Today, I came across an NIH project worth visiting- it seems they've been scanning in some of the early classics in medicine and natural history, and putting them online in a really snazzy page-turning format.

It's pretty interesting to see how the state of human knowledge has changed over the years- for example, consider this description:
Conrad ( Read more... )

(cross-posted from that cookie thingWhenever I’m tired and worn out, I watch bad science fiction movies- a practice that I call “rubbernecking“. As the name implies, this involves films that are so horrific that it’s impossible to pull away, no matter how much they seem to defy the known laws of physics ( Read more... )

Some time ago, I heard a talk that suggested taking one day a week for professional development purposes; as work keeps busy, I've also been trying to slot aside a day for personal trips ( Read more... )

Can you name all 42 presidents in 8 minutes?
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As part of my ongoing "weekend adventures" series, yesterday I paid a visit to the regional art museum. There's a surprisingly large collection spanning many eras, all displayed in an extremely accessible way- the wide range of media was also a good reminder of just how many different forms art can take ( Read more... )

Earlier today, I found myself needing to look up some old records from my undergrad institution. Normally that's fairly standard, but it required resetting my (years-past) password first ( Read more... )

I'm delighted to report that my youngest nephew (of sorts) recently spoke his first word- and even more so, since my holiday gift apparently played a part ( Read more... )

Perhaps the natural follow-up to yesterday's wikipedia-themed entry:

Conservapedia: An online encyclopedia for conservatives

Bible quotes on the main page, a "news" section that presently celebrates the defeat of "liberal rudy giuliani", and a geology section that goes out of the way to mention creationism.... wow ( Read more... )

Know any bloggers who like to post long lists of random links?

Or, perhaps you know someone who spends way too much time reading wikipedia?

Either way, this should keep them in business for a very, very long time.

It's been a bit since I've had the energy to put thoughts to words, and words to print, outside of work. And so, once again, I find myyself presenting an array of disconnected thoughts in place of more substantive content ( Read more... )