Author: Chad Orzel

Publish or President?

The pinhead filling in for Colin Cowherd (himself a pinhead of epic proportions) yesterday on ESPN radio was unduly proud of himself for coming up with the following hypothetical (paraphrased from memory): Suppose that you had a choice between having your favorite candidate win the presidential election, or having your favorite sports team win a… Continue reading Publish or President?

Percentiles and Perspective

Kate’s doctor called back after the ultrasound Tuesday, and this time the news was all good– FutureBaby appears very healthy, and everything is as it should be. There was one interesting little quirk, though, having to do with the weight. Kate mentioned last night that FutureBaby’s estimated weight is in the 70th percentile for babies… Continue reading Percentiles and Perspective

links for 2008-05-22

Izzle! Izzle pfaff! “In the Name of the King is neither good nor bad, and yet it is both at once. In the Name of the King is the Schrodinger’s Cat of garbage movies; until watched, it remains in a state of quantum superposition, and then when it is watched, the waveform coll (tags: movies… Continue reading links for 2008-05-22

Thank You for Listening

The Female Science Professor is musing about thank-yous at thesis defenses: When I was in grad school, a prominent faculty member (who was department chair near the end of my grad years) made it known that he hated the “thank you” part of the thesis defense and strongly discouraged students from including any sort of… Continue reading Thank You for Listening

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Torture Is Wrong

Fred Clark of Slacktivist points to the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, and specifically their Banners Across America project: NRCAT is making June the month for Banners Across America! We are asking congregations of all sizes, from every state, and all faiths, to join in a public witness against torture by displaying a banner outside… Continue reading Torture Is Wrong

links for 2008-05-21

FemaleScienceProfessor: The Five Stages of Proposal Writing Six, if you live in a trailer park. (tags: academia science economics) slacktivist: Bacchanal “I haven’t seen Prince Caspian yet, but since it was the “No. 1 Movie” this weekend, let’s revisit what that wonderful little book was about: Prince Caspian is about beer.” (tags: books movies literature… Continue reading links for 2008-05-21

If You Look Closely, You Can Make Out the Jet Pack

I think it’s the bright thing right in the middle of this ultrasound image. Because, of course, in the Future we’ll all have personal jet packs, even the babies… A somewhat more recognizable picture: