If something's been happening "with increasing regularity", does that mean that it used to be a bit haphazard and unpredictable, but now it's starting to settle down into a routine?

This is a great article. I'm not sure that it can be said to be "what's wrong with science education", but it certainly seems like it would be a big contributing factor ( Read more... )

Diesel Jeans has a new advertising campaign: Be Stupid. For those who haven't heard of Diesel Jeans, don't worry. They seem to be saying that buying their jeans is a stupid thing to do.

I just wonder - how do smart people learn new things if they're afraid of failure?

This is why I haven't had a screensaver for at least two years.

This article was mentioned on the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe, episode 235. I think it's pretty cool that I know at least two of the authors. I may know some of the others but it's hard to tell without their first names.

This is wonderful. If you were teaching science you wouldn't even need to try.

I stopped reading Joshua Gans for a while. I'm not sure why. I'll be sure to start again now.

I just read this article, and started reading through the comments on it. A surprising number of them were reasoned and well-written. In general I didn't agree with the article, but it's a little bit thick to pick apart right now ( Read more... )

I've been saving some posts. These are from a couple of months ago, so apologies for the present tense ( Read more... )

Last night I went to a restaurant and asked for what I thought was an English menu. I got a white coffee.

I'm looking forward to Friday.