Making kinematics graphs in Excel | Dot Physics Important tips on making a graph with Excel. (tags: physics education computing blogs science) Robert Hughes on Damien Hirst’s upcoming Sotheby’s auction | Art and design | The Guardian "Where you see Hirsts you will also see Jeff Koons’s balloons, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s stoned scribbles, Richard Prince’s feeble… Continue reading links for 2008-09-22
Cocktail Party Variance
With the LHC starting up last week, this week’s Saturday science video on bloggingheads.tv had a physics theme, with Sean and Jennifer getting together to chat about physics, calculus, and poker. It’s good stuff, and I was surprised to hear my own name appear in the middle of it. Unfortunately, the idea Jennifer cites me… Continue reading Cocktail Party Variance
The Football Factor
Charles Kuffner is the latest to note that people would rather watch football with Obama than McCain. As always, they try to delve into the reasons: “I think he’d be fun to sit back with and hear his experiences, all his stories,” said Kyle Ferguson, 28, a Republican from Santa Rosa, Calif., who picked McCain.… Continue reading The Football Factor
Yemen
And now, a report from Uncertain Principles’s Senior Middle East Correspondent, checking in from Yemen in the wake of the attack on the US Embassy there: For years, the Yemeni government has let some al-Qaida figures and other Islamic extremists go free in political deals hoping to keep them quiet. Now it finds itself having… Continue reading Yemen
The Liberal Media Hasten the Red Revolution
… at least, that’s the only reason I can think of for ABC News to run a story on the effects of the financial crisis containing the following: “A lot of those people will have to sell their homes, they’re going to cut back on the private jets and the vacations. They may even have… Continue reading The Liberal Media Hasten the Red Revolution
links for 2008-09-21
HAMLET (FACEBOOK NEWS FEED EDITION). Written by Sarah Schmelling. "Polonius thinks this curtain looks like a good thing to hide behind." (tags: books literature internet silly culture pictures) BBspot – Evolutionary Acceleration Research Institute Ready to Start “Squirrel Smasher” "Scientists currently rely on computer simulations to smash biological units, but simulations can only do so… Continue reading links for 2008-09-21
Over-Stimulated Baby Blogging
SteelyKid is much too young for cartoons, but it’s not to early to celebrate the weekend with a riot of bright colors and stylized animal shapes: We had a really good morning of “Happy Awake Baby” (as opposed to “Happy Sleeping Baby” or “Screaming Awake Baby,” which are more common), and she had a grand… Continue reading Over-Stimulated Baby Blogging
The End Is Here
After five long years, Fred Clark has reached the final pages in his exhaustive deconstruction of Left Behind (fittingly enough, they include a phone call). If you would like to see the beginning, the first few pages are here, but the series really starts with Left Behind Is Evil. Fred’s analysis has run to much… Continue reading The End Is Here
Science21: Funny Anecdotes
It was not a great night for helpless mammals in Chateau Steelypips last night. SteelyKid was a little colicky, and the Queen of Niskayuna has developed some problem with her paw necessitating a vet visit today, which led to some late-night whining. Kate ended up spending several hours soothing SteelyKid, while I wound up going… Continue reading Science21: Funny Anecdotes
Ambiguous Quantum Cubes
Speaking of quantum (as we were), I’ve been meaning to link to the recent Scientific American article by Chris Monroe and Dave Wineland on quantum computing with ions. This is a very good explanation of the science involved, but you’d expect nothing else, given that the authors are two of the very best in the… Continue reading Ambiguous Quantum Cubes