Another cold December day, another ornament from the Tree of SCIENCE!!! This one’s for the doctors in the house: That’s a little elf guy smoking a pipe, and he represents the science of public health.and epidemiology.
Category: Pictures
Tree of SCIENCE!!! #6
Today’s ornament from the Tree of SCIENCE!!! is in honor of the cold water dripping into our kitchen cabinet yesterday: That’s a glass icicle, with bonus dramatic shadows. If you’re a homeowner, you might think that this stands for ice damming, but this is about SCIENCE!!! not property mishaps. This ornament stands for phase transitions.
Non-Dorky Poll: Distressing Public Art
A quick photo poll question: Which of these statues seen on the street in Japan is more disturbing? This chubby nude saxophonist from Himeji: Or this small child riding a giant carp from Takayama: Leave your answer in the comments. You can only pick one.
Tree of SCIENCE!!! #5
I’ve been scanting the physics content so far with the Tree of SCIENCE!!! posts, so here’s one from my own branch of science: This one is a little Santa/ elf guy with a one-man-band rig, which of course stands for the venerable science of acoustics.
Tree of SCIENCE!!! #4
Here’s where things on the Tree of SCIENCE!!! start to get more interesting, and somewhat more obscure: Yes, that’s a small wooden Christmas tree ornament hanging on our full-size Christmas tree. What’s this have to do with SCIENCE!!!? Well, obviously, it represents recursion.
Tree of SCIENCE!!! #3
Today’s ornament from the Tree of SCIENCE!!! might seem like a repeat, but it’s not: I know, you’re saying “Dude, you already did life sciences…” True, but this glittery polar bear doesn’t stand for life sciences, he stands for climate science and environemntal science.
Tree of SCIENCE!!! #2
Today’s picture from the Tree of SCIENCE!!! is a two-fer: That’s a glass star and a wooden crescent moon, and together, obviously, they stand for astronomy and planetary science. Really, that’s so easy and obvious that I don’t need to say any more.
Tree of SCIENCE!!! #1
Here’s the first of this year’s series of pictures proving that our Christmas tree is all about SCIENCE!!! (which, for the record, needs to be said like it’s in a Thomas Dolby song). Some of these will eventually get kind of obscure, but we’ll start with an easy one: This little guy, obviously, stands for… Continue reading Tree of SCIENCE!!! #1
Tree of SCIENCE!!!
Chateau Steelypips presents the 2007 Christmas Tree of SCIENCE!!!: OK, it may not look all that science-y– nary a Tesla coil to be seen– but just like last year, this year’s tree is all about the science. I’ll be explaining how in a series of picture posts over the next week or so. So, well,… Continue reading Tree of SCIENCE!!!
Dorky Poll: The View from (Outside) Your Office
The building where my office is is one of those 60’s era brick buildings with lots of basically identical little offices arranged along indistinguishable hallways. Tenured professors are known to get lost in there trying to find specific offices. To make it a little easier, some of us decorate our doors: The key identifying the… Continue reading Dorky Poll: The View from (Outside) Your Office