Aloha Airlines Stops Flying

Aloha Airlines based in Hawaii filed for bankruptcy protection again last month, couldn’t find a buyer and is going out of business after 62 years of service. This means that as of today, Monday March 31, all interisland and mainland flights will be cancelled.
Aloha said tickets for flights after Monday will not be honored. [...]

Guide to Maui Airport Code OGG

Step off the plane in Kahului and into the airport, code OGG. A pause by the viewing windows in the departure area before sprinting down for the luggage is well worth it: jaw-dropping views of 10,000-foot mount Haleakala framed by bright blue sky and waving coconut trees. Welcome to Maui.
Arrivals
Downstairs on the lower level, arriving [...]

Science careers and the Hirsch or h-index

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.

Sicko, Clinton, McCain and Obama: Comparison of US Healthcare Reform Proposals

Michael Moore, Hilary Clinton, John McCain and Barack Obama have at least one thing in common. Each talks about how America’s healthcare system could be better. But what are they really saying? This is a broad comparison of the issues and each person’s message based on their published comments.
Who has something to [...]

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.