http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/debut-author-lessons-10-things-about-signing-books/ Good, solid advice on signing books, some of which I’ve stumbled on myself, others I wish I’d known a year ago. (tags: books publishing blogs) Interference | Flickr – Photo Sharing! An awesome picture of water wave interference involving a waterlogged bee. (tags: pictures physics science waves water)
Author: Chad Orzel
Thursday Toddler Blogging 091610
For this week’s Toddler Blogging, a shot of Family Reading Time: SteelyKid looks very serious, because she’s going about the important job of locating Goldbug in Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go. Grandma and Grandpa still have the copy of this that I loved when I was little, and introduced SteelyKid to… Continue reading Thursday Toddler Blogging 091610
A Quick Reputational Poll
In a place I can’t link to, I encountered the somewhat boggling statement that “Nature leans more in the direction of Popular Science than Critically Peer Reviewed [Journal].” Thus, a quick poll: Nature is:online surveys Context is for the weak.
Links for 2010-09-16
What higher education costs § Unqualified Offerings “There’s a lot of talk going around about the cost of higher education. Let’s look at some numbers in the state university system here, which focuses on undergraduate education.” (tags: academia education economics blogs unqualified-offerings) Do Scientists Have a Special Responsibility to Engage in Political Advocacy? | Age… Continue reading Links for 2010-09-16
The Inevitable Hiatus
So, I’m looking at the couple-dozen tabs I have open in Chrome for stuff that I think would be worth blogging about, and the slides for this afternoon’s lecture that need revising, and the student poster that needs to be completed before tomorrow, and the committee stuff that I ought to be doing, and the… Continue reading The Inevitable Hiatus
Links for 2010-09-15
Lunch at McDonald’s – The Amateur Gourmet “I won’t be the first food writer to note that McDonald’s makes terrific fries. I’ve read interviews with chefs who try to emulate that crispy exterior and moist interior, that perfectly pleasing balance of salty, savory and sweet. These fries are prevalent around the world for a reason:… Continue reading Links for 2010-09-15
Why I’m Skeptical About the Changing Fine-Structure Constant
Not long ago, a new preprint on the fine structure constant got a bunch of press, nicely summed up by the Knight Science Journalism Tracker last week. I meant to say something about this last week, but what with it being the first week of classes and all, I didn’t find the time. I still… Continue reading Why I’m Skeptical About the Changing Fine-Structure Constant
Correlation and Causation in Football
While waiting for SteelyKid to stop bouncing off the walls long enough to be put to bed last night, I watched a bit of the Jets losing to the Ravens on Monday Night Football. I saw most of the first half, and the end of the fourth quarter, and I noticed the announcers talking a… Continue reading Correlation and Causation in Football
Now THAT’S a Noble Cause: Restoring Truthiness
Via Tom, the folks pushing for a Stephen Colbert rally on the Mall in DC (because if a clown like Glen Beck can do it, why not an actual comedian?) have found a uniquely useful way to try to boost their signal: encouraging charitable donations: See, anyone can join a reddit or Facebook group or… Continue reading Now THAT’S a Noble Cause: Restoring Truthiness
Links for 2010-09-14
Geocentrism: Was Galileo Wrong? : Starts With A Bang No. An exhaustive explanation of how we know the Earth goes around the Sun. (tags: science astronomy physics planets blogs starts-with-bang stupid education) Testing, the Chinese Way – NYTimes.com “Professor Cizek, who started his career as a second-grade teacher, said the prevailing philosophy of offering young… Continue reading Links for 2010-09-14