My favorite part about science is the fact that so much of it is, in essence, just for fun. The problem for grant writers must be spinning it so that it sounds like there’s a practical “use-value” for research. One of the first posts for this blog was about a scene from Also Sprach Zarathustra. [...]
My dad says that he likes Rush Limbaugh. Honestly, I don’t believe him when he says it, but I want it to be perfectly clear that when I poke fun at Rush Limbaugh, it isn’t that I hate him (I don’t; it’s impossible to hate someone so stupid) it’s because it gets a rise out [...]
I’m getting married in a couple of months that entails a honeymoon that me and the future missus are planning on spending on the north shore of Lake Superior. A lovely town called Grand Marais. There are bike trails in the area, so, rather than rent bicycles there, we decided to bring our own bikes. [...]
Just a quick word. My favorite science blog carnival is back with another edition, featuring yours truly. There’s a pretty fantastic lineup of articles this month, so you might want to browse through and see if anything strikes your fancy. This month it was hosted over at Pro Science, by Kris Wager. If you would [...]
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