Category: Links Dump

Acculturating students to science § Unqualified Offerings “A student with a very enthusiastic yet serious demeanor, and very responsible habits, recently asked if he could work in my research group.  He has few relevant skills at this point, and my crew is pretty full, but I want to help him, so we’re applying for some… Continue reading Links for 2011-05-01

Photonist » Blog Archive » Antihydrogen trapped for 1000 seconds “A new experiment from the ALPHA collaboration, based at CERN, has created and trapped antihydrogen atoms for 1000 seconds, 6000 times longer than their previous attempts which trapped antihydrogen for 172 ms. Having antihydrogen trapped for this period allows the possibility of studying fundamental properties… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-29

TODAYMoms – Want another bedtime story, sweetie? Here’s one: ‘Go the F@#k to Sleep’ “The cats nestle close to their kittens. The lambs have laid down with the sheep. You’re cozy and warm in your bed, my dear Please go the f@#k to sleep.” (tags: kid-stuff books silly sleep)

The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science As someone who blogs about science and occasionally about politics, I am contractually obligated to link to this article. Fortunately, it’s also good and interesting. (tags: psychology science politics neuroscience climate vaccine culture society cog-sci medicine magazines) The Non-Science That Explains What’s Wrong with Science Explaining Non-Belief… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-27

Amazon’s $23,698,655.93 book about flies “A few weeks ago a postdoc in my lab logged on to Amazon to buy the lab an extra copy of Peter Lawrence’s The Making of a Fly – a classic work in developmental biology that we – and most other Drosophila developmental biologists – consult regularly. The book, published… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-26

The Management Myth – Magazine – The Atlantic “The recognition that management theory is a sadly neglected subdiscipline of philosophy began with an experience of déjà vu. As I plowed through my shelfload of bad management books, I beheld a discipline that consists mainly of unverifiable propositions and cryptic anecdotes, is rarely if ever held… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-25

nanoscale views: Public funding of science, and access to information “While this is an interesting topic, I’d rather discuss a related issue:  How much public funding triggers the need to make something publicly available?  For example, suppose I used NSF funding to buy a coaxial cable for $5 as part of project A.  Then, later… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-24

Top Facts – Gauss Facts “Gauss has an Erdos number of -1.” (tags: math silly internet) Making Light: Yog’s Law “Self-publishing is the part of the map where the author is the publisher and hires the editor, hires the cover artist, the typesetter, the proofreader, contracts the printer, buys the ISBN, arranges distribution, promotion, marketing,… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-22

How to be South Asian on American TV « North Philly Notes “Recently, a student presented on Outsourced, providing an overview of the TV show, clips, and some background information, including that Outsourced is the longest running show to date that has multiple South Asians as major characters.  With over two million South Asians (from… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-21

Bill III’s Blog » Have you ever printed a boarding pass? “Well this little feat has been a long time coming.  For those of you who have worked with me in Unalakleet you probably have heard about my aspiration of using the poster printer to print my boarding pass.  Well two days ago my dream… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-20