The final exam for my class is today (9-11 am), so I'm a little preoccupied. After giving the test, I have to grade it, but then, I get a whole week of "vacation." The scare quotes are because of the multitude of things that need doing-- I have to prep two classes for next term, start assembling material for my tenure review, and do a bunch of work in the lab. It's not going to be restful.
As a result, you get lazy blogging today. Here are some links that have caught my eye:
- First, on the science front, Dennis Overbye takes on quantum mysticism. I haven't seen What the #$!%* Do We Know?, but based on the descriptions, he says all the right things.
- A couple of notes from inside ScienceBlogs: Dr. Free-Ride on how the academic system is broken, and Alex Palazzo on attempts to fix it, plus Dave Munger on peer review (there's a whole ArXiv rant that goes with that last one, but we'll skip it for now). On the lighter side, RPM points to the Greatest Scientist Cage Match.
- Did you know that The Planetary Society has a weblog? I didn't until I found out from James Nicoll.
- The Fat Bald Guy Rule is worth keeping in mind.
- Deek Lowe has some thoughts on gender issues in science that are worth reading.
- And finally, I linked this yesterday, but here it is again: the classic Sesame Street aliens. Just because you need some silliness every now and then.
And now, I need to go give a test...
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