Links for 2010-12-03

Cocktail Party Physics: books, books, books galore! “A couple of weeks ago, an editor asked me to name my favorite science book from 2010 for a year-end round-up her magazine was putting together. My incredulous response: “You mean you want me to pick just one?” Because let’s face it, 2010 has been a banner year… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-03

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Thursday Festive Feats of Strength Blogging 120210

SteelyKid decided she needed to put on her Christmas outfit earlier tonight, and her day care class at the Jewish Community Center has begun celebrating Chanukah, so it seemed like a good night for a festive holiday Toddler Blogging picture, with some bonus Feats of Strength: Look! SteelyKid can lift a sky-bison all by herself!

Dorky Poll: Usage Question

In reading a bunch about relativity and related subjects as research for the book-in-progress, I have run across a usage question that seems like a good basis for a poll. So: The “Classical” in “Classical Physics” means:online survey Please note that none of these options include quantum mechanics, so you are restricted to only one… Continue reading Dorky Poll: Usage Question

Science Is Not Irreducibly Complex

The poor coverage of science in the media is an evergreen topic in blogdom, to the point where I’ve mostly stopped clicking on links to those sorts of pieces. This ScienceProgress post about newsroom culture bugged me, though, and it took me a while to figure out the problem. The author worked as a reporter… Continue reading Science Is Not Irreducibly Complex

Links for 2010-12-02

NYU Carter Journalism Institute, ProPublica Team Up to Enhance an Essential Form of News Coverage– “The Explainer” “New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and ProPublica, the Pulitzer-Prize-winning investigative journalism non-profit, have formed a joint project to enhance the genre of “The Explainer,” a form of journalism that provides essential background knowledge to follow… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-02

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Dance of the Photons by Anton Zeilinger

I hadn’t heard anything about Dance of the Photons: From Einstein to Quantum Teleportation before it turned up in my mailbox, courtesy of some kind publicist at Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, otherwise I would’ve been eagerly anticipating it. Anton Zeilinger is a name to conjure with in quantum optics, having built an impressive career out… Continue reading Dance of the Photons by Anton Zeilinger

Links for 2010-12-01

Slate’s 80 Over 80: The most influential octogenarians in America (2010). – – Slate Magazine “For the second year in a row, Mormon President Thomas S. Monson stands atop the list. As the divine prophet, seer, and revelator for 5.5 million Americans and more than 12 million people around the world, he’s the most powerful… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-01

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