ScienceBlogs is launching a new “Super Reader” program, where each blogger can nominate two readers as “Super Readers” who will be given the ability to tag three posts a week from all of ScienceBlogs for a special RSS feed (this will be done using del.icio.us). This is envisioned as a first step toward greater interactivity… Continue reading Do You Feel Super?
Month: March 2008
links for 2008-03-08
The Silly Little Show-Biz Book Club: Rollin’ With Dre | The A.V. Club “I will read all these terrible books so you don’t have to. It’s my latest attempt to transform the stupid, pointless shit I do in my free time into the stupid, pointless shit I am obligated do for my job.” (tags: books… Continue reading links for 2008-03-08
Vacation Dog Blogging #4
Today is the last day of our trip, so here’s a shot of Her Majesty showing off her regal side. Of course, the snow on her muzzle kind of undercuts the dignified affect…
What a Drag It Is Getting Old
SportsCenter this morning is basically a big Favre-a-thon, with wall-to-wall coverage of Brett Favre’s tearful retirement press conference yesterday. I watched the footage of him choking up, and said “Yeah, he does look pretty old. Probably time to hang it up.” Then I realized: He’s less than two years older than I am. I guess… Continue reading What a Drag It Is Getting Old
links for 2008-03-07
nanoscale views: Reviewing- why, how, and how often? “well written, thorough, timely referee reports almost always improve the quality of scientific papers” (tags: academia science physics articles writing) Shtetl-Optimized » Blog Archive » Long-dreaded politics post “[A]fter seven years of Bush, to ask whether I’d “prefer” Hillary or Obama is like asking a drowning person… Continue reading links for 2008-03-07
Vacation Dog Blogging #3
Day three of our vacation, and another Action Dog! shot: Here, Emmy demonstrates that among her other superlative qualities, she is exceptionally strong and stubborn. This is a good shot of the Kong Wubba, as well.
links for 2008-03-06
The Quantum Pontiff : Twins in Donut Space Mmmmmm…. Paradoxical Donuts…… (tags: physics relativity theory) Laelaps : Preaching to the choir “Has there ever been a time when science has been highly valued by the general public? “ (tags: science society class-war culture history) Shockwave traffic jam recreated for first time – tech – 04… Continue reading links for 2008-03-06
Dorky Poll: Talk or Poster?
The Female Science Professor is thinking about conferences: Some scientific conferences are dominated by talks and some are comprised of talks + poster presentations. At conferences with talks and posters, it varies from conference to conference as to whether talks are more prestigious or whether it doesn’t matter very much because there are so many… Continue reading Dorky Poll: Talk or Poster?
Vacation Dog Blogging #2
Another dog picture for you to admire while I’m out of town: It’s a little tough to tell what she’s doing here, but this is a play-bow– she’s stretched her paws out in front of her and brought the front part of her body down, but her butt is still up in the air. One… Continue reading Vacation Dog Blogging #2
links for 2008-03-05
Information Processing: Bell and GHZ: spooky action at a distance Comments and references on one of the great examples of quantum weirdness. (tags: physics quantum science academia education) Can I See My Grade? :: Inside Higher Ed :: Jobs, News and Views for All of Higher Education “”Can I see my grade?” There’s simply no… Continue reading links for 2008-03-05