Television:
Via Swans On Tea, I see that Comedy Central has put up the video of George Johnson's appearance on the Colbert Report. Or, I should say, they claim to have put it up-- their video player didn't work worth a...
Posted on May 10, 2008 9:22 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Stewart or Colbert?
Posted on May 2, 2008 10:23 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Hugo Award nominees for this year have been released. The category I care most about is Best Novel, where we have: The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins, Fourth Estate) Brasyl by Ian McDonald (Gollancz; Pyr) Rollback by...
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Posted on March 21, 2008 8:46 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The second half of NOVA's program on Absolute Zero, covering the liquification of helium and the race for BEC.
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Posted on January 16, 2008 8:49 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The second part of the NOVA program Absolute Zero airs tonight on PBS stations. The first part, "The Conquest of Cold" covered the theory and technology of refrigeration, while this segment, "The Quest for Absolute Zero" will include all the...
Posted on January 15, 2008 11:46 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Kate and I got our Hugo nomination ballots in the mail yesterday (as members of the 2007 Worldcon, we get the right to nominate works for the 2008 Hugo Awards). The nomination deadline isn't until March 1st, but this still...
Posted on January 10, 2008 11:37 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The first half of NOVA's Absolute Zero program aired last night, and I was able to watch the whole thing. Well, more or less-- it was a long day, so I was drifting off a little bit about fifteen minutes...
Posted on January 9, 2008 2:20 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Keep this up, and I'll open one! Two! Three! Three cans of whup-ass! Ha ha ha ha ha!
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Posted on December 26, 2007 8:10 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
One of the perks of being a B-list sciece blogger is that people send me stuff that they would like me to promote to my dozens of readers. Such as, for example, National Geographic's very silly Dino Central Park site,...
Posted on December 8, 2007 9:27 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Dave Bacon watched "Judgement Day" last night, and has a question: It's not like, you know, there aren't people who think quantum theory is wrong or that quantum theory is somehow related to the Vedic teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi....
Posted on November 14, 2007 8:46 AM • 21 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
So, in case you missed the splashy banner ads that have been running here for the last week, NOVA ran a show about the Dover, PA "Intelligent Design" trial last night. You can find all manner of commentary on ScienceBlogs,...
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Posted on November 14, 2007 8:22 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I've been Netflix-ing and sloooowly watching the anime Last Exile over the last few months, and finished it over the weekend. It's all very pretty, but I really don't understand what the hell happened at the very end. Some fun...
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Posted on October 22, 2007 8:55 AM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
If someone came to you and asked you to pick a tv show from your childhood to make into a movie, what show would it be?
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Posted on July 9, 2007 8:07 AM • 20 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Does physics really get better treatment than biology in the movies? It only looks that way to a biologist.
Posted on July 1, 2007 9:07 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
In which I skip ahead to season five of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Posted on May 21, 2007 10:07 AM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
In which I am unimpressed by the first two episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
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Posted on May 19, 2007 9:58 AM • 36 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
"Prof. Orzel gives the impression of an everyday guy who just happens to have a vast but hidden knowledge of physics." (anonymous student evaluation comment)
