I’m running short of Dorky Poll topics– suggestions are welcome– but it occurred to me that a meta-dorky-poll might be worth a shot. So: There have been many Dorky Polls here over the last year or two. Which Dorky Poll question was the most dorktastic? “Dorktastic” is in the eye of the beholder, obviously– it… Continue reading Dorky Poll: Meta-Dorkitude
Vote Batts!
Shelley Batts of Retrospectacle is a nominee for a $10,000 blogging scholarship (that is, a scholarship given to someone who blogs, not a scholarship for studying blogging). The winner will be determined by popular vote. Of course, the responsible thing to do here would be to go read the blogs of all the nominees, and… Continue reading Vote Batts!
Win at Running, Football, Arson, Weddings, and Art!
From email, a silly fake commercial from CollegeHumor: Why do I care? Look at 1:35.
links for 2007-10-10
Physics 2007 Fert and Grunberg, for Giant Magnetoresistance. People have been calling for this for years. (tags: physics news science)
DonorsChoose: Little Scientists
Here’s another post to highlight a worthy proposal with a good science connection. “Little Scientists” is looking to bring marine habitats to pre-kindergarten students in Buffalo: Animals and life sciences are of particular interest to young children, so we try to discover a lot about animals and habitats. We are also very lucky to have… Continue reading DonorsChoose: Little Scientists
Dorky Poll: Euler or Erdos?
I’m going to be in Boston all day, visiting MIT with a bunch of students, so here’s a Dorky Poll to keep you entertained while I’m gone: Which E-name mathematician do you prefer: Leonhard Euler or Paul Erdös? They’re both famous, they both have Numbers, and they’re both dead. You almost literally can’t do physics… Continue reading Dorky Poll: Euler or Erdos?
DonorsChoose: Cruise the Forest
We’re one week into the DonorsChoose challenge for this year, and readers of this blog have already contributed over $2,000 to help school teachers and students. Those of you who have contributed, thank you very much for your generosity. We’ve still got $4,000 to go to reach the goal for the challenge, though, so there… Continue reading DonorsChoose: Cruise the Forest
Physics Nobel: Giant Magnetoresistance
Having gotten that silly Medicine business out of the way, the Swedish Academy has moved on to the important Award, with the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics going to Albert Fert and Peter Grunberg for the discovery of Giant Magnetoresistance. This is one that people have been calling for for a while, now. I’ll try… Continue reading Physics Nobel: Giant Magnetoresistance
links for 2007-10-09
The Booze News Because the world needs another web site dedicated to drunk college students (tags: academia stupid) Jobs, News and Views for All of Higher Education – Inside Higher Ed :: The Educrats’ Attack on Teaching Hugo Schwyzer goes to a workshop on “improving student learning outcomes,” then gets snarky about it. (tags: academia… Continue reading links for 2007-10-09
Many Worlds, Many Blinking Lights
In the “You Learn Something New Every Day” file, I was double-checking some dates for the Many Worlds chapter, when I ran across the following at the end of the Wikipedia page for Hugh Everett III: Everett’s son, Mark Oliver Everett, is also known as “E”, the lead singer and songwriter for the band Eels.… Continue reading Many Worlds, Many Blinking Lights