This past Saturday, a few of us DtaSers went to a series of talks at Cal Day. One of the talks was on sustainable biofuels, featuring energy expert Professor Alex Farrell.
Sadly, the next day Professor Farrell died at his home in San Francisco. He was 46.
I am personally deeply saddened by this. He was one of my best friends’ thesis advisor. The attendees of that talk were probably some of the last few people to see him alive.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions in Farrell’s memory be …

Last month, Dr. Tyrone Hayes talked about “crossing the line” when he publicly called for people to get involved on the atrazine issue. He has faced immense criticism from colleagues, the government, and private entities for crossing that line.
I’m glad he crossed that line…the talk on atrazine was one of the most moving and infuriating I’ve ever attended. In a conversation with Al Gore, Tyrone learned that if two states bring up atrazine legislation, just TWO, open hearings on atrazine at the US congressional level could happen.
Tyrone maintains a …