Ask The Chefs: What Travel Tips Have Worked For You?
It’s that time of the year again – when we add personal travel to our business travel. See what travel tips the Chefs have to offer and please contribute your own!
The Fine Line Between Math and Magic
How what seems like magic can be explained with a little math.
The Upside of Bitter Cold: Frozen Soap Bubbles
Something fun to do as you suffer through a colder than usual spell.
Diagramming Time Travel
Traveling through time can get confusing. Here, an analysis of the way different movies and books approach causality.
Underwater Fireworks via Bioluminescence
A look at bioluminescent creatures of the deep.
Game of Thrones, Copyeditor’s Edition
When battling dragons, proper grammar is a must.
May Flowers
A stunning time lapse movie of flowers in bloom.
Working Effectively with Consultants
Why and how do organizations hire consultants? What are some of some the of the traps and limitations to using RFPs? What are some alternatives? Based on a panel discussion at this year’s AAUP meeting, this post explores these and other topics related how to work effectively with consultants.
1,500 Water Balloons on a Trampoline
Springtime finally arrives, so why not celebrate with some slow motion footage of water balloons on a trampoline?
Whip it Good: The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
A sample from Nova’s web series about the things scientists get up to when they’re not in the lab.
The Long Labor Day Weekend
A musical interlude to mark the symbolic end of summer.
The Sad State of Toy Dinosaurs
An expert takes a look at the scientific accuracy of dinosaur toys.
Répondez s'il vous plaît: Ravings From A Conference Planner
There it is in your email inbox. An invitation to speak at an upcoming event. Your expertise has been recognized. The favor of a response is requested.
CNN and the End of the World
An odd find from earlier this week — the video CNN plans to play at the end of the world.
Happy Labor Day: Workin' Man Blues
What better way to start your Labor Day weekend then with a little Merle Haggard?