SteelyKid has started to demonstrate a real flair for decoration, which she proudly shows off here: That’s Appa decked out with the three bead necklaces we have for SteelyKid to play with. She tends to take the longest one, the white beads, and wrap it behind her so she has one loop over each arm.… Continue reading Thursday Makeover Blogging 121610
Month: December 2010
Person of the Year, 2010
I’m very pleased to announce that the Uncertain Principles Person of the Year for 2010 is… SteelyKid: Why do I say this? Well… First, as lots of people will tell you, we’re all citizen journalists now. Which means that I’m every bit as entitled to declare a person of the year as Time magazine is.… Continue reading Person of the Year, 2010
Links for 2010-12-16
The Top 14 Astronomy Pictures of 2010 | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Pretty pictures, plus science. (tags: astronomy science pictures space planets blogs) very small array » United States of America Map A map filled in with the first result from Google’s auto-complete. Don’t read the comments. (tags: internet technology pictures us) Poetry in… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-16
How Does Light Travel Through Glass?
I’ve mentioned before that I’m answering the occasional question over at the Physics Stack Exchange site, a crowd-sourced physics Q&A. When I’m particularly pleased with a question and answer, I’ll be promoting them over here like, well, now. Yesterday, somebody posted this question: Consider a single photon (λ=532 nm) traveling through a plate of perfect… Continue reading How Does Light Travel Through Glass?
…As Long As They Spell Your Name Right
As previously noted, the UK edition of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog is selling very well via the Guardian‘s online bookshop, among other UK venues. It’s doing well enough that I might need to start referring to the original text as the American edition of How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog…… Continue reading …As Long As They Spell Your Name Right
Links for 2010-12-15
Confessions of a Community College Dean: Cost-Effectiveness, or Cost? “The goal of the study — which is entirely to the good — is to encourage colleges to base resource allocation decisions on actual effectiveness, rather than on what sounds good or what has usually been done. The authors break out two-year and four-year sectors —… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-15
None Dare Call It Treason
As usual, the most sensible commentary on the Southern organizations celebrating the 150th anniversary of secession comes from the Daily Show. Specifically, Larry Wilmore: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Daily Show on Facebook This whole business makes me think the British have the right idea regarding the… Continue reading None Dare Call It Treason
Links for 2010-12-14
Monday Matchup, Giants vs. Vikings From Detroit – NYTimes.com “Tired of building vinegar-and-baking-soda volcanoes for your children’s science projects? Recreate the collapse of the Metrodome roof instead. Materials needed: green construction paper, some wooden dowels, a paper towel, about 500 artificial sweetener packets, and a cellphone. Glue some wooden dowels to green construction paper. Moisten… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-14
Monday Miscellany
A bunch of smallish items that have been failing to resolve into full-fledged blog posts for a little while now, thrown together here because I don’t have anything better to post this morning: — When is doubt, start with self-promotion: Physics World includes How to Teach Physics to Your Dog in their holiday gift books… Continue reading Monday Miscellany
Links for 2010-12-13
What scientists in 1903 wanted for Christmas! | Skulls in the Stars “Recently, while I was looking for a paper published in Nature in 1903, I happened across a series of advertisements in a supplementary issue of the magazine. These ads, clearly targeted towards those of a scientific persuasion, immediately fascinated me. They provide a… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-13