Colicky baby: Like snow blown by the wind, her Shrill cries fill the air.
Month: December 2008
Zeilinger on Physics
I got email last week from the Institute of Physics pointing me to a pair of video interviews with Anton Zeilinger of the University of Vienna. Zeilinger has built an impressive career out of doing fundamental tests of quantum mechanics– he’s not only got the accent and the hair to be a brilliant physicist, he’s… Continue reading Zeilinger on Physics
World’s Deadliest Novel?
The Yorkshire Ranter points out the similarities between last week’s horrific attacks in Mumbai and Frederick Forsyth’s The Dogs of War, and dubs it the “world’s deadliest novel.” Steinn picks up on this, and wonders if it’s accurate: The plot of Dog’s of War is a coup in an African country, and it seems likely… Continue reading World’s Deadliest Novel?