Published on January 27th, 2009 | by Bill Conant
Thought and reason have returned to the American scientific community after an eight-year absence as the U.S .Food and Drug Administration will start the world’s first clinical trial of stem cell therapy. This marks a sea …... Read More →Published on January 23rd, 2009 | by Bill Conant
Since the Internet’s inception, buzz has surrounded the prospect of a sales tax, but until the last few years, technology available made enforcement difficult if not impractical. Internet sales tax is likely an idea that will …... Read More →Published on January 21st, 2009 | by Bill Conant
Today marked a paradigm shift in this nation’s continued story. As every American is aware, President Barack Obama was sworn into office just before noon. This momentous occasion was marked by a multi-million-person crowd at the …... Read More →Published on November 20th, 2008 | by Bill Conant
Once a year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, volunteers from Houston’s thriving art community come together and organize ARTCRAWL Houston, a free exposition of local artwork, buildings, restaurants and the neighborhoods that surround it all. Originally …... Read More →Published on November 19th, 2008 | by Bill Conant
So you bought a "Vista Capable" system expecting all the whiz-bang graphics and other generally neat stuff. You extricated your new toy from the depths of the box, powered it on and sat, waiting for the …... Read More →Published on November 17th, 2008 | by Bill Conant
The premiere performance of Houston Grand Opera’s 2008-2009 season, Beatrice and Benedict is a well-conceived, well-executed performance by a top company. Though not exactly an opera in the popular sense – there’s a lot of dialogue, …... Read More →Published on November 13th, 2008 | by Bill Conant
Cross a Greek myth with 28 inches of water and you’ll get Metamorphoses, a play based on Ovid’s epic poem of the same name. Throw in some UH student actors and a man whose roles are …... Read More →Published on November 13th, 2008 | by Bill Conant
A sad day at NASA has been followed with more grim news – it seems the dust storm responsible for covering Phoenix’s solar panels and contributing to its icy demise has also possibly claimed the Mars …... Read More →Published on November 12th, 2008 | by Bill Conant
How does Mars hold such sway over humans that we launch billions of dollars’ worth of equipment at its rocky surface knowing that we’ll lose our investments when they crack and break in the harsh environment? …... Read More →Published on November 5th, 2008 | by Bill Conant
This election season has been long, I know, but it’s over now. Finally. Let’s take a look back, and see just how this first Internet election went down. From the very start, among the immigration and …... Read More →
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