Peter Rohde
Blog URL http://peterrohde.wordpress.com/
Located Brisbane, Queensland Australia
Adventures, physics, molecular biology, politics, economics
Latest Blog Posts
- The future of DNA sequencing on Sep 3, 2009 in Science
DNA sequencing is a field in molecular biology with uses ranging from understanding the genetic basis for cancer, to diagnosing genetic predispositions, to understanding the basic way in which cells function at the molecular level. I recently joined...
- 100 Megabits on May 12, 2009 in
One of Kevin Rudd’s main goals is to implement a blazingly fast nation-wide 100Mb/s national broadband network, at a cost of around $43b. This would place Australia at the pinnacle of world broadband networks. Frankly, I can’t think of a...
- One of the best BASE jumping videos I’ve seen on Mar 28, 2009 in General
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- What does an ant city look like? on Feb 21, 2009 in General
This is wicked cool. I’d love to understand the dynamics of how ants communicate to build complex structures like this.
- In defence of capitalism on Nov 25, 2008 in Politics
Following the recent credit crisis and collapse of several major financial institutions, many commentators have jumped to the conclusion that this proves that the case for free market capitalism is invalid and that libertarian ideals are dead. This i...
- Google Flu Trends on Nov 15, 2008 in General
This is a fascinating demonstration of how search data can be taken advantage of to extract all sorts of information. Google Flu Trends uses search data to build up a picture of flu epidemics in the US. It makes me wonder what other sort of trends ca...
- It’s been a good week on Nov 14, 2008 in General
Two good things have happened in the last week. First, Obama won. But more importantly, this week I got my iPhone. I’ve just ordered a book on iPhone programming so I can delve into writing my own apps. I’m also keeping an eye out for the...
