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Reference Management for Publications
In April 2019 I wrote about using LaTeX to format dissertations, presentations, blogs, and publications. This post documents a method for generating citations for LaTeX documents. Many citation…
Why the heck do my houseplants keep dying?!
With the coronavirus pandemic mandating working remotely, it afforded me the opportunity to head home to work while also seeing my family. …
Problem Children
In the mid 20th century there was an emerging field of research on novel natural products and their synthetic analogues. Some of these compounds possessed unparalled potential in treating…
Why do cats go crazy for catnip?
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) (Image Source: https://michiganflora.net/image.aspx?img=12328&id=1576)
Most cat-owners know that kitties go a bit…
“As sessile organisms…”
"As sessile organisms", these plants are unlikley to uproot themselves and walk around.
(Photo from LibreShot, Martin Vorel © 2017)
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California: America's Salty Breadbasket
California is often referred to as the breadbasket of the world due to its rich agricultural industry. Water supply and water quality are topics I would hear about almost every day as the most…
First there was fruit flavored candy, now there’s candy flavored fruit
I first heard about cotton candy grapes a few years ago from my mother who brought some home after discovering that her class of fussy 2 year olds were…
Advantages of Rotating – Wait; what is that?
There are many terms in life that we may hear from time to time but only vaguely have a true idea of what they mean. Filibuster, diode, aileron, poppycock – you may not know what they mean…
O Tannenbaum
Clark Griswold: “We're kicking off our fun old-fashion family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape…