Blog

A review of the therapeutic uses of very-low-carbohydrate (ketogenic) diets

The European Journal of Clinical Nutrition just published a fantastic article summarizing the current knowledge about ketogenic diets.

My new job

I'm dipping my toes into university administration.

Why graduate students get a reasonable deal—A response to the anonymous grad student in the Guardian

In terms of dollars per hour, graduate student pay is surprisingly high.

Is consumer software creating a new generation of computer illiterates?

Let's dumb down this software even further.

Writing a scientific paper in four easy steps

Nearly all scientific papers have the same standard outline.

When should you stop doing science and start writing a paper?

Start writing as soon as you have at least one result.

The great weight-loss mystery

Short-term dieting is pointless.

How to approach professors by email

State clearly what you want or need.

A call for lightning talks at scientific conferences

Short talks can be incredibly exciting. And when they're not, at least they're over soon.

My gripes with prezi, and some suggestions for making good prezi presentations

Please don't make me seasick.