Soundtrack Saturday: “Real Genius” | Popdose All but one of the songs from Val Kilmer’s finest film. (tags: music movies blogs science)
Author: Chad Orzel
Belated Baby Blogging 090608
We went down to visit Kate’s parents on Wednesday, so I wasn’t able to post the weekly bison-for-scale picture. I did get one, though, so here it is a few days late: This also gives us a chance to show off her “Smart Cookie” onesie, which I picked up because it’s a nice break from… Continue reading Belated Baby Blogging 090608
links for 2008-09-06
Adventures in Ethics and Science: Data paparazzi. Is it ethical to write a paper based on a snapshot of a data slide at a conference? (tags: ethics science publishing physics academia) Jonathan Martin’s Blog: Democrat reader email of the day (so far) – Politico.com "Mrs. Palin needs to be reminded that Jesus Christ was a… Continue reading links for 2008-09-06
Semi-Formal Friday: Driving Habits
Dave Munger does Friday polls calling them “Casual Fridays,” but then, the usual run of posts at Cognitive Daily is a lot more serious than my usual standard. So I’ll call this a “semi-formal Friday” poll, sort of the khaki pants and blue blazer of the online research world. I’m also too lazy to set… Continue reading Semi-Formal Friday: Driving Habits
links for 2008-09-05
Torontoist: ROAWR…Pop! Best. Balloon Animal. EVER. (tags: dinosaurs animals art silly pictures) Built on Facts : Charging the Earth "Gravity couldn’t hold lint to your shirt in a million years." (tags: physics math gravity science blogs) Confessions of a Community College Dean: In Which I Realize That We’re Doing It Wrong "[T]he attitudes we convey,… Continue reading links for 2008-09-05
At the Kitchen Table: An Ad in One Act
Fade in on an Old, Balding White Man reading the paper at the breakfast table. OBWM: I don’t know. I’m really worried about the economy. Rising fuel prices, increasing costs of everything… Cut to his Younger Blond Wife, sipping tea YBW: I know. And the mortgage crisis, all these home foreclosures. It’s terrible. Cut to… Continue reading At the Kitchen Table: An Ad in One Act
If You Were a Republican…
We’re in Boston to visit Kate’s parents, and while we wait for SteelyKid to wake up and demand food, we’re watching “Mike and Mike” on ESPN2 (the live simulcast of the radio show). They’ve been talking about how tonight’s NFL kick-off (our long national nightmare is over…) was pushed up so as not to conflict… Continue reading If You Were a Republican…
links for 2008-09-04
The Quantum Pontiff : Wisely Using Your Advantage "In other words, what is your probability of ruin, given a starting bankroll of D dollars, an advantage of p, and a target of T dollars?" (tags: science math statistics blogs) Optics basics: Coherence ë Skulls in the Stars A very nice explanation of one of the… Continue reading links for 2008-09-04
Baby Soothing Open Thread
We’re taking SteelyKid on her first road trip today, down to Boston to visit Kate’s parents for a few days. This ought to be interesting, as the drive is approximately as long as her longest naps. The disruption in her normal routine may or may not lead to an increased need for baby-calming, so this… Continue reading Baby Soothing Open Thread
Find a Pattern
What’s this graph? The cosmic microwave background? Preliminary results from the LHC? No, it’s SteelyKid’s feeding schedule. The horizontal axis is in days since we brought her home, the vertical axis is time of day on a 24-hour scale (in half-hour bins), and the color scale indicates the duration of the feeding in minutes. If… Continue reading Find a Pattern