Peter Allen, PhDOvercaffeinated safety mascotI love coffee. Lots of coffee shops serve coffee hotter than I would like. When I was a kid, I blistered the inside of my mouth with a hot…Mar 17, 2019Mar 17, 2019
Peter Allen, PhDVlogging helped me start making batteriesI made a youtube video every weekday in 2017. That experience pulled me into the world of battery chemistry. Daily vlogging was hard, but…Sep 23, 2018Sep 23, 2018
Peter Allen, PhDOrgan-on-a-chip for safer drugs soonerWe need a new way to test drugs and supplements for safety. The current method is slow and uses animals. Nobody likes animal cruelty. Plus…Apr 13, 2017Apr 13, 2017
Peter Allen, PhDThe difference between utopia and dystopia is doing the dishesI believe in public funding for science and especially revolutionary, high-risk/high-reward projects. Most of those projects will fail…Mar 23, 2017Mar 23, 2017
Peter Allen, PhDThree meditation apps I likeI have tried three different meditation apps and found all of them have very good points. The first app I tried was called Headspace. It is…Mar 21, 2017Mar 21, 2017
Peter Allen, PhDOn arguing with the flat earth societyFor better or worse I have decided to argue with the flat earth society today. I almost hate to rehash the arguments against something so…Mar 17, 2017Mar 17, 2017
Peter Allen, PhDThis 5 step morning routine will slowly grind the life out of youStep 1: Wake up at 3AMMar 16, 2017Mar 16, 2017
Peter Allen, PhDRemember the abundant positive things, too.I was thinking about why I am doing my youtube thing and blog. I am worried about national politics. I am worried about science in this new…Jan 23, 2017Jan 23, 2017
Peter Allen, PhDMaybe scientific activism has confused people about the purpose of scienceScientific activism has had some amazing successes. Scientists have discovered a problem, lobbied for legal changes, and solved the…Jan 5, 2017Jan 5, 2017
Peter Allen, PhDThe resentment vicious cycleI have run across some negative people in my life. I have encountered people who seem ungrateful for every good thing that befalls them…Dec 20, 2016Dec 20, 2016
