{"id":2089,"date":"2007-12-18T09:27:25","date_gmt":"2007-12-18T09:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2007\/12\/18\/the-year-in-first-sentences\/"},"modified":"2007-12-18T09:27:25","modified_gmt":"2007-12-18T09:27:25","slug":"the-year-in-first-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/2007\/12\/18\/the-year-in-first-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year in First Sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"

2006 Was Just This Year, You Know<\/a>: I lost a lot of weight, read a lot of books, taught a lot of classes, did a bit of research, and oh, yeah, I got tenure. <\/p>\n

Dorky Poll: Favorite Tool<\/a>: In the comments to the post where I noted how many more people had least favorite textbooks than favorite ones, dr. dave writes: “Textbooks… particularly SCIENCE textbooks, are not really written to be ENJOYED by anyone.” <\/p>\n

Maryland vs. Duke<\/a>: One-sentence review of this game: I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many two-foot shots missed in a Division I game. <\/p>\n

On the Superiority of String Theory<\/a>: As we look at science in general, and physics in particular, a clear pattern emerges: the scientific endeavours most worthy of praise and acclaim are the most abstract and mathematical sciences.<\/p>\n

Undergraduate Research: Why It Works<\/a>: I wrote yesterday’s post about the undergraduate research study very quickly, basically just to note the existence of the survey.<\/p>\n

Less Dorky Poll: Pleasure Reading<\/a>: I’m kind of fried this morning– it’s been a long week full of after-work events associated with the end of the year– so I’m not up to doing weighty posts about physics, so here’s a lighter discussion topic: “What’s the last non-Internet thing you read for fun?” <\/p>\n

You Gripe About What You Know<\/a>: Via PZ, a blog on biology and science fiction is griping that biology gets no respect, and links to a Jack Cohen article complaining that authors and filmmakers don’t take biology seriously. <\/p>\n

Physics “News” Solid State Edition<\/a>: I’m on vacation this week, and taking this opportunity to clear out a large backlog of news items that I flagged as interesting, but never got around to commenting on. <\/p>\n

Arithmetic and Music<\/a> (special guest-blogger post): Taking a break from all this physics, I thought I’d talk a little about music and some related mathematical coincidences. <\/p>\n

Help School Children: DonorsChoose Fundraiser<\/a>: As you may or may not remember from last year, a number of us at ScienceBlogs participated in a charity drive, raising $34,000 for the educational charity DonorsChoose. <\/p>\n

Stephen Colbert Is Afraid of Me<\/a>: Well, so are all the other Presidential hopefuls– not one of them has responded to my offer to endorse any candidate who will play me in basketball– but I particularly want to address Colbert. <\/p>\n

Ninja Squirrel<\/a>: “Fear! Fire! Foes! Awake! Fear! Fire! Foes! Awake!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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