Just came across an article that Po Bronson wrote for Fast Company. “What Should I Do With My Life?” is both the title of the article and the title of Bronson’s book on the same topic. I’ve seen the book on the shelves at my local bookstore for years (though I never read it — […]
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This oil spill is really a fiasco. A costly, messy, and sad fiasco. Link: Oil reaches Louisiana shores [Boston Globe]
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As the eruption of Iceland’s volcano Eyjafjallajokull (a nightmare for both airlines and non-Icelandic newscasters) has shut down all of northern Europe’s air travel, the New Scientist presents a nice primer on why and how volcanic ash threatens aircraft: Volcanic ash is composed of particles of glassy pulverised rock less than 2 millimetres in diameter.
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In The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s ongoing “Brainstorm” blog series, Diane Auer Jones (a former assistant secretary for postsecondary education at the U.S. Department of Education) argues that the humanities aren’t dying–rather, the academic world is no longer the center of humanities education. She writes: “[T]raditional institutions of higher education may no longer be the
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If I weren’t so diligent about saving money right now, I’d be signing up for this weekend’s AIA Los Angeles Spring Home Tour (the 2010 tour is called “Modern Design Voyeurism in Venice, CA“). There look to be some pretty cool homes on the tour. If you go, please take some pictures and let me
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What becomes of the printed word? What’s the fate of companies that produce periodicals and books? Here’s what 10 media and tech luminaries think: Link: 10 Sages read the future of print [Fortune]
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Folks familiar with The Hump restaurant at the Santa Monica Airport know that it’s famous for serving all kinds of exotic meats — insects, amphibians, reptiles, and more. But now they’re getting busted for a rare kind of mammal they served recently: Link: Santa Monica Restaurant to Close for Serving Illegal Whale Meat [Tonic]
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In the Wall Street Journal, Johah Lehrer explores the connections between youth and creativity in the sciences. For one, he notes the demographic shift toward older scientists: In 1980, the largest share of grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) went to scientists in their late 30s. By 2006 the curve had been shifted
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As my alarm clock radio went off at its predictable hour this morning, I heard about this study of human behavior on NPR: Link: Human behavior is 93 percent predictable, research shows [Northeastern University News] You can listen to the NPR audio report right here:
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Type Ia Supernovae are a not just pretty in photographs. They play an important function in astronomy as a standard candle — a celestial object with known luminosity. By measuring visible brightness, astronomers can calculate a supernova’s distance. In the LA Times today: Type 1a supernovae are key to measuring celestial distances. Astronomers find evidence
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