Category: Links Dump

Making kinematics graphs in Excel | Dot Physics Important tips on making a graph with Excel. (tags: physics education computing blogs science) Robert Hughes on Damien Hirst’s upcoming Sotheby’s auction | Art and design | The Guardian "Where you see Hirsts you will also see Jeff Koons’s balloons, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s stoned scribbles, Richard Prince’s feeble… Continue reading links for 2008-09-22

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

…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

Tor.com / Science fiction and fantasy / Blog posts / Free e-books from Will Shetterly and Emma Bull Two really good books, for free. What more could you want? (tags: SF books literature) D.F.W., R.I.P. :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education’s Source for News, Views and Jobs "For a young writer to discover Wallace… Continue reading links for 2008-09-18

Wondermark by David Malki ! – 442: In which Beth keeps her Books "They will breathe with gills that make the sound of fluttering pages." (tags: internet comics books kid-stuff) Unsolicited Advice VII: Should I Have a Web Page? | Cosmic Variance Yes, but for the love of God, keep it professional. (tags: academia jobs… Continue reading links for 2008-09-17

Lithwick: Put Palin on the Supreme Court | Newsweek Dahlia Lithwick on Legal Issues | Newsweek.com "[I]f any branch of government is in need of a mother of five who likes shooting wolves from helicopters, the [Supreme] [C]ourt is it." (tags: law politics silly US) David Foster Wallace (Harper’s Magazine) Free downloads, in memoriam. (tags:… Continue reading links for 2008-09-16

Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator: Make Your Own Palin Baby Name "Chad Orzel, if you were born to Sarah Palin, your name would be: Bush Gator Palin" (tags: politics US internet silly) Tor.com / Science fiction and fantasy / Blog posts / A Chance to Show Off: the first line game "Not long after I… Continue reading links for 2008-09-14

‘Race and Class Matters at an Elite College’ :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education’s Source for News, Views and Jobs "Elizabeth Aries explores the insights she gained by studying four groups of students at Amherst College: affluent white students, affluent black students, white students without a lot of money and black students without a… Continue reading links for 2008-09-13

Fafblog! the whole world’s only source for Fafblog. "As a Jesus-fearing moose-hunting hockey-mom mother of five who hunts moose for Jesus, Sarah Palin is kin to the wild outdoors and appreciates its bountiful splendor as she is gunning it down from her airplane. " (tags: politics blogs silly US) Woot : 10 Things We’re Looking… Continue reading links for 2008-09-12

Pure Pedantry : PhD Complete Rates "As opposed to completion gaps, I am much more concerned with the fact that about a third of students are not finishing their PhDs. Why is that?" (tags: academia science education gender race social-science) Learning Curves: You Will Be So Screwed When We Get to Max-Min "My life would… Continue reading links for 2008-09-11