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May 13, 2008
Uncertain Principles
links for 2008-05-13 Confessions of a Community College Dean: False Economies "[S]elf-defeating efforts at cost control" See also "deferred maintenance." (tags: academia economics stupid politics) Maths plus 'geeky' images equals deterred students This week, in the Journal of Unsurprising Results. (tags: math...
Neurophilosophy
Annual meeting of the Society for Philosophy & Psychology Michael L. Anderson emailed to inform me about this forthcoming event: Announcing the 34th annual meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology June 26-29, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Registration is now open; deadline Thursday, June 5 -- 12:00pm...
The Scientific Indian
The intoxicated brain The intoxicated brain knows no fear. Apparently, that's why people loosen-up when drunk and will happily talk to fearsome strangers. That's funny, 'coz someone I know will go completely quiet when drunk and will simply stare at you like you...
The Scientific Indian
This year's Scifi Contest I've received a couple of emails from folks who wanted to know when this year's contest would be announced. Shortly, folks. Meanwhile, get going with your story. If I may, I'd suggest mulling over the story idea, setting, characters, tone,...
A Blog Around The Clock
ClockQuotes Comedy is tragedy plus time. - Carol Burnett...
Thoughts from Kansas
Dogwhistle Hilzoy quotes Steve Benen, quoting Roll Call:After months working behind the scenes, House Republican leaders this week will finally start rolling out their rebranding effort aimed at rallying the party around a comprehensive policy and message agenda. Titled “Reasons to Believe,” the plan is meant to provide House Republicans with a sales pitch to voters by focusing on four issue areas: the economy, energy, health care and security. And already we've got a list of 8 myths about it. Yes, the Republican party has named its brilliant new plan after a crackpot creationist group, but at least it's an old-earth...
Evolving Thoughts
Russell's teapot Some things, I really should have thought of myself. Like this:...
Pharyngula
Don't annoy your office mates! For they are like caged animals, ready to erupt....
Greg Laden's Blog
Ubuntu Means ... Open Source...
Pharyngula
That upcoming History Channel series on evolution… I got a letter from the producers of this new evolution series to be shown on 17 June on The History Channel. It allays many of the concerns we had from the original press release. I want to thank you...
May 12, 2008
Dynamics of Cats
sailors at sea more random naval ponderings...
Greg Laden's Blog
Your Average American Doing Geography And a few sexist remarks to boot. Is this a famous person? [Hat Tip: Hilde Knustad!] And now, let's see how YOU do under pressure:...
Dynamics of Cats
toys NASA Ames is getting some new big iron...
Dr. Joan Bushwell's Chimpanzee Refuge
LOL is right: a spellbinding tale of woe It's no secret that the amount of bullshit gushing through and out Florida is, by both absolute and per-capita measures, unquestionably higher than in any other state. Even when Texas gets on one of its famous thundering rolls backward, it's...
Dynamics of Cats
tidbits CNN is surprised at how much astronomers make, and how few there are...
Respectful Insolence
Bill Clinton brings the stupid home on autism Not you too, Bill!
Gene Expression
Richard Dawkins interviewed by 3 Quarks Daily Here. The embed is the best bet if you can view it; the download often fails (server has been slammed?). Only a moderate amount of discussion about religion; Dawkins talks a fair bit about an obscure field, evolutionary biology. Well...
A Blog Around The Clock
Today's carnivals Encephalon #45 is up on PodBlack Blog Carnival of the Green #127 is up on The Evangelical Ecologist...
Greg Laden's Blog
Frequency Of Female Fire Fighter Fewer Than Four Percent In the 1970s and 80s, a number of law suits and other actions began to change the rules for hiring firefighters. There was a moment in the 1980s when a documentary was made (starring the very annoying John Stossel) pieces of which I still use...
Pharyngula
Einstein on gods and Judaism Hey, we've heard theists cite the authority of Einstein in service to their superstitions often enough: practically every colloquial mention of a god by Einstein seems to get reiterated to support a claim that he was a fellow believer. There's...
Sciencewomen
ADVANCing along with the big kids: my tentative first foray into BIGGRANTDOM Musings from an ADVANCE PI meeting while still hoping to be an ADVANCE co-PI.
A Blog Around The Clock
My Picks From ScienceDaily Female Concave-eared Frogs Draw Mates With Ultrasonic Calls: Most female frogs don't call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then --silently -- signals her beau. But...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
West 86th Street Subway Art 1 A lovely tile mosaic artwork for you to enjoy as seen at NYC's West 86th Street subway platform at Broadway, courtesy of ME!
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LOL! Atheism Wins Atheists win Einstein. w00t!
Stranger Fruit
Stuart Kauffman reinvents God It seems Stuart Kauffman has come out as a pantheist. Discussing his new book Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason, and Religion for New Scientist, he writes: The unfolding of the universe - biotic, and perhaps abiotic...
