WD5 most likely missed Mars, but we may never know – The Planetary Society Blog | The Planetary Society The asteroid is now officially lost. (tags: astronomy planets space science) Saint Gasoline » Blog Archive » The Allegory of the Trolley Problem Paradox Or, Why You Shouldn’t Major in Philosophy (tags: comics humanities silly) My… Continue reading links for 2008-02-06
Author: Chad Orzel
Gadget Query: Presentation Remotes
I’m going to be giving a bunch of presentations in the coming year, mostly using PowerPoint on my Tablet PC. One of the awkward things about using it in class is that I have to keep walking back across the room to change slides (I prefer physically pointing at the screen to waving a laser… Continue reading Gadget Query: Presentation Remotes
Duty is Heavier Than a Mountain
I’m registered as an independent, so I can’t vote in either of the primaries today (and I like it that way). If you are an American registered with one party or the other, though, and in a state holding a primary today, go vote. End of civic duty nag.
Darth Vader vs. My Dog
The Paper of Record reports on a science debate, of sorts: On one side of a vaunted cultural divide were Doug Liman, director of the coming movie “Jumper,” about a young man who discovers he can transport himself anywhere he wants just by thinking about it, and Hayden Christensen, the film’s star. On the other… Continue reading Darth Vader vs. My Dog
Tell Me What to Nominate
It’s Hugo nomination season again, which means that I need to come up with a list of works to suggest for SF’s premier fan-voted award. It also means that there are lots of publications out there putting out lists of recommended works to help potential Hugo voters narrow their ballots. Last year, there was a… Continue reading Tell Me What to Nominate
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Acephalous: At the Single Happiest Moment of My Professional Career … “Please snap the most unflattering photograph of me possible. “ (tags: football silly pictures) The knights who say “nerd”: 20 pop-cultural obsessions even geekier than Monty Python | The A.V. Club “20. Fanfic: Because cartoonist Jim Davis will probably never tap the raw, unspoken… Continue reading links for 2008-02-05
My Boskone Schedule
I’ll be on programming at Boskone again this year, and got my preliminary schedule over the weekend: Satur 10am Tunguska at 100 Guy Consolmagno, Jeff Hecht, Chad Orzel On June 30, 1908, an exploding asteroid leveled 2000 square kilometers of Siberian forest, producing a fireball from the sky which knocked pine trees over like matchsticks… Continue reading My Boskone Schedule
Super Bowl XLII: Pro and Con
Pro: 1) THE GIANTS WIN THE SUPER BOWL!!!!! w00t! 2) Michael Strahan and Amani Toomer get championship rings, which is particularly sweet, because they suffered through some really awful teams. 3) Eli Manning drinks for free in the tri-state area. This’ll buy him at least six months of peace and quiet from the New York… Continue reading Super Bowl XLII: Pro and Con
links for 2008-02-04
Locus Online: Locus Magazine’s Recommended Reading: 2007 A few books and stories to pass those quiet moments. (tags: books stories SF) Science in the 21st Century Conference participants include a bunch of really smart people with innovative ideas about the future of science and the interplay between science, information technology, and society. And they invited… Continue reading links for 2008-02-04
Super Bowl XLII
Well, that was unexpected….