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Because you need more things to read.
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A foolproof strategy for making money, that I am sadly far too ethical to use.
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But... but... but... When do I get to panic?
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It's not often that I find myself agreeing with the Incoherent Ponderer, but he's exactly right regarding Scientific American's
The big physics story of the day is bound to be this new report on American particle physics:
There's been lots of news from the AAS meeting in Seattle this week, but the best from my perspective is that high school physics enrollments have neevr been higher:
Sooooo beautiful. You must read what Pat has to say about APS's CSWP compiling a list of female-friendly physics departments. And follow the links therein.
Thanks. "Quantum Progress" that references the other blogs is interesting in itself too. The new blogs are good because they deal with and offer helpful insight and suggestions about education and scientific reasoning, not just subject matter per se. I have and still teach sciences off and on at various levels, and appreciate recognition of bureaucratic issues as well as the significance of reasoning skills. And "metacognition" can sound like a psychobabble cliche, but it's important for people to think about their thinking. Indeed, I think the pros have problems with clear thinking in difficult areas (;-) and have written about that.
Hi Chad, if you enjoyed XKCD's chart, you might appreciate a public-interest lecture I gave at UCSB with a similar conclusion:
http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/plecture/bmonreal11/