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Category: Physics with Emmy
I'm sitting at the dining room table eating lunch, when I get the feeling of being watched. I look around, and see the dog across the room, curled up on her pillows staring at me. She's quietly chanting to herself...
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Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:34 AM • 18 Comments •
Category: DonorsChoose Fundraiser
As you know, even if you're not Bob, I promised to "dance like a monkey" if my DonorsChoose challenge passed $6,000 in donations, which it did. Thus, I am obliged to dance like a monkey. You might think this would...
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Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:49 AM • 31 Comments •
Category: DonorsChoose Fundraiser
It's now November, so the annual DonorsChoose fundraiser is officially over. According to the official leader board, at the time of this writing, ScienceBlogs has raised just under $30,000, from 302 donors, funding projects that will help 9,810 students. Those...
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Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:32 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: DonorsChoose Fundraiser
As has already been noted by people with too much free time, my DonorsChoose challenge stands at $6,254. This is a big jump, and happened because somebody emailed to ask whether a donation of theirs had been counted; when I...
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Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:15 AM • 3 Comments •
Category: DonorsChoose Fundraiser
"How did Emmy become part of your household?"
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Posted by Chad Orzel at 12:15 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: DonorsChoose Fundraiser
As part of my intermittent series of posts highlighting particular individual projects, here's a request for basic scientific equipment for a school in Manhattan: You will make it possible for my students to develop a greater understanding of the nature...
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Posted by Chad Orzel at 12:30 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: DonorsChoose Fundraiser
Another question from a generous donor, in this case Natalie, who asks: As for my question, how about "who is your favorite author, and why?" or, if you'd rather, "what's your favorite book, and why?" This is a difficult question,...
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Posted by Chad Orzel at 2:22 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: DonorsChoose Fundraiser
"Donate to my dad's DonorsChoose challenge, or I will pop you right in the mouth!" "Bang! Zoom! To the Moon!" You don't want to mess with her-- she's fierce. So please give generously....
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Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:48 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: DonorsChoose Fundraiser
I have to say, I had no idea that offering to dance like a monkey would be quite so appealing. Apparently, though, it's a big hit-- John Scalzi proclaimed it "the comedy highlight of 2008." This, from a year featuring...
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Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:37 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: DonorsChoose Fundraiser
Another DonorsChoose incentive claimed: Ewan asks for a blog post about "the neatest attractions in Albany and the surrounding area." "Neatest" is in the eye of the beholder, of course, and as is the case with any area, the worst...
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Posted by Chad Orzel at 11:27 AM • 3 Comments •