I gave my talk this morning at the Science in the 21st Century conference. Video will eventually be available at the Perimeter Institute Recorded Seminar Archive site, but if you’d like to get a sense of the talk, a few people were live-blogging it in the FriendFeed room for the meeting. You get a pretty… Continue reading Talking to My Dog About Science: Weblogs and Public Outreach
links for 2008-09-08
Confessions of an RNC security guard | Salon "Even in their lusty, alcohol-fueled swoons, these young politicos still call Palin "governor." In a way, this reverential horniness is sort of endearing. But mostly it’s just creepy." (tags: politics US journalism society culture) Shtetl-Optimized » Blog Archive » The Singularity Is Far "[I]f the Singularity ever… Continue reading links for 2008-09-08
Express an Opinion, Win a Prize
Sunday’s a travel day for me, as I take a tiny little prop plane to the exotic land of Canada, for the Science in the 21st Century workshop. After an hour and a half bent double in a goddamn Cessna, I’ll probably be too sore to type, so don’t expect much blogging from me. If… Continue reading Express an Opinion, Win a Prize
links for 2008-09-07
Soundtrack Saturday: “Real Genius” | Popdose All but one of the songs from Val Kilmer’s finest film. (tags: music movies blogs science)
Belated Baby Blogging 090608
We went down to visit Kate’s parents on Wednesday, so I wasn’t able to post the weekly bison-for-scale picture. I did get one, though, so here it is a few days late: This also gives us a chance to show off her “Smart Cookie” onesie, which I picked up because it’s a nice break from… Continue reading Belated Baby Blogging 090608
links for 2008-09-06
Adventures in Ethics and Science: Data paparazzi. Is it ethical to write a paper based on a snapshot of a data slide at a conference? (tags: ethics science publishing physics academia) Jonathan Martin’s Blog: Democrat reader email of the day (so far) – Politico.com "Mrs. Palin needs to be reminded that Jesus Christ was a… Continue reading links for 2008-09-06
Semi-Formal Friday: Driving Habits
Dave Munger does Friday polls calling them “Casual Fridays,” but then, the usual run of posts at Cognitive Daily is a lot more serious than my usual standard. So I’ll call this a “semi-formal Friday” poll, sort of the khaki pants and blue blazer of the online research world. I’m also too lazy to set… Continue reading Semi-Formal Friday: Driving Habits
links for 2008-09-05
Torontoist: ROAWR…Pop! Best. Balloon Animal. EVER. (tags: dinosaurs animals art silly pictures) Built on Facts : Charging the Earth "Gravity couldn’t hold lint to your shirt in a million years." (tags: physics math gravity science blogs) Confessions of a Community College Dean: In Which I Realize That We’re Doing It Wrong "[T]he attitudes we convey,… Continue reading links for 2008-09-05
At the Kitchen Table: An Ad in One Act
Fade in on an Old, Balding White Man reading the paper at the breakfast table. OBWM: I don’t know. I’m really worried about the economy. Rising fuel prices, increasing costs of everything… Cut to his Younger Blond Wife, sipping tea YBW: I know. And the mortgage crisis, all these home foreclosures. It’s terrible. Cut to… Continue reading At the Kitchen Table: An Ad in One Act
If You Were a Republican…
We’re in Boston to visit Kate’s parents, and while we wait for SteelyKid to wake up and demand food, we’re watching “Mike and Mike” on ESPN2 (the live simulcast of the radio show). They’ve been talking about how tonight’s NFL kick-off (our long national nightmare is over…) was pushed up so as not to conflict… Continue reading If You Were a Republican…