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US Geneticist Discusses North Korea Trip With Dennis Rodman

Posted by samzenpus on from the listen-up dept.

sciencehabit writes "If you happened to catch any of the news coverage of Dennis Rodman's trip to North Korea last week, you might have spotted in the big man's entourage a white guy with an Amish-style beard, as in clean-shaven cheeks and no mustache. That's Joseph Terwilliger, 48, a statistical geneticist who splits his time at Columbia University and the University of Helsinki. He's now visited North Korea three times with the basketball star. He sat down with Science Magazine for a Q and A about how he got involved with Rodman and whether the trips are helping--or hurting--U.S. relations with the country."

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  1. Re:sorry but.. by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..what is this doing on Slashdot?

    Is this the current Slashdot meme? Can't you find some subtile but helerious (in a geeky way) tie-in with Natalie Portman? Good grief, put some effort into it, man!

    But to answer your question, the man is not just a geneticist, but a statistical geneticist, so that qualifies for the minimum needed geek factor for a poorly edited Slashdot "story".

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  2. We can learn a lot from NK about ski park design by Z8 · · Score: 4, Funny
    From TFA:

    I then kept moving in the tube and five other Korean men also were knocked to the ground in their effort to stop my tube from going off a 100 foot cliff that was located at the bottom of the bunny slope.

    Let me guess, the water park slides all end in shark tanks?

  3. Re: We can learn a lot from NK about ski park desi by um...+Lucas · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dude, you need to use a sarcasm tag or something... I wasted thre of my lifetime quota of clicks following your links, thinking "he's got it completely opposite"