So, remember a month or two back when everybody was whining about how Michigan got screwed out of a shot at the Mythical National Championship? They lost to USC last night. USC, you’ll recall, demonstrated their inferiority to Michigan by losing to UCLA, which is how they ended up in the Rose Bowl, rather than… Continue reading Football Round-Up
Month: January 2007
Scientific Optimism
As usual, John Brockman has asked a large number of prominent science types to answer a broad and general question, and posted the results to the Web. This year’s question: WHAT ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT? WHY? Many of the answers are of the form “I am optimistic that my personal research topic or political obsession… Continue reading Scientific Optimism
Cheesy Poof
Well, that was a cranky post. Not a good start for New Year’s Day, is it? To make up for that, how about a good recipe: Cheesy Poof (From Alton Brown’s I’m Just Here for More Food) Ingredients: 270 g all-purpose flour 10 g baking powder 9 g dry mustard (1.5 teaspoons) 100 g eggs… Continue reading Cheesy Poof
You Have to Be Bright to Be This Dim
Over at The Island of Doubt, James Hrynyshyn (pronounced, no doubt, just like it’s spelled) points to an article by Daniel Dennett in which he refuses to let a bad idea die: In July, 2003, I wrote an op-ed piece for the New York Times entitled “The Bright Stuff”, where I drew attention to a… Continue reading You Have to Be Bright to Be This Dim
2006 Was Just This Year, You Know?
I lost a lot of weight, read a lot of books, taught a lot of classes, did a bit of research, and oh, yeah, I got tenure. I think that last outweighs the miserable stomach problems by, oh, quite a bit. And now, that’s officially last year, at least for those using the Western calendar… Continue reading 2006 Was Just This Year, You Know?