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Mignon

About Me


Mignon is the creator and host of the Grammar Girl podcast at www.QDnow.com. She was also the producer and co-host of the award-winning Absolute Science podcast at www.welltopia.com.
After years as a successful science writer and editor, Mignon decided it would be much more fun to do the same work for a podcast. She loves the beach, lives in the desert, and only rarely refers to herself in the third person.

My Interests

Science, Language

Music:

Alternative

Movies:

Only comedies! (The In-Laws, Dave, Wedding Crashers, 40-Year-Old Virgin, My Best Friends's Wedding, Better Off Dead, etc.)

My Blog

Hypnosis: You're not just getting sleepy anymore

Hypnosis science has come a long way. No longer just for stage tricks, you might be surprised to find how many different ways hypnosis is making a major contribution to medicine in this interview with...
Posted by Mignon on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:41:00 PST

Stanford or Swarthmore...Which path is better for a career in research?

Which makes more sense for undergrads...a big name research institution with top notch labs, or a smaller teaching college?What should you look for in a college when you want to do research? Do co-eds...
Posted by Mignon on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 07:50:00 PST

Stick that anywhere and it still feels good!

Stick that anywhere and it still feels good!:You asked for it! Here's our take on the science behind acupuncture. Man, is it hard to deal with the placebo effect. We'll also hit some science news item...
Posted by Mignon on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 07:47:00 PST

Working on Controversial Science

Controversial Science:Have you ever wondered about scientists who work at tobacco companies? What about working at an oil company, or in a stem cell lab? Listen to these stories of how scientists cope...
Posted by Mignon on Tue, 30 May 2006 08:26:00 PST

Love to our listeners! Milestone celebration episode

Listener Appreciation Show:We've hit a major milestone and we love you all! Here's a whole show of answering listener questions (How do you enrich uranium? How does the cancer antibody treatment Ritux...
Posted by Mignon on Fri, 19 May 2006 01:43:00 PST

New diabetes info!

What's new with diabetes?:Dr. Riccardo Perfetti talks about what's new with diabetes, and what researchers are learning about treating and even curing this disease. If you like what you hear, subscrib...
Posted by Mignon on Fri, 12 May 2006 10:28:00 PST

Vince Vaughn meets Albert Einstein...kind of

Vince Vaughn meets Albert Einstein...kind of:Dr. Pete Ludovice combines a serious science career as a professor at Georgia Tech with a second life as a stand-up comedian. We'll talk about how he keeps...
Posted by Mignon on Fri, 05 May 2006 10:28:00 PST

Free video game rocks kids with cancer!

Video Games: The Next Drug for Cancer?:..>  This week we interview the people who made Remission, a kickass video game where kids battle cancer. Awesome graphics, and a trial s...
Posted by Mignon on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:17:00 PST

Could I write more boring headlines?!? I swear the podcasts are more interesting!

Seriously! Headline writing was never my thing. The podcasts are fun and interesting. When I came back here and read the headlines I was so ashamed!
Posted by Mignon on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:31:00 PST

What does osteoporosis have to do with breast cancer?

What does osteoporosis have to do with breast cancer?:..>  if you like what you hear, subscribe at iTunes, Odeo, Yahoo......
Posted by Mignon on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:36:00 PST