And now, a report from Uncertain Principles’s Senior Middle East Correspondent, checking in from Yemen in the wake of the attack on the US Embassy there: For years, the Yemeni government has let some al-Qaida figures and other Islamic extremists go free in political deals hoping to keep them quiet. Now it finds itself having… Continue reading Yemen
Author: Chad Orzel
The Liberal Media Hasten the Red Revolution
… at least, that’s the only reason I can think of for ABC News to run a story on the effects of the financial crisis containing the following: “A lot of those people will have to sell their homes, they’re going to cut back on the private jets and the vacations. They may even have… Continue reading The Liberal Media Hasten the Red Revolution
links for 2008-09-21
HAMLET (FACEBOOK NEWS FEED EDITION). Written by Sarah Schmelling. "Polonius thinks this curtain looks like a good thing to hide behind." (tags: books literature internet silly culture pictures) BBspot – Evolutionary Acceleration Research Institute Ready to Start “Squirrel Smasher” "Scientists currently rely on computer simulations to smash biological units, but simulations can only do so… Continue reading links for 2008-09-21
Over-Stimulated Baby Blogging
SteelyKid is much too young for cartoons, but it’s not to early to celebrate the weekend with a riot of bright colors and stylized animal shapes: We had a really good morning of “Happy Awake Baby” (as opposed to “Happy Sleeping Baby” or “Screaming Awake Baby,” which are more common), and she had a grand… Continue reading Over-Stimulated Baby Blogging
The End Is Here
After five long years, Fred Clark has reached the final pages in his exhaustive deconstruction of Left Behind (fittingly enough, they include a phone call). If you would like to see the beginning, the first few pages are here, but the series really starts with Left Behind Is Evil. Fred’s analysis has run to much… Continue reading The End Is Here
Science21: Funny Anecdotes
It was not a great night for helpless mammals in Chateau Steelypips last night. SteelyKid was a little colicky, and the Queen of Niskayuna has developed some problem with her paw necessitating a vet visit today, which led to some late-night whining. Kate ended up spending several hours soothing SteelyKid, while I wound up going… Continue reading Science21: Funny Anecdotes
Ambiguous Quantum Cubes
Speaking of quantum (as we were), I’ve been meaning to link to the recent Scientific American article by Chris Monroe and Dave Wineland on quantum computing with ions. This is a very good explanation of the science involved, but you’d expect nothing else, given that the authors are two of the very best in the… Continue reading Ambiguous Quantum Cubes
Fear the (Quantum) Turtle
The Pontiff beat me to it, but my Ph.D. alma mater has scored a $12.5 million grant from the NSF to fund the Joint Quantum Institute as a Physics Frontier Center for the development of quantum technology: The Physics Frontier Center (PFC) award, effective September 1, will fund 17 graduate students, seven postdoctoral scientists and… Continue reading Fear the (Quantum) Turtle
links for 2008-09-19
…My heart’s in Accra » Sumo and the cycle of nature "Every two months, there’s a 15-day basho. You can set your watch by it, if you happen to have one of those watches that’s accurate only to the week." (tags: sports Japan drugs blogs) Basics: Making graphs with kinematics stuff | Dot Physics "I… Continue reading links for 2008-09-19
Thursday Baby Blogging 091808
Your weekly picture of SteelyKid, with Appa for scale: Note the addition of the crib mirror. She’s started to become more aware of the world around her, and may parents picked up a couple of mirrors when they were here last week. The mirror is the most fascinating thing in the world, when she’s awake… Continue reading Thursday Baby Blogging 091808