{"id":5340,"date":"2011-01-14T07:16:11","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T07:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2011\/01\/14\/links-for-2011-01-14\/"},"modified":"2011-01-14T07:16:11","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T07:16:11","slug":"links-for-2011-01-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/2011\/01\/14\/links-for-2011-01-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Links for 2011-01-14"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"delicious\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevirtuosi.blogspot.com\/2011\/01\/darts.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheVirtuosi+%28The+Virtuosi%29\">The Virtuosi: Darts<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">A scientific analysis of where to aim to get the most points, and how that point shifts depending on your skill level.<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delicious.com\/orzelc\/science\">science<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delicious.com\/orzelc\/games\">games<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delicious.com\/orzelc\/statistics\">statistics<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delicious.com\/orzelc\/math\">math<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delicious.com\/orzelc\/blogs\">blogs<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delicious.com\/orzelc\/virtusoi\">virtusoi<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delicious.com\/orzelc\/physics\">physics<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/articles\/real-genius,49980\/?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=feeds&amp;utm_source=avclub_rss_daily\">Real Genius | Film | The New Cult Canon | The A.V. Club<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;Here&#8217;s a movie that has all the elements of a standard nerd comedy: Pranks? Yes. Shenanigans? You betcha. A crusty-dean type? The best ever. It also features mild semi-nudity, montage sequences set to forgotten (though winning) songs by obscure &#8217;80s pop outfits [&#8230;], and comeuppances galore. But while Real Genius more or less follows the formula, the film gets plenty of separation in its particulars. Its tone is overwhelmingly sweet and whimsical: The nerds are out for revenge only when provoked, and they always exact it with something silly and light-hearted. Mostly, though, they&#8217;re trying to break out of their intellectual cocoons and bring some balance and fun to their lives. 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(tags: science games statistics math blogs virtusoi physics) Real Genius | Film | The New Cult Canon | The A.V. 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