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The Future of Doping in Sport

Monday, February 25, 2013
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The Future of Doping in Sport

For the longest time, I thought that it was a losing battle. The dopers would always outfox the anti-dopers. It was simply a matter of resources – anti-doping agencies are generally poorly-funded and have to operate within the bounds of very strict rules and regulations. They have to be very sure about a person...
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Fluorinated Compounds

Monday, October 3, 2011
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Fluorinated Compounds

Last Friday I was fortunate enough to be present at my girlfriend's Ph.D. thesis defence at the University of Copenhagen. In case anyone is wondering, it went very well, and all the opponents spoke highly of her work, and now we can all call her "Doctor".
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Mid-Life Calculation

Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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Mid-Life Calculation

It is a fairly well-known truism that time seems to pass at a slower rate for children than it does for adults. One day, not long ago, I was pondering the unusual behaviour of a seven-year-old who had just been reunited with his mother after having been away for only two weeks. Two weeks...
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Drawing Molecules

Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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Drawing Molecules

When you were a little kid, you probably came across quick step-by-step guides in children's books on how to draw things. My views on the faults of modern educations systems are perhaps best left to another post, but for now, I present a how-to guide for drawing molecules.
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Population Paradox

Friday, April 9, 2010
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Population Paradox

Let’s say you’re a government minister, and you’ve been tasked with the job of controlling the population. There’s one catch – in the country where you live, it is very culturally important to have a male child. Simply limiting family size to two children results in families risking having two daughters which may lead...
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Undo the Folded Lie (The Earth Debate: Part 5)

Thursday, December 10, 2009
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Undo the Folded Lie (The Earth Debate: Part 5)

I am angry. I’m angry at the world. I’m angry at the direction it is headed, not so much because of the direction itself, but more because it was within the power of a handful of men to choose this direction, and they deliberately chose to betray the trust of future generations for their...
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The Earth Debate: Part 4

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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The Earth Debate: Part 4

The famed classical economist Thomas Malthus once said: “The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man. Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio. A slight acquaintance with numbers will show the immensity of the first power...
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The Earth Debate: Part 3

Thursday, July 9, 2009
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The Earth Debate: Part 3

There is a good reason that our “pale blue dot” is blue, and that is because over 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. It is no surprise that life began in the oceans, and water is still essential to life today. On average, a human can survive no longer than 3...
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