David-youngest living scion of House Shechner-strives to live his life by the code that great surname signifies: "one who Shechn's." He holds several degrees in biophysics and biochemistry (the latest a Ph.D. from MIT); his training in these fields has allowed him decipher the most fundamental workings of life itself and, on more than one occasion, to bore Pete Fenzel to the point of unconsciousness. He lives, writes and performs his unholy experiments in Cambridge, MA.
He's allergic to rice. Yes, really.
Greetings, Earth-People: Against the advice of some, and as many of you may know, I gladly (if not always ably) serve as the Overthinking It staff scientist™. It’s an odd amalgam of roles, requiring mostly that I be at-the-ready if…
Today, we’re going look at taxes as viewed from both sides of the Atlantic, through the lens of pop music. Read on – but if you qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC), please make sure to first fill out the worksheet on page 15.
In response to Mr. Stoke’s excellent recent post, I decided to do a little image searching on my work computer. I can’t even begin to understand the result: What terrifies me the most is just how frickin’ sexy I think…
[We at Overthinking It are pleased to welcome David Shechner as the newest member of our dysfunctional blogging family. Dave is a scientician (biochemist), cartoonist, and saxophone colossus (anyone? anyone?) and today weighs in on the death of Arthur C.…