FemaleScienceProfessor: No Man’s Land Why, as much as I gripe about our finance department, dealing with them is infinitely better than dealing with their research university counterparts. (tags: academia science economics) Thought For The Day — Words Words Words — The Dream Cafe Weblog Also, things. (tags: writing language silly) Good Math, Bad Math :… Continue reading links for 2008-07-15
Month: July 2008
Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy, by Randy Olson
The forthcoming Sizzle, Randy Olson’s follow-up to the well-received A Flock of Dodos, is a movie that’s trying to do three things at the same time: 1) provide some information about global warming, 2) make a point about how scientific information is presented to the public, and 3) experiment with new ways of presenting scientific… Continue reading Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy, by Randy Olson
Academia == Hollywood?
Matt Yglesias points to a Peter Suderman post talking about this post about finding jobs: The last couple of years have seen my friends begin to start their honest-to-goodness careers, as opposed to jobs that were by design short-term. I’d say that among people I would call friends, a good two dozen have gotten long-term/serious… Continue reading Academia == Hollywood?
Why Don’t They Predict That?
In a comment on the FutureBaby betting thread, Rivka writes: (I’m laughing at all these people who are predicting early. The average gestation for a first time mother is 41 weeks, 1 day.) Of course, as a physical scientist, my immediate reaction to that is “If they know that, then shouldn’t that be figured into… Continue reading Why Don’t They Predict That?
links for 2008-07-14
squishable.com: they’re giant round fuzzy stuffed animals. hug them. “They’re giant, round, fuzzy, stuffed animals. Hug them.” (tags: animals silly toys kid-stuff)
FutureBaby Betting Pool
OK, not really a betting pool, as there will be no cash wagered. This is strictly for amusement. The projected arrival date for FutureBaby is July 28th, which is two weeks from tomorrow. Of course, the actual arrival date could be any day in the next month or so. We also don’t know the sex… Continue reading FutureBaby Betting Pool
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
What Kate said, basically. The visuals are spectacular, the plot is pretty silly, the gender politics are kind of irritating. The director, Guillermo Del Toro, is supposedly going to direct The Hobbit, and given the impressive look and feel of this movie, I’m sure he’ll do cool things with Middle-Earth. Kate remarked on the way… Continue reading Hellboy II: The Golden Army
links for 2008-07-13
Thin-film dyes boost solar cells – physicsworld.com “Scientists in the US have shown how to multiply the power output of photovoltaic (solar) cells by up to ten times using organic dyes to concentrate sunlight.” (tags: science physics optics chemistry energy environment news) Swans on Tea » The Right Tool For the Job See also: Five-Minute-Epoxy.… Continue reading links for 2008-07-13
Graduate Networking and Science Cartoons
A couple of links about things that have turned up in my email recently: — As a follow-on to yesterday’s post about grad school, I got an email a little while ago about Graduate Junction, a social networking/ career building site aimed at graduate students. I’m coming up on ten years of being out of… Continue reading Graduate Networking and Science Cartoons
links for 2008-07-12
The Quantum Pontiff : Ways To Do Fundamental Theoretical Physics I like option three… (tags: science theory silly physics blogs) » It’s post-a-rejection-letter Friday! >>Nostalgia For Infinity: Literature, Gaming, Punk Rock (and all that) “Apropos of the ridiculous focus on whether or not posting rejection letters is common practice/professional/legal/cuddly/appropriate/blue rather than on the exposure of… Continue reading links for 2008-07-12