The New Yorker has posted this classic James Thurber holiday story from 1927, which ties in nicely with my science column below. (That was kind of them…)
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Will this be on the final?
Milliken University in Decatur, Ill., is offering a course in Star Trek. This is either the dawn of a golden age for our civilization, or the beginning of its inevitable collapse. Take a position and discuss.
Santa in space
Long-time readers will know that I have occasionally written about the fledgling scientific field of clausotechnolometry, the study of the advanced technology used by Santa Claus. While browsing the Web this week, I discovered there had been a great advancement in clausotechnolometry that I had overlooked. It came in the form of an exclusive interview …
New Harry Potter book due just in time for my birthday
The next (and next-to-last) Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is due July 16–just four days before my birthday, if you’re looking for a gift idea.
Writing Diary: December 20, 2004
I think that I can safely say I’ve done my writing for the day. Sorry, I normally try to stay away from rhyming couplets, but that one came out without trying. In any event…today was a CBC science column day (I’m about to head across the street to the studio), so I did that this …
One step closer to artificial life
They’re just vesicle bioreactors–but they resemble a crude biological cell, right down to the ability to express genes.
Dione (not Celine) and Saturn (not the car) together!
I love this latest Cassini photo of Saturn’s moon Dione in front of the giant planet itself.
Space elevator blog
Here’s a space elevator blog that’s worth your time if you’re interested in this exciting proposal.
Bad science is its own reward…
… but The Guardian is handing out Bad Science Awards just the same.
Writing Diary: December 16, 2004
I’m not sure how I got away from writing my daily writing diary, but since only about 10 people a day visit this blog, I don’t suppose anyone was overly concerned. Still, the writing diary isn’t really for my supposed readers, but for myself: a reminder to neither tear myself down for not doing enough …
Physicists photograph electron!
OK, that’s not actually possible. But they’ve done the next-best thing, photographing the electron cloud around a nitrogen molecule–which should allow them to watch how molecular bonds change during chemical reactions.
Well, duh!
This seems like a no-brainer.
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