I’ve gotten a fair number of free science books in the last few years, from publishers looking for bloggy publicity, but Mark Alpert’s Final Theory is the first time that I’ve been asked to review a novel on ScienceBlogs (I’ve gotten advance copies of some other novels, but I’ve specifically requested those). Mark Alpert is… Continue reading Mark Alpert, Final Theory [Library of Babel]
Month: June 2008
College Marriage Statistics
We got back from my 15th college reunion weekend earlier today, and I’ve spent the afternoon dozing off in front of European championship soccer and enjoying sweet, sweet central air conditioning. I had a great time, but didn’t get a whole lot of sleep. Also, ordering Colonial Pizza at 1am continues to not be as… Continue reading College Marriage Statistics
links for 2008-06-07
‘When We Left Earth’ Shows When Man Stretched to Reach the Moon – NYTimes.com “Like many gadget-happy Americans, NASA took lots and lots of home movies. For this series it threw open the doors of its film and video archives, which have been transferred to stunning high-definition format.” (tags: television space science history) Physics of… Continue reading links for 2008-06-07
Glory Days
A quick glimpse from the 1993 version of Facebook: See, college students took pictures of each other standing around drinking, even before we had the Internet to post those pictures on… I’m off to my 15th college reunion for the weekend, to see old friends, renew old acquaintances, play a little golf (if it stops… Continue reading Glory Days
Theme From FutureBaby!
Being a Baby of the Future, FutureBaby obviously needs to have a theme song. Sadly, Kate and I don’t have the cash on hand to commission John Williams to write one. So, then, we shall Ask the Internets: What (already existing) piece of music should be FutureBaby’s theme song? I realize this would be easier… Continue reading Theme From FutureBaby!
How Good a Spouse Are You?
How will you know, unless you take this Internet quiz?
links for 2008-06-06
Asking the Wrong Questions: Braaaaaaains “I’ve been on the lookout for other works which, like Proof, feature characters whose lives are lived primarily in the mind, and who view the world, and interact with it most fully, through their intellect.” (tags: books literature science culture society) Everyday Scientist » Plaigiarise an American? The French would… Continue reading links for 2008-06-06
Doggy Poll: Prey
A simple question: Bunnies or squirrels? Emmy eagerly awaits your answer.
Fun With Thermal Resistance
In the last few weeks, I’ve been wrapping up E&M, which has included talking about Faraday’s Law and induced currents. I did the traditional demonstration using a PASCO ring launcher to demonstrate Lenz’s Law, showing that the induced current flows in a direction that creates a field opposing the change in magnetic flux. The ring… Continue reading Fun With Thermal Resistance
links for 2008-06-05
Christian Demand: Inflated phrases – signandsight “Texts on art rarely explain what they profess to explain; they simply simulate the explainability of their theories.” (tags: art culture humanities) Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2006; Graduation Rates, 2000 and 2003 Cohorts; and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2006 “This First Look presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary… Continue reading links for 2008-06-05