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Cocktail Party Physics: built for speed: part deux Part two of the interview with the author of “The Physics of NASCAR” (tags: physics books sports education science) A Gut Check Moment for SFWA Pass the popcorn… (tags: writing SF stupid publishing books) Mike the Mad Biologist : Bunny Rabbits Kick Ass Don’t let Emmy see… Continue reading links for 2008-02-19

The Quantum Pontiff : SqUINT Live Blogging – Saturday Talks More updates from the cutting edge of quantum information. (tags: quantum physics meetings science) Cocktail Party Physics: built for speed: part one An interview with the author of “The Physics of NASCAR” (tags: books physics science education)

evolgen: These Are the People at Your Departmental Seminar A field guide to academic audiences. (tags: academia science) The Quantum Pontiff : SquinT Live Blogging – Friday Talks A quick tour of the latest in quantum information. (tags: quantum physics science academia meetings) Accounting for general relativity at Mercury – The Planetary Society Blog |… Continue reading links for 2008-02-17

The Neon Season – Things I Have Learned From Reading Children’s and YA Books of Yesteryear (and sometimes of Year Now) “1. The dog always dies.” (tags: books literature culture silly) Talk Like A Physicist Because we’re cooler than pirates. (tags: physics science silly) Cocktail Party Physics: a little light housekeeping I really like the… Continue reading links for 2008-02-15

Highly Allochthonous : Battleships in space! The importance of “Pre-Atomic” steel. (tags: physics nuclear history science space) Particle physicists plumb the depths for Roman lead – 13 July 1991 – New Scientist “Pre-Atomic” steel is for wimps– real experiments use ancient lead… (tags: physics science nuclear history) Jim C. Hines – The Money Post Financial… Continue reading links for 2008-02-14

Jacks of Science − Bring Love to the Lab with a Science Valentine Love notes for the deeply dorky (tags: silly pictures science) telophase: AWESOMETASTIC MANGA OF AWESOMENESS A comic book about people who REALLY love trains and the boxed lunches you can buy in Japanese train stations. Don’t even try to understand it. (tags:… Continue reading links for 2008-02-13

heathervescent: Powerpoint Karaoke – The g33k way A new party game for geeks and academics. (tags: academia games silly meetings) Unasked-For Advice to New Writers About Money “[W]hen it comes to money — and specifically their own money — writers have as much sense as chimps on crack.” (tags: writing economics)

Clothes Make Working for the Man Easier A better take on academic dress. (tags: academia society) Gotta do this « Confused at a higher level I want those flip books… (tags: physics education academia science) Deltoid: Bed Nets and artemisinin dramatically decrease malaria Good news from and for Africa. (tags: biology drugs society disease) On… Continue reading links for 2008-02-11

Book Vs. Film Special Mega Bonus Edition: I Am Legend | The A.V. Club An exhaustive discussion of four movie adaptations of Richard Matheson’s novella. (tags: books movies SF) 5 Retro Commercials Companies Would Like You to Forget | Cracked.com “Come with us on a magical adventure of sexism, racism and fun!” (tags: gender history… Continue reading links for 2008-02-10

Pure Pedantry : Friday Rants: People Bill Hicks: “We’re a virus with shoes.” (tags: blogs society stupid silly) YouTube – Gnarls Barkley Crazy Theremin Jam A cover of “Crazy” with the vocals replaced by a theremin. (tags: music video youtube) A Call for Professional Attire :: Inside Higher Ed :: Jobs, News and Views for… Continue reading links for 2008-02-09