What's Been and What's Ben

There is a kitten sitting in front of my keyboard. I am watching it for a Saudi friend who is going away for the week-long break. We are having nothing but fun!

Previously I had only felt one drop of rain in Saudi Arabia that passed between my fingers. This time I stood out on my balcony partially dressed (my upstairs balcony is more private) standing in a legitimate downpour. It was a very cold rain. It rained four inches. 48 People have died so far in [...]

We had everything but gravy for our Thanksgiving meal. I made wild rice and a lingonberry pudding. The rice turned out well. There were electrical storms all night.

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Tomorrow, the 24 of November 2009, marks the 150th anniversary of Darwin publishing “On the Origin of Speices” which changed science, public policy, and our general understanding of the universe forever. The most important thing about natural selection is that it applies to all systems that extend over time. Modern business theory and American Idol [...]

My website has undergone an order of magnitude spike in readership for some reason. I found it hilarious when I was reminded by friend that all those that followed the link were greeted with a picture of a kitten. The internet (life) went down on campus for a day because of the whole Saudi Arabia/Yemen [...]

A recent New York Times article about KAUST mentioned me. It started with the line “The $12.5 billion question is this: Can Ben Frevert change Saudi Arabia?” To answer in terms of improving the education of science and technology I need to borrow a line from President Obama, “Yes we can.” Despite my love for [...]

The US government now trains more unmanned pilots per year than traditional manned pilots.

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Well played Democrats. The last election showed that the Democratic base stayed home. Obama was elected already. Hope is busy walking his dog and saving the free world. So they decided to stir the pot of crazy and put abortion on the table. Several decades ago a supreme court decision decided that we (women) have [...]

Google, as a company, is like the Sterling Cooper advertising agency in AMC’s Man Men. Both sell ad space and add a little extra. Google provides a search engine, gmail, and new operating systems (Android for phones and Chrome OS for computers) while Sterling Cooper has Don Draper give you an inspiring speech about insights [...]