Episode 11 has been reposted

Apparently the wrong version of this episode was posted. Somehow I left out one of Neel’s comments that I really meant to use.
If you listened to the original, the added material now begins at 5:37. Its less than 2 minutes worth, but it was something special that I put in as a retirement gift to [...]

Books and Ideas #11: An Interview with Harvard’s Neel Varshney

Show Notes
The latest episode of Books and Ideas is a little unusual. I interviewed Neel Varshney of Harvard Medical School as he looks forward to his imminent graduation and residency in neurology. Despite his young age, Varshney has already had extensive research experience in neuroscience, beginning during he undergraduate years as an electrical engineering student [...]

There is still time to vote in the public radio Talent Quest

While yesterday was the deadline for entering the public radio Talent Quest, voting will continue through the first week of June. This post is to correct my previous post because I thought May 14th was also the deadline for voting.
If you haven’t had a chance to vote go to http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/794  to vote for me. [...]

My Talent Quest entry is in the Podcast feed

I have finally got my entry up for the Public Radio Talent Quest, which is a contest for finding the next public radio host.
I hope you will go there and vote for me. For the first round, one is only allowed a 2 minute entry (already posted in the Books and Ideas Podcast [...]