PD Magnus on the history of the philosophy of science in the last 50 years, in around 1400 words.
A short primer on the Greenhouse Effect
Mendeley, a bibliographic cloud project, has raised funding from Last.fm, Warner and Skype execs. Looks like next gen after Endnote...
More like this
On the way in to work this morning, I was switching through stations on the radio, and heard a bit of "Only" by Nine Inch Nails ("Only" on last.fm) followed by "Hitchin' a Ride" by Vanity Fare (
Currently in heavy rotation at Chateau Steelypips (links to last.fm):
My blogging has been slacking, but I'm still reading a bunch that I just don't have time to comment on. So I'm going to experiment with a link dump at the end of the week. This first one features a couple week's worth of posts - feel free to start a discussion in the comments
I spent most of yesterday huddled under a pile of blankets on the couch-- being feverish and light-headed is great if you're in a Pink Floyd song, but not so much if you're trying to be a functioning adult.