On September 19, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were driving through rural New Hampshire, and had an odd experience that has become probably the most famous alien abduction story in the history of UFO folklore. As it happens, they drove right past the town where SF author and Making Light blogger Jim Macdonald lives. Now,… Continue reading Barney and Betty Hill: The Final Word
Category: Blogs
Best Stamp Collecting Blogs
The Scientist is doing a survey about science blogs, and if you go look at the article, you’ll notice a shocking omission. That’s right, there’s not a single physicist on the list. Of course, that shouldn’t actually be a surprise, as they’re actually doing a survey of life science blogs. But that doesn’t stop all… Continue reading Best Stamp Collecting Blogs
Ideas All Over the Place
Ethan Zuckerman has the sort of life that every academic dreams of: He travels all over the world going to conferences where really smart people, some of them famous, talk about interesting things. And he doesn’t even have to grade exam papers, or attend boring faculty meetings. His latest jaunt was to the Idea Festival… Continue reading Ideas All Over the Place
Particle Physicists Have All the Blogs
The particle physics community in the US has rolled out a new site promoting the Large Hadron Collider, because, you know, there was a danger that we might forget that it’s there. As part of the site, they’re featuring four new physics blogs, by Monica Dunford, Pam Klabbers, Steve Nahn, and blogosphere veteran Peter Steinberg.… Continue reading Particle Physicists Have All the Blogs
Lucky Number 13
The thirteenth edition of the physics-themed blog carnival Philosophia Naturalis has been posted at Cocktail Party Physics. There’s a whole bunch of good stuff there, and also some links to the recent silliness about the term “God Particle.” If you’re looking for good physics-related reading on the Internet, it’s your one-stop shopping source.
IN UR INTERNETZ, ENABLIN UR ACTIVISTS
There’s been some discussion recently in places I can’t link to about the Purpose of Blogging, and whether it’s really appropriate to be using the medium to exchange silly pictures of cats. Ethan Zuckerman made an important point about the utility of banality (that link 404’s at the moment, but I assume Ethan will eventually… Continue reading IN UR INTERNETZ, ENABLIN UR ACTIVISTS
What’d I Miss?
Kate and I went out to Michigan this past weekend, to unwind a bit at the summer home of some friends from college. It was an Internet-less weekend for me– there was Internet access at the house, but I fought through the incipient datastarve, and resisted the temptation to log in. (This means that a… Continue reading What’d I Miss?
Blogwars!
Scott Eric Kaufman must have a dissertation deadline coming up, because his procrastination is getting intense. He’s just set up a text adventure game on his blog: You are standing near the Moral High Ground. To your South are Theists (or Theorists). To your North are Atheists (or Anti-Theorists). To your East and West are… Continue reading Blogwars!
Family Friendly Blogging
Via Jennifer Ouellette, I find that there’s a site where you can get a movie-style rating for your blog. And the answer is: by Mingle2 Well, fuck.
The Power of Screechy Monkeys
The current tempest in the teapot of the academic blogosphere is the stalking of Scott Eric Kaufman. John Holbo has a decent summary, with links to most of the relevant original posts. The short form is this: Scott commented negatively on the “Jesus’ General” blog about what he thought was an overreaction to a post… Continue reading The Power of Screechy Monkeys