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Posted on: July 8, 2009 5:01 AM, by Chad Orzel

LIGO: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

A comprehensive review article on LIGO, free online for a limited time.

(tags: articles science gravity astronomy physics relativity precision-measurement)
Never build a relationship on books | Books | guardian.co.uk

"I don't know if Borders will actually be making recommendations for dates in the same way as they recommend books, but it would be priceless if members got regular email updates: "Did you enjoy, Mark, 34, of Swindon? Then you should try Gareth, 36, of Slough." Or: "After dating Sally of Birmingham, 86 per cent of customers go on to date Jayne of Devizes.""

(tags: books silly internet computing culture)
Codex Sinaiticus - Home

"Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. Its heavily corrected text is of outstanding importance for the history of the Bible and the manuscript – the oldest substantial book to survive Antiquity – is of supreme importance for the history of the book. "

(tags: history books religion internet)
james_nicoll: Prometheus Winners Announced

"Strangely, the winners get gold rather than the traditional Promethean Award of being chained to a rock while birds peck out one's liver. This non-traditional choice is probably a wise on on the part of the Libertarian Futurist Society."

(tags: SF blogs prizes silly books james-nicoll)
Views: Against Anonymity - Inside Higher Ed

"Should the identity of individuals within the academy be hidden so that they may speak freely (and honestly) about each other? Or is the practice of anonymity within the academy contrary to the aim of the academy, namely, the free and honest exchange of ideas and opinions in pursuit of knowledge? Is increasing the frequency and range of anonymous assessment in the academy in its best interest? Or does encouraging anonymous assessment within the academy promote a less collegial and more thin-skinned academy? These and similar questions raise significant issues that have not received a whole lot of attention."

(tags: academia ethics education inside-higher-ed)
Photos: Rice paddy crop art (2009) ::: Pink Tentacle

More awesome pictures made by planting different strains of rice in complex patterns.

(tags: art Japan pictures world)