Posted in English, Hands-on math & science, Science, Second-hand blogging, Sillyness, TASP on August 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Because I’ve got no inspiration for poetry today, I bring you this picture of a cute kitten experiencing static electricity.
Posted in Education, English, Research, Science, Second-hand blogging, Women in science on August 20, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Posted in Astronomy, English, Music, TASP on August 14, 2007 | No Comments »
This week’s science poetry is about stargazing.
Far Out
I spy in the night sky don’t I
Phoebe Io Elara
Leda Callisto Sinope
Janus Dione Portia So Many Moons
Quiet in the Sky at night
Hot in the Milky Way
Outside in
Vega Capella Hadar Rigel Barnard’s star
Antares Aldebaran Altair Wolf 359
Betelguese sun sun sun
(Blur, from “Parklife”)
Just occurs to me now that you could [...]
Posted in Design, Education, English, Math, Science, Second-hand blogging on August 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Well, no, not me. But lots of people do: they have their subject of study tattooed on their back. Take a look at this collection: Branded with science.
It started with just this one, but then commenters sent in their own pictures, and the collection is still growing: DNA, a neuron, even the complete periodic table [...]
Posted in Music, Nederlands, TASP on August 7, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Eigenlijk is de aarbeidentijd alweer voorbij… maar het onderstaande is zo’n geweldig vrolijk zomers lied, dat ik niet nog een jaar wil wachten voor ik het aan jullie voorstel. De wetenschappelijke link is niet overdreven duidelijk, maar het is dan ook zomervakantie.
Het groot aardbeienlied
Lekker onderuit in het zonnetje,
een grote aardbei op m’n beschuit.
Een vogeltje fluit [...]
Posted in English, Nature, Quantum, Science on August 1, 2007 | 4 Comments »
(First posted on the old Qulog, on Thursday 23rd februari 2006 - 11:05:34 PM)
As promised, although a bit late, the second part of my comparison between Intelligent Design and Quantum Mechanics. I’m afraid there’s no real compelling conclusion, so that’s left as an exercise to the reader.
Einstein famously said he didn’t like QM because “der [...]
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