ago when I learned that New Haven is located in USDA climate zone 6b! That's the dark yellow zone on ...

Now that I'll be moving to Connecticut to further my medical education, I've tried to start paying attention to health policy in tha...

It's clear from earlier posts I've made that I'm not the biggest fan of the residency match process. One thing that I can get ...