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Cognitive Daily (link)
A GAME THEORETIC APPROACH TO THE TOILET SEAT PROBLEM
The toilet seat problem has been the subject of much controversey. In this paper we consider a simplified model of the toilet seat problem. We shall show that for this model there is an inherent conflict of interest which can be resolved by a equity solution...
Chemblog: The Addi(c)tive Blog (link)
A DIALOGUE WITH SARAH, AGED 3: IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT IF YOUR DAD IS A CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR, ASKING "WHY" CAN BE DANGEROUS
SARAH: Daddy, were you in the shower?
DAD: Yes, I was in the shower.
SARAH: Why?
DAD: I was dirty. The shower gets me clean.
SARAH: Why? ...
The Cheerful Oncologist (link)
RANK: ANIMAL ILLNESSES
Chicken Pox
This is the Frank Sinatra of animal-themed sicknesses. A timeless classic, although the younger generations might not appreciate it. I remember fondly going to a Fourth of July Parade as a child, just recovering from the pox, and my mom not letting me look around too much lest other parents see my pox and get upset for contaminating everyone else. I also have a few choice scars from the ol' poxy. Drawback: Some children are getting 'vaccinated' for this. Wimps...
Chaotic Utopia (link)
A YEAR OF FLORA: THE FLOWER MANDALA CONTEST
I work as a psychotherapist, often with artists, and display some of these images in my treatment room. From time to time my clients mention them and they become part of the discussion. This occurs usually when artists are talking about difficulties they are having with their creative process, sometimes even in a spiritual context. The combination of natural elements (the photographs of flowers, sky, wood, stone, or metal that these images are based on) and digital manipulation into the mandala form seems both to stimulate and to relax...
Afarensis (link)
THE SCIENCE/ARTS DIVIDE STANDS BETWEEN US: A LOVE STORY
"Tell me something interesting," he says to me as we sit side by side on the bus. He looks so cold and calculated and I wonder if he feels anything towards me at all. He takes up room in his seat. I barely fit next to him. He is an overachiever, overeducated and impeccably self-reliant, with what most would call a bright future ahead of him...
Aetiology (link)
POLIO: A VIRUS' STRUGGLE
A graphic novella...
Adventures in Ethics and Science (link)
WHO IS THE GREATEST SCIENTIST OF THEM ALL?
Who is the greatest scientist of them all? With no objective way of comparing scientists from different disciplines and eras the debate has raged for time immemorial leading to more than one disagreement, most notably the 1982 Falkland Islands war which began when Margaret Thatcher refused to even consider General Leopoldo Galtieri's claim that Jonas Salk was one bitchin' scientist...
A Blog Around the Clock (link)
HOW I GOT OUT OF WRITING AN ESSAY ON H.G. WELL'S THE TIME MACHINE.
January 17, 2005: I received the syllabus for my Humanities course. A humanities course should not be required for my B.Sc degree in Physics. To add insult to injury, we are supposed to do an analysis of Well's The Time Machine. We are to focus on the historical context when the topic is time travel?
Comments
Hey, that's a great one, and so fitting! I have not read it before.
Posted by: coturnix | August 1, 2006 12:31 PM
I'm a little late to comment, perhaps, but this is great. I'm flattered, and think the flower mandalas were a perfect choice. I found it especially interesting that the artist began as a black and white photographer. I spent many hours in a darkroom before learning digital art, too... although mostly as a hobby. Experience pays off... his work is incredible!
I'm enjoying reading through the other articles, too. It's like a carnival... at the fair! Thanks for putting it all together. :)
Posted by: Karmen | August 4, 2006 10:25 PM