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Conflation of Ignorances

An interesting bit that came my way, which I will let stand by itself: ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - May 15 2011 - 10:48am

Schedules are better than plans

Just a quick note today, on getting DIY stuff done.  Schedules are better than plans.  Just blocking out the time during which you will tackle a task is more important than figuring out how you're going to do it. This applies to writing also.  All the ...

Blog Post - Project Calliope - May 17 2011 - 11:31am

Who Would You Pick To Play Marie Curie?

First, a cultural fact: The NFL Draft can be seen for three solid days by every cable subscriber in America.   This is hours and hours of nothing but 30 seconds of reading out a name punctuated by 14.5 minutes of nothing- actually, brief bursts of activity ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Oct 28 2011 - 1:14pm

So The Rapture Is Saturday- Luckily The Grey's Anatomy Season Finale Was Last Night

"Did you know the Rapture is May 21st?"  I asked Mrs. Science 2.0.   "That's tomorrow.  Are you prepared?" "The season finale of Grey's Anatomy was last night, so I am okay, " she replied. "What about date night ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 20 2011 - 4:53pm

Cubs At Red Sox- A Reason Even Non-Fans Should Watch Baseball

The Cubs have gone longer than any team in baseball without winning a World Series.   Before that, the Sed Sox were commonly regarded as the Sad Sack's of the game, even though the Cubs had historically been far worse.  But the Red Sox lifted "Th ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 20 2011 - 6:22pm

Rapture This

Folks went apeshit over Stephen Hawking speaking his belief that  heaven is a fairy tale.  Some crazy fool insisted the  rapture was today. And the world turned on. And on it will turn. Why did these two non-stories capture so much attention in a world whe ...

Article - Kim Wombles - May 21 2011 - 11:41pm

Skateboard Acrobats

If you love skateboarding and if you love Venice, and if you are curious to see how a skater can live there regardless of the cronic absence of sporting structures (no skate parks, no way), have a look at this short video, which shows a few skate tricks pe ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Jul 28 2011 - 3:30pm

The Big Bang Theory, Neurodiversity and the Promotion of Science as Something Worthy of Attention

The Big Bang Theory is a great show for promoting both science and acceptance. It's a favorite show in our household, and all three of my children, who are at various spots on the autism spectrum, find something appealing in the show, see some aspect ...

Blog Post - Kim Wombles - Jun 1 2011 - 12:37am

Library Of Congress- Government Gets It Right

Government work is usually a thankless job- yes, thanks to guaranteed pay raises and a union that can shut down the government, government employees make more money than the private sector and have better benefits and retirement, so it is not exactly thank ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 3 2011 - 2:46pm

Dr. Sascha Vongehr's Science 2.0 Articles by Topic

Recent articles are chronologically at: column. But here, articles are categorized thematically. ...

Blog Post - Sascha Vongehr - Mar 13 2015 - 3:12am