I came across the first review I’ve seen so far of my children’s biography Orson Scott Card: Architect of Alternate Worlds today at Barnes & Noble. It’s by Kristin Anderson and comes from School Libary Journal: This solid and well-researched biography does an able job of balancing information on the subject’s numerous publications with the …
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Sometimes when they say "It’ll never work," they’re wrong…
…but sometimes, they’re right. Behold The Museum of Unworkable Devices.
Here’s the kind of headline you like to see:
Cheap, safe drug kills most cancers. Of course, so far it’s only killed them outside of the body, but keep your fingers crossed.
Vitalogy
Due to a mix-up, the Regina Leader Post failed to run my science column last week. Which means they’re running it this week. Which means I didn’t write a new one this week. Instead, I offer a blast from the past (five years ago) that came to mind because I’ve been poking around the amazing …
How to add two years to your lifespan:
It’s easy. All you have to do is win a Nobel Prize. OK, maybe not that easy…
Yes, it’s a silly way to spend $15,000…
…but if you don’t think this Star Trek-themed home theatre is cool, you have no poetry in your soul. Uh-oh, did I just let my inner geek out in public again? Darn.
Cooking by numbers
Are you cooking-challenged? Then Philips’s new invention may be for you (if it ever becomes a real product). From New Scientist‘s invention blog: The secret is to measure the amount of water released while the food cooks, whether it is baking, frying or being cooked in a microwave. Apparently, this accurately reveals the food’s dryness …
Presumably you select landscape format in print setup…
…to print a house. And no, “print” is not a typo for “paint.”
Why we’re not going to see Sandra Shamas
In the past few years, Sandra Shamas has made a point of bringing her current work-in-progress to the Globe Theatre to workshop in front of a live audience. Shamas is an internationally acclaimed comedian, and she is, indeed, very, very funny. My wife and I had a blast the first time we went, and made …
The "grizzly man" goes high tech with battle suit
Looking like something straight out of a science fiction movie, Troy Hurtubise, the Hamilton-area inventor of the bulky bear-protection suit that got a lot of attention a few years ago, is back with a high-tech (yet remarkably cheap, at $15,000 for the prototype) battle suit he’d like to see the military and police adopt. The …
Another week, another bunch of statistics
The current top 15 (I know, there are more than 15, but that’s because of a tie) search terms bringing people to Edward Willett’s Intergalactic Library, with links to where they lead, are (drum roll, please): 38 physics of football 27 how to make french fries 26 time perception 26 hamoukar 21 spider goat 21 …
Darn, and we just moved…
Dracula’s castle is up for sale.
My latest live walk and vlog
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