Category: Links Dump

Learning the Rules « Easily Distracted “Today, for a zillion complicated reasons, many of them having nothing to do with the academy itself, the discrete knowledge that constitutes meaningful cultural capital within various professional and social worlds is much more fragmented, as are those worlds themselves. […]Sometimes you’ll get this in college, sometimes you’ll get… Continue reading Links for 2010-09-23

Class « The Reality-Based Community “Real class is what the economic aristocracy of our country has almost entirely lost. The American rich are wallowing in a moral slough, grasping for more and more money they have no clue what to do with, and venting their frustration that climbing over each other to new heights of… Continue reading Links for 2010-09-22

6 Famous Unsolved Mysteries (That Have Totally Been Solved) | Cracked.com “One of our favorite pastimes here at Cracked is sucking the mystery out of life like the cream out of a Twinkie, leaving only the bland, dry sponge cake of reality behind. To that end, we’ve decided to list the often mundane solutions to… Continue reading Links for 2010-09-20

Rally to Restore Sanity “We’re looking for the people who think shouting is annoying, counterproductive, and terrible for your throat; who feel that the loudest voices shouldn’t be the only ones that get heard; and who believe that the only time it’s appropriate to draw a Hitler mustache on someone is when that person is… Continue reading Links for 2010-09-18

http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/debut-author-lessons-10-things-about-signing-books/ Good, solid advice on signing books, some of which I’ve stumbled on myself, others I wish I’d known a year ago. (tags: books publishing blogs) Interference | Flickr – Photo Sharing! An awesome picture of water wave interference involving a waterlogged bee. (tags: pictures physics science waves water)

What higher education costs § Unqualified Offerings “There’s a lot of talk going around about the cost of higher education.  Let’s look at some numbers in the state university system here, which focuses on undergraduate education.” (tags: academia education economics blogs unqualified-offerings) Do Scientists Have a Special Responsibility to Engage in Political Advocacy? | Age… Continue reading Links for 2010-09-16

Lunch at McDonald’s – The Amateur Gourmet “I won’t be the first food writer to note that McDonald’s makes terrific fries. I’ve read interviews with chefs who try to emulate that crispy exterior and moist interior, that perfectly pleasing balance of salty, savory and sweet. These fries are prevalent around the world for a reason:… Continue reading Links for 2010-09-15

Geocentrism: Was Galileo Wrong? : Starts With A Bang No. An exhaustive explanation of how we know the Earth goes around the Sun. (tags: science astronomy physics planets blogs starts-with-bang stupid education) Testing, the Chinese Way – NYTimes.com “Professor Cizek, who started his career as a second-grade teacher, said the prevailing philosophy of offering young… Continue reading Links for 2010-09-14

R.W. Wood’s lecture demonstrations (1897-1905) | Skulls in the Stars In the early years of the 20th century, however, the most important physics journals published in English were the Philosophical Magazine and the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Truly important results would appear in those journals first, and Physical Review was a second or… Continue reading Links for 2010-09-12

NFL 2010: The biggest thing fans don’t understand about life in pro football. (1) – By Stefan Fatsis, Nate Jackson, Josh Levin, and Tom Scocca – Slate Magazine A great discussion of the modern NFL, including a couple of former players. (tags: sports football slate culture) I was wrong about veganism. Let them eat meat… Continue reading Links for 2010-09-10