- fev at headsup: the blog looks at the social science of polling and what it means (or should mean) for reporters.
- Jennifer at Cocktail Party Physics tells us about an ordinary man, John Bardeen: transistors, superconductors, and two Nobels.
- Stefan at Backreaction looks at urban solar calendars (Stonehenge, eat your heart out).
- Ed at Not Exactly Rocket Science looks at India, the Ferrari of continental drift, or in this case, sprint.
- Kristjan at Pro-science tells us about the oldest known painting, some 11,000 years old.
Language Liberalism Freethought Birds Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds. Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time. The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church. If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Monday Science Links
This week's sciency goodness:
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