Category: Links Dump

Did you ever want to meet one of the Calaquendi? : EphBlog “I don’t remember exactly when I first read the Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and the Silmarillion, but it was at least 30 years ago. I’ve re-read them all (plus “Unfinished Tales” and the recently published “The Children of Hurin”) dozens of… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-16

The Prodigal Academic: Quick tips for TT interviews “It is interview season in my fields, and we have a few searches going on here at ProdigalU (and keeping me out of trouble). I know I’ve blathered on about interviews here, here, and here before, but more tips can’t hurt, right? Here are a few things… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-15

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science “In the July issue of APS News we pointed out that Einstein’s field equations for general relativity appear unexpectedly under the opening credits of the animated feature film “The Triplets of Belleville,” directed by Sylvain Chomet of France. We asked our readers for their interpretation, and offered copies… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-14

The Literature of Ideas; or, please stop laughing at me – pornokitsch “I can understand the temptation – and seeing how widely used the phrase has become, clearly I’m not the only one. Being “the literature of ideas” gives science fiction the authority of science. Or broadening it out – it gives speculative fiction permission… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-13

Yemen: Protests Continue Away from International Media Eyes · Global Voices “With the entire world watching Egypt as it celebrates the uprooting of its dictator, Yemenis are calling for help and the world’s media attention. On Twitter, the calls came loud and clear. A rally started in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital, in celebration of the… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-12

College Inc. – Survey: Community college students prize Internet access over teachers “More than than 70 percent of students surveyed “believe that it is important to have access to high speed Internet in order to succeed at community college,” the report states. “In fact, students tend to believe that high speed Internet access is more… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-11

Beer Batter Is Better: Scientific American “If you’ve ever sat down at a pub to a plate of really good fish and chips–the kind in which the fish stays tender and juicy but the crust is supercrisp–odds are that the cook used beer as the main liquid when making the batter. Beer makes such a… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-10

The Virtuosi: Life in the Infrared “There’s a place where TV remotes are flashlights, Wii’s are torches, and Snuggies are translucent. It’s our kitchen. We modified a 3 dollar webcam to view in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. We’ll show you how, and what you can do with it.” (tags: science physics optics… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-08

Evolution in Science Education – Bill Nye on Evolution in Science Education – Popular Mechanics “Science education: We should support it. Especially elementary school science. Nearly every rocket scientist got interested in it before they were 10. Everybody who’s a physician, who makes vaccines, who wants to find the cure for cancer. Everybody who wants… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-06

D-squared Digest — FOR bigger pies and shorter hours and AGAINST more or less everything else “There is always a level of civil unrest that outstrips the capability of even the most loyal and largest regular armed forces to deal with. In all likelihood, as a medium sized emerging market, you will have a capital… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-05