So, in case you missed the splashy banner ads that have been running here for the last week, NOVA ran a show about the Dover, PA “Intelligent Design” trial last night. You can find all manner of commentary on ScienceBlogs, for example here, here, and here. I’m not as, shall we say, personally invested in… Continue reading Judging “Judgement Day”
Month: November 2007
links for 2007-11-14
Children’s early academic and attention skills best predict later school success “Behavior problems, lack of social skills not linked with later achievement.” This is described as “surprising,” and I can’t for the life of me see why. (tags: academia education news) Cocktail Party Physics: the photon has two faces Particle-wave duality, with bonus Paris Hilton… Continue reading links for 2007-11-14
Single Electron Interference and Decoherence
Jennifer Ouellette meantions it as the jumping-off point for her particle-wave duality post, but I want to spend a little time talking about this paper on single-electron interference (Science 318, 949 (2007)), because it’s a very nice piece of work. There’s also a Physics World news article about the experiment, which is pretty good, but… Continue reading Single Electron Interference and Decoherence
The Open Laboratory Needs More Physics
The indefatigable Bora Zivkovic is soliciting contributions for the science blogging anthology The Open Laboratory. He’s titled the post “Last Call for Submissions,” but the actual deadline is December 20th. On or about December 19th, I expect a post title along the lines of “Wolf! Wooooolllllfffff!!! Oh My God, a Wolf!” but that’s neither here… Continue reading The Open Laboratory Needs More Physics
Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt Gersput!
ScienceBlogs is now available in a German version.If you sprechen the Deutsch, update your blogroll accordingly. Me, I don’t get more than the occasional word. I am, however, amused to see that the pull-quote on the front page is in English, and from one of my posts…
links for 2007-11-13
Matthew Yglesias (November 11, 2007) – Journalism as Sadism (Media) Why “Meet the Press” is well-nigh unwatchable. (tags: news politics journalism television US blogs) The Daily Politics John Sweeney continues to show the fine grasp of political calculation that led him to be photographed at a local frat party… (tags: politics US stupid) Easily Distracted… Continue reading links for 2007-11-13
Fish. Barrel. BLAM!
John Scalzi visits the Creation Museum. Did you know, for example, that Adam is responsible not only for the fall of man, but also for the creation of venom? It didn’t exist in the Garden of Eden, because, well. Why would it? Weeds? Adam’s fault. Carnivorous animals (and, one assumes, the occasional carnivorous plant)? Adam… Continue reading Fish. Barrel. BLAM!
links for 2007-11-12
ESPN Page 2 – The Sports Guy: Sore winner Comparing the Pats to the Allied POWs in Victory isn’t over-the-top, is it? (tags: football sports silly movies) The Associated Press: Donors Bid Millions NOT to Rename School The proper way to fend off unappealing naming rights problems (tags: sports academia economics)
NFL Notes
As any NFL fan is aware, the game of the week is my Giants against the hated Dallas Cowboys, who stand for everything that is evil and blighted in the league, no matter what Gregg Easterbrook says about the Patriots. All the talking head shows on ESPN this morning have talked about the game, and… Continue reading NFL Notes
World Fantasy Convention: The “Vos” Post
Because I’m a bad person, there follows a list of all the notable people I talked to at the World Fantasy Convention. You can feel free to assume that they all thought that I was brilliant, and offered to co-author important publications with me.