It's cool, but I suspect a large proportion of those who have diabetes is due to lifestyle choices - obesity, in particular, increases your risk of adult-onset diabetes. Let's see more research in areas that are less profitable but more "equitable" in benefits to folks worldwide.

If you add the word "fiction" to science, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Museum in Seattle is pretty awesome. Otherwise, consider trying to catch a meteor shower - they're often better-documented re: ideal viewing times in the US.

I think a point can be made that today's orchestras are rarefied places. If you consider orchestras and classical musicians, say, during the 17th-19th centuries - when the market was much larger, perhaps more like today's computer science field - it may be a more apt analogy re: depressing the market with a flood of sub-par graduates.

Living in Thailand this winter has destroyed any sense winter even happened. Banana trees plus Thanksgiving dinner almost made my head explode.