- Basic Poisson and negative binomial models in JAGS on 12 Sep 2016 : Bayesian modelling is flexible, but I’ve found that there are surprisingly few template models ou...
- OS X script to automate connecting to an SSH tunnel/proxy on 23 Jan 2016 : I’ve been spending a lot of time travelling recently, and one issue I’ve run into is that the fre...
- Food as medicine on 17 Dec 2014 : “Her wound will never heal if she doesn’t eat.” It’s as true in Canada as it is in Rwanda, that ...
- Remote epidemiology, on the go on 14 Dec 2014 : The problem: I thought I was being clever by leaving my laptop in Canada. Bringing only a phone a...
- Two weeks in… on 08 Dec 2014 : I’m sitting after dark on a patio, drinking a her, and listening to the pitter patter of rain on ...
- Wheeeee! on 30 Nov 2014 : I just did the wildest and most exciting thing I’ve done since coming to Rwanda: ride a mototaxi....
- Away but not away on 30 Nov 2014 : In many ways, I still haven’t left home. I’m constantly in contact with everyone important to me,...
- Salaam, muzungu on 29 Nov 2014 : Such a strange feeling for me, being a visible minority. I get stares everywhere I go, and strang...
- Do you speak...? on 28 Nov 2014 : It’s hard to believe it’s already been a week. Well, five days, but that’s a workweek, and tomorr...
- A Thousand Hills on 24 Nov 2014 : Two days ago, I was eating dinner at the Mandarin in Toronto. Now, I’m typing out a blog post on ...
- Something something something acupuncture on 16 Sep 2012 : Like a zombie, acupuncture shuffles on, oblivious to the slings and arrows of scientific evidence...
- A new approach to data mining for drug targets on 25 Aug 2012 : If a group of genes cause a certain phenotype in yeast (say, sensitivity to a compound called lov...
- Death on 10 Aug 2012 : I had my first patient die on me. Well, by first patient I mean that she was the first one I saw ...
- Flattery on 08 Aug 2012 : I had a patient recently tell me that she didn’t mind me coming by because I’m so handsome. (In S...
- Injections on 03 Aug 2012 : Young nurse: Hello, sir, I’ll be giving you your injection today. Patient: Sure, here it is. Nu...
- What's a parent to do? on 26 Jan 2012 : With few exceptions, parents want the best for their children. When it comes to their children’s ...
- How many new cases of dengue are there, worldwide, each year? on 18 Jan 2012 : I’ve spent the last day trying to answer this question, to add to a proposal I’m writing. Like my...