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SciTech Writing & Editing
Owner Susan Harris has been attending a2b3 lunches.
annarbor  a2b3  science  technology  writing  editing  biz 
march 2007 by bkerr
Mad scientist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Several sciences remain for the most part untouched by Mad scientist characters. The following is a listing of such fields, with exceptions:" britta sez: "some excellent 'original research' being deleted from the wikipedia article."
human  science  anti  social  antagonist  behavior  original-research-die-die-die  wikipedia  smackdown  diff  humor  via:britta 
march 2007 by bkerr
Progressive Librarians | Your opinions on different MLS programs?
Interesting conversation comparing library science programs; always happy to find evidence of librarians calling bullshit on Information Science as well as design types.
umich  si  umsi  wayne-state  library  science 
september 2006 by bkerr
Singing Science Records
Your MP3 collection of the six-LP "Ballads For The Age Of Science" science kid song set -- very fun.
space  music  science 
august 2006 by bkerr
THE WORLD QUESTION CENTER 2006
Like George said, best link of the year (so far).
dangerous  ideas  humans  culture  science  politics  religion  future 
january 2006 by bkerr
Smithsonian Magazine | Hiding in Plain Sight
"A veteran photographer shows the extraordinary knack that some animals have for...disappearing."
science  art  animals  images 
october 2005 by bkerr
csmonitor.com | A more ethical way to harvest stem cells? Scientists are in hot pursuit.
"two independent teams of researchers say they have harvested ... embryonic stem cells from mice using methods they hope may avoid the ethical morass - if the approaches can be made to work with humans."
science  culture 
october 2005 by bkerr
BBC NEWS | Bats a 'likely source' of Sars
"The likely source of the respiratory disease Sars is the horseshoe bat, a new study suggests." That's too bad, because horseshoe bats are awesome.
science  animals  disease  bats 
september 2005 by bkerr
Fanatical Apathy | Saving Time - Two Stories in One
"The creature has been at least partially revealed in all his slime-covered yet oddly majestic glory, allowing us to learn much more about the mysteries of his existence."
news  politics  science  animals  funny 
september 2005 by bkerr
CSCS & Physics Department present: John von Neumann Celebration
100th birthday, mega attendees. Sept 30th 1:00 - 4:30 @ Rackham.
annarbor  umich  math  science  ideas  past  future  events  awesome 
september 2005 by bkerr
Animal Reviews
"Where else can you find animals reviewed and rated as if they were a new summer blockbusting release at your local cinematheque?"
science  animals  web  lit  funny  via:kottke 
september 2005 by bkerr
Summer Moon Illusion
"The lowest-hanging full moon in 18 years is going to play tricks on you this week."
science  world  moon 
june 2005 by bkerr
The New Yorker: Online Only | Q&A -- Planetary Problems
Followup interview with Elizabeth Kolbert, author of recent & kick-ass "The Climate of Man" series.
science  politics  world  future  past 
may 2005 by bkerr
RoboRanch | The Illusion of Design
Richard Dawkins on "intelligent design" and the deception of appearances.
christians  design  past  science  ideas 
april 2005 by bkerr
The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul, by Rudy Rucker
His new book, due out this fall, in part a reaction to Wolfram's recent "activity."
interesting  lit  math  science  past  ideas  $ 
march 2005 by bkerr
AP | Report: Japan Eyes Manned Base on Moon
"Japan's space agency, JAXA, hopes to develop a robot to conduct probes on the moon by 2015, then begin constructing a solar-powered manned research base on the moon and designing a reusable manned space vessel like the U.S. space shuttle by 2025."
science  space 
february 2005 by bkerr
Boston Globe | US denies patent for part-human hybrid
Bonus points for gratuitous mention of that fair creature, the "geep."
science  animals  rights  classification 
february 2005 by bkerr
Christian Science Monitor | Evidence of volcanoes on Mars
"Signs of ancient eruptions indicate a planet geologically active and may suggest presence of simple life forms."
mars  science 
december 2004 by bkerr
ABC News: Poll Examines Medical Marijuana Support
"Nearly three-fourths of older Americans support legalizing marijuana for medical use, according to a poll done for the nation's largest advocacy group for seniors."
politics  science 
december 2004 by bkerr
Third of Americans Say Evidence Supports Darwin's Evolution Theory
...while "forty-five percent of Americans also believe that God created human beings pretty much in their present form about 10,000 years ago."
christians  scary-as-all-hell  science 
november 2004 by bkerr
Cabinet Magazine Online | The Hand Up Project: Attempting to Meet the New Needs of Natural Life-Forms
"Right now, 30 percent of all hermit crabs on our shorelines are living in shells that are too small for them. In the springtime, when the animal has its growth spurt, this shortage skyrockets to 60 percent."
hermitcrab  science 
november 2004 by bkerr
BBC NEWS | Five new moons for planet Neptune
"Five new satellites - and one candidate moon - have been discovered orbiting the giant planet Neptune, bringing its tally of moons to 13."
science 
august 2004 by bkerr
The Globe and Mail | The unknown Newton
"The genius who gave us three laws of motion wrote even more about the Apocalypse and the Whore of Babylon. Eventually, all of his work -- about 10 million words -- will be on the Web."
past  science  web 
august 2004 by bkerr
Space Suits
Cool gallery of suits. Check out the "Republic Moon Suit."
images  past  science 
july 2004 by bkerr
Popular Science | For that Healthy Glow, Drink Radiation!
"In the early 1900s, radioactive water was all the rage. Hard to believe smart people could fall for such twaddle--right?"
past  science 
july 2004 by bkerr
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