Author: Josh Witten

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Commenters

The other day I was perusing online reviews of iPad styli. The comments on the reviews were shockingly de-enlightening (ie, reading them made one stupider). Even an Internet veteran like myself can still be surprised by how quickly individuals trying to provide advice about an unnecessary gadget can dissolve into anger and name calling. Continue reading “Commenters”

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It had to happen
It had to happen

1. About The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace & Babbage book.
2. What is your cutie mark going to be? – via Nicole Gugliucci
3. How to study, and how not to study.
4. Eyes on the solar system by JPL.
5. If I made gifts like this, they would all love me…

 

Science Caturday: Ceiling Cat


To think otherwise would be like finding a blind watchmaker in the middle of an uninhabited wasteland and concluding that there are no poorly constructed watches about.

Also, the cirumference of a human’s index finger is slightly smaller than the inner circumference of their nostrils. I think the message is clear…

Wash your hands

As a parent, you get used to having no privacy. The other day I was interrupted in the bathroom* by my child coming in to wash her hands:

Me: “Hey, Frogger, what are you doing?”

The Frogger: “I was helping Mommy make dinner and I touched the raw meat. So, now, I have to wash my hands so my tummy won’t hurt.”

Me: “Good job. Got to avoid that dysentery.”

Huzzah for food safety, especially considering that her professed life goal is to become a chef, like Uncle Ben. I wish* I could say that she had learned about the importance of hand washing from her favorite cooking shows on the Food Network (whatever the current iteration of Ina Garten and Giada de Laurentis are). Continue reading “Wash your hands”

That, sir, is “craftism”; and “craftism” is wrong

On Wednesday, 16 January 2013, a group of intellectuals engaged in a legendary debate on the validity of “glitter” as an art supply, particularly as it related to science communication and science art. What follows may be the only record still in existence of this discussion…

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