What is the value of a scientist’s career? Can it be summed up with one statistic or several? I explore these questions and more in “Indexing Your Career”, an article published in the March 7, 2008, edition of Science magazine in the careers section.
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HIV Transmission
Is it safe for people with HIV to have sex without a condom? I explore the answers to this question in the March 2008 edition of Nature Medicine. Details and the full story are available at nature.com/nm.
Full Moon Eclipse Photos from Hawaii
The full moon turned dark from the earth’s shadow on February 20, 2008. This was the first full-moon, or total lunar, eclipse this year. The last one happened on March 3, 2007.
(Image courtesy of Adam Burgasser)
I observed this event from a remote mountain top in Chile (that’s in South America for those who are geographically challenged). It was the first time I’ve seen an eclipse south of the equator, which means we got excited and snapped over 100 pictures. But no worries, I’ll post only the best few here. (Additional photos and higher resolution versions are on Adam’s flickr site.)
1. Full moon rising over the Andes
(Photo courtesy of Adam Burgasser)
2. Earth begins casting its shadow
(Photo courtesy of Adam Burgasser)
3. More than halfway there
(Photo courtesy of Adam Burgasser)
4. Total lunar eclipse
(Photo courtesy of Adam Burgasser)