Monthly Archives: March 2009

Relive the history of The Oregon Trail… the game!

Posted on March 12, 2009 by

I’m currently mulling over my next science blog post, which will hopefully be out soon.  In the meantime, I had to point out this wonderful discovery via StumbleUpon:  an Apple II emulator which allows one to play the classic educational … Continue reading →

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University of Chicago undergraduates vs. Westboro Baptist!

Posted on March 11, 2009 by

I did my undergraduate work at the University of Chicago, and though I can vouch for the fact that we all took ourselves way too seriously in general, it turns out the kids there now are okay!  The homophobic Westboro … Continue reading →

Posted in ... the Hell?, Religion, Silliness | 3 Comments

Bertram Mitford’s The Weird of Deadly Hollow

Posted on March 9, 2009 by

I’ve been haunted by Bertram Mitford’s novel The Sign of the Spider (1896) ever since I read it (and blogged about it), so I thought the time was past due to investigate some of his other works.  The next one … Continue reading →

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Michael Faraday, grand unified theorist? (1851)

Posted on March 6, 2009 by

At long last, I get to blog about the paper that first piqued my interest about the research of Michael Faraday!  If you haven’t been following my Faraday posts, let me give a quick recap: Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was one … Continue reading →

Posted in History of science, Physics | 6 Comments

SOS: Save Our (favorite) Shows!

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

The fiancée pointed out to me today that one of our new favorite shows, Life on Mars, will not be surviving to season 2.  This is a real shame; though it was a remake of a classic UK show, we’d … Continue reading →

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Some blogroll updates…

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

I finally got around to adding a few additional blogs to my blogroll, and thought I’d acknowledge them: White Coat Underground.  I met PalMD at ScienceOnline09 and, in addition to him being one of those people I immediately liked and … Continue reading →

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Is it worse, or better, than a creationist on the school board?

Posted on March 2, 2009 by

Once again the folks at The Onion have demonstrated their satirical genius!  They ‘report’ on an Arkham, MA school board member who is pushing to add the unspeakable, sanity-shattering dark arts to the curriculum: “Fools!” said West, his clenched fist … Continue reading →

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Faraday brings light and magnetism together (1845)

Posted on March 2, 2009 by

The more I read of Michael Faraday’s work, the more I am in awe  of the scientist’s insights and abilities.  As evidence of the remarkable intuition he had regarding the forces of nature, consider the following passage: I have long … Continue reading →

Posted in History of science, Optics, Physics | 10 Comments