Pet Peeve: Faux-superiority from publicly announcing that you do not do something that most other people do. In my circles, this usually involves not watching television, following sports, or consuming alcohol.
For example:
I do not[1] watch television. I do not even own a television.
Bully for you. Apparently, you are better than I. I watch television. I follow sports. And, I consume alcohol. Continue reading “The Theatre and The Tube”
The Frogger loves Disney‘s Cinderella, mainly because she thinks Cinderella’s ball gown in pretty, likes dancing, and loves all the cute animals[1,2]. As a result, I have had many opportunities over the past few months to observe this film in great detail, repeatedly. These posts resulted from subjecting the normally active mind, thirsting for stimulation, to triplicate viewings whilst traversing the wintry wastelands of the Midwest, with the second of two presented here, wherein I shall examine why the Cinderella story, rather than being uplifting, depresses me. Continue reading “Cinde-really? Part the Second”
The Science Tarot is a new, creative project to bring scientific concepts to new segments of society in a visually compelling way.
Science Tarot is a creative science communication project that combines science, art and mythology into a tarot deck to engage and awaken people’s curiosity about science and the natural world.
The deck illustrates science stories to engage scientists, artists and tarot enthusiasts alike. In this way we aim to bridge disparate communities and foster both science education and self-discovery.
You can hear the creators discuss the project on Skeptically Speaking when the podcast version is posted.
Don’t listen to Calvin & Hobbes, bath time can be fun. Offspring 1.2 and I used what we had lying around (Offspring 2.0’s tub, squirt toys, and slightly soapy water) to create a pseudo-accurate diorama of a coastal marine area complete with coral reef, within reef environment, and outside reef marine life. We’re claiming that this represents an unnamed Pacific island in order to accommodate coral reef, penguin, and orca.
Simply the best video editing to create a brand new story of out old material that I have seen.
The Finch and Pea 