The Fine Line Between Math and Magic
How what seems like magic can be explained with a little math.
Welcoming a New Chef in the Kitchen: Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
Meet our newest Chef, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe.
The Upside of Bitter Cold: Frozen Soap Bubbles
Something fun to do as you suffer through a colder than usual spell.
The Year in Review: 2017 On The Scholarly Kitchen
A statistical look back at the year in The Scholarly Kitchen.
The End of Aperta: Journal Submission Systems Remain Challenging
Why is it so hard to build a good journal article submission system?
Finally, Something Enjoyable You Can Do with Excel
Paintings created using an unlikely tool.
Why Independent Bookstores Work in the Age of Amazon
The independent bookstore, once thought endangered, returns from the ashes.
Amazon in 1999, A Look Back
A look from 1999 at an interesting new company called, “Amazon”. Whatever happened to them?
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from The Scholarly Kitchen (and Big Star).
Chefs’ Selections: The Best Books Read During 2017 Part 1
The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year. Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow.
Lava Lamps and Internet Security
How one company uses a decidedly analog technology to generate random numbers for encryption.
Welcoming Back Tim Vines
Welcoming Tim Vines back to The Scholarly Kitchen.
Book Review: “The New Analog” by Damon Krukowski
Is “signal” meaningful in the absence of “noise”? Damon Krukowski asks what important things have been lost in our transition from analog to digital media in his book, “The New Analog”.
University Press Week 2017
Testimonials to the importance of university presses.
Diagramming Time Travel
Traveling through time can get confusing. Here, an analysis of the way different movies and books approach causality.