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The "Friday Shout-Out," an interesting classroom technique. (via Pedablogue)
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23-page free preview comic for the upcoming Jumper movie.
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"Its high intrinsic mobility... means that graphene is the only material where electrons at room temperature can move thousands of interatomic distances without scattering."
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"Under the new rules, I could technically let a known terrorist stay in my apartment as long as I didn't keep him here for more than seven days. Anyone who grills on the second floor, however, can expect a swift trip to Guantanamo Bay."
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A helpful pie chart.
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Sensible thoughts on when religion is and isn't a problem in public discourse.
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The Jumper movie looks like it is based on a title by ... - there's nothing left of the original novel, if I'm recalling it correctly.
The Jumper movie changes things a lot, but I think the author is OK with it. At least, he wrote a prequel novel establishing one of the new characters, who was added to make the story more cinematic...
I'm not hugely encouraged by the trailers, but I probably will go see the movie, because I like the book.