Category Archives: Charity

Tulips failure

May 14, 2011 – 12:12 pm

I am really sad to report my utter (but expected) failure with green stuff: the tulips died. From really green sprouts they suddenly became yellow and died within a week. This is the cold body aftermath I have no idea of what went wrong, but I will try again next year. What hasn’t failed however, [...]

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Tulips!

February 7, 2011 – 3:03 pm

As you probably recall, some time ago I proposed to associate scientific dissemination and research to a symbol. I chose this symbol to be the tulip, and I planted some bulbs. As winter will turn into spring soon, they start peeking out of the cold soil Satisfying! This year, I decided to donate my royalties [...]

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An initiative to promote science through a symbol: tulips

October 25, 2010 – 10:30 am

After I came back from TAM 2010, I was waiting for my train to bring me home. I started thinking that there is a potential Public Relations issue with scientific proponents and skeptics around, and it’s never good to have a Public Relations issue. I feel there’s a need to change this, and a need [...]

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Please donate for the Haiti earthquake

January 21, 2010 – 4:15 am

After the recent tragic events in Haiti, it is a priority to help doctors without borders as much as possible. Please donate, even a small amount from a lot of people can make a sizable difference.

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