Category: Links Dump

Meeting Announcment HTML Email Including the classic anti-quack essay “DRIVE THE PSEUDOS OUT OF THE WORKSHOP OF SCIENCE,” by the late J. A. Wheeler, albeit in a nearly unreadable format. (tags: science stupid medicine psychology physics quantum) Fighting Gossip With Graphics :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education’s Source for News, and Views and Jobs… Continue reading links for 2008-04-16

A thought — Words Words Words — The Dream Cafe Weblog “If President Bush has sunk lower than others, it is only because he is being stood on by giants.” (tags: US politics silly) Mythbusters’ Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage | The A.V. Club Zombie Feynman says it’s science, and that’s good enough for me.… Continue reading links for 2008-04-11

Satisfying application of physics Another great idea for an intro mechanics lab. (tags: physics academia education experiment science) Michigan laser beam believed to set record for intensity Includes a great lab-porn picture of the laser in action. (tags: science physics optics news experiment) ‘U.S. News’ Adds Surveys That Could Alter Methodology :: Inside Higher Ed… Continue reading links for 2008-04-10

Most powerful laser in the world fires up “The Texas Petawatt laser reached greater than one petawatt of laser power on Monday morning, March 31,” Good thing, or they’d feel pretty dumb about the name. (tags: physics optics science news) Cats Laughing Everybody’s favorite band of SF authors, on the Intenet. (tags: SF music internet)… Continue reading links for 2008-04-09

Administrating « Confused at a higher level “Why did I say yes to the Dean when he asked whether I would take on this position? He made the request/offer to me a week after calling me to let me know I had tenure — he claimed that this gave me a fair shot at saying… Continue reading links for 2008-04-08

In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop – New York Times “To be sure, there is no official diagnosis of death by blogging, and the premature demise of two people obviously does not qualify as an epidemic. “ (tags: blogs writing journalism society culture computing internet) Calorimeters for High Energy Physics… Continue reading links for 2008-04-07

PHD Comics: Campus architecture “Sure, the could have built three building for the same price, but those buildings would be functional and non-leaking.” (tags: academia comics silly) Baby’s Named a Bad, Bad Thing “I once met a lady named Rodana. I think she runs a successful internet business.” “In her spare time she destroys Tokyo.”… Continue reading links for 2008-04-06

Inactive kids face 6-fold risk of heart disease by teen years, study finds Correlation or causation? (tags: education medicine US social-science science news) Reassigned Time: PSEUDONYMITY is not Anonymity, duh “Pseudonymity is not about being untraceable but rather about taking on a traceable identity that is distinct from one’s legal identity, or one’s identity at… Continue reading links for 2008-04-05

VQR » The Christian with Four Aces A biography of the deeply creepy and corrupt Pat Robertson. (tags: culture religion television journalism politics US society) Coming to New York, a Science Event for the Masses – New York Times “Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, who described himself as being from Muppet Labs, extolled the family-oriented programs. The… Continue reading links for 2008-04-04

Analytics According to Captain Kirk A detailed statistical analysis of the Red Shirt Phenomenon in Star Trek. (tags: articles economics math psychology statistics television SF silly science)