Category: Links Dump

The Top 14 Astronomy Pictures of 2010 | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Pretty pictures, plus science. (tags: astronomy science pictures space planets blogs) very small array » United States of America Map A map filled in with the first result from Google’s auto-complete. Don’t read the comments. (tags: internet technology pictures us) Poetry in… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-16

Confessions of a Community College Dean: Cost-Effectiveness, or Cost? “The goal of the study — which is entirely to the good — is to encourage colleges to base resource allocation decisions on actual effectiveness, rather than on what sounds good or what has usually been done. The authors break out two-year and four-year sectors —… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-15

Monday Matchup, Giants vs. Vikings From Detroit – NYTimes.com “Tired of building vinegar-and-baking-soda volcanoes for your children’s science projects? Recreate the collapse of the Metrodome roof instead. Materials needed: green construction paper, some wooden dowels, a paper towel, about 500 artificial sweetener packets, and a cellphone. Glue some wooden dowels to green construction paper. Moisten… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-14

What scientists in 1903 wanted for Christmas! | Skulls in the Stars “Recently, while I was looking for a paper published in Nature in 1903, I happened across a series of advertisements in a supplementary issue of the magazine.  These ads, clearly targeted towards those of a scientific persuasion, immediately fascinated me.  They provide a… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-13

New York Governor Vetoes Fracking Bill – NYTimes.com “New York Gov. David A. Paterson on Saturday vetoed legislation intended to curtail natural gas development using the technique called hydraulic fracturing until a closer review of its effects can be undertaken. Instead, the governor issued an executive order instituting a moratorium that extends until July 1,… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-12

Physics Buzz: Holiday Instability “Holiday decorations are unstable. (We’re talking about physics here. We’ll leave their emotions aside.) To take a closer look at what we’re dealing with, I’ve considered three of the most popular items from the array of December decor: The Christmas tree, the Hanukkah menorah and, of course, the Festivus pole. Which… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-11

Academics for Mere Politicians | Wired Science | Wired.com “It’s not personal, and it’s not business This is a big one (that is why I put it first). A university isn’t a business in the normal sense. Oh sure, they bring in money and they spend money. From the outside, it is easy to mistake it… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-10

YouTube – Inception in Real-Time All four levels of the dream caper synched up in one video clip. (tags: movies video youtube culture) Making omelettes inside of eggshells – Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories Weirdly fascinating food geek blogging. “Weirdly,” because I don’t like eggs at all, and yet I read this whole article about ridiculous… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-08

Locus Online: Locus Magazine Digital Editions “Starting January 2011, we will be launching our first digital editions of Locus magazine. Subscriptions will be available in, at minimum, PDF format, and we hope to have e-pub and Kindle versions also. We plan to primarily distribute from our own website, though we will be looking into other… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-07

Confessions of a Community College Dean: Research Design in a Recession “My college is planning a major student survey for the Spring. We’re drawing up questions that we think could help shape budget priorities over the next few years, assuming there’s actually enough money to have some level of discretion. (That’s far from certain.) We’ve… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-07