Category: Links Dump

Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking – ProPublica “The group tested 68 drinking water wells in the Marcellus and Utica shale drilling areas in northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New York State. Sixty of those wells were tested for dissolved gas. While most of the wells had some methane, the water samples taken closest… Continue reading Links for 2011-05-11

Shit My Students Write “Macbeth couldn’t have loved Lady Macbeth because he was crazy and too busy hallucinating witches and stuff. Also, crazy people can’t do it without going crazy midway through.” (tags: academia education internet silly blogs literature) Budget Mix-Up Provides Nation’s Schools With Enough Money To Properly Educate Students | The Onion –… Continue reading Links for 2011-05-10

Experimental physics as preparation for parenthood « Confused at a higher level “Before I became a parent, friends and strangers alike would tell me, “You have no idea how much your life will change with the arrival of a baby.” I’ve found my transition to parenthood has been less disruptive than predicted. I credit that,… Continue reading Links for 2011-05-09

Making Light: Epubbing the Backlist “”So,” I said, “what the heck. Why not try republishing some of our short stories in electronic versions? All the cool kids are doing it….”                       “Why not” included the fact that we didn’t have electronic text versions of many… Continue reading Links for 2011-05-08

Gary Williams: The greatest craze to hit College Park – The Washington Post “As soon as you first saw Williams, coaching AU from 1978 to 1982, you knew he was destined for great things. Or else, for a padded room. He was crazy. Good crazy. You would grab him for a quote as he strutted… Continue reading Links for 2011-05-07

Memoirs from Africa: Paring Down a List « Easily Distracted “In selecting works, I’ve decided to go for the widest stylistic range I can think of and the widest range of settings, interests and authors. […] It also provides a surplus of certain kinds of books that I find tedious because they follow such a… Continue reading Links for 2011-05-06

The Civil War Isn’t Tragic – Ta-Nehisi Coates – National – The Atlantic “Yesterday, Robert Zimmerman was kind enough to link this podcast on the Civil War, and the reasons soldiers, Union and Confederate, offered up for fighting. It’s a good segment which I heartily recommend, especially for those of us in the Effete Liberal Book… Continue reading Links for 2011-05-05

Blog U.: 4 Reasons Why Local Meetings Should Be Conducted with Web Meeting Tools – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed “Adobe Connect, WebEX, GoToMeeting, LiveMeeting, Skype, Elluminate (what am I missing?), these web conferencing tools are not just for meeting at a distance. Here are 4 reasons why you should hold more of… Continue reading Links for 2011-05-04

A SETI Infographic « Microcosmologist “And to put things into perspective, I’ve whipped up this handy infographic, comparing how $2.5 million compares to so many other things that we absolutely must have, and will not hesitate to pay for:” (tags: science space astronomy politics funding blogs pictures) Physics Buzz: Hinting at dark matter We haven’t seen dark… Continue reading Links for 2011-05-03

The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries – NYTimes.com “WHEN we don’t get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don’t blame the soldiers. We don’t say, “It’s these lazy soldiers and their bloated benefits plans! That’s why we haven’t done better in Afghanistan!” No, if the results aren’t there, we blame the… Continue reading Links for 2011-05-02