Daily Archives: March 13, 2007

So I’m a liberal-arts-educated scientist. So what?

Posted on March 13, 2007 by cicada

This cartoon makes me happy and nostalgic. Yes, I know I’m weird. Happy Pi Day. Saint Gasoline » Archive » The Allegory of the Trolley Problem Paradox

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Buy yourself a “Cabinet of Curiosities”

Posted on March 13, 2007 by cicada

I can’t justify purchasing all the expensive science and art books I really want, so they languish on my Amazon wishlist forever. A case in point would be Patrick Mauries’s Cabinets of Curiosities, an oversized hardbound book with lots of … Continue reading →

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Flowers and Fossils

Posted on March 13, 2007 by cicada

Struthiomimus and Tulip oil on panel David Dodge Lewis, Evolution Series A series of still life paintings playing on the relationship between fossils and modern organisms, and featuring especially well-rendered flowers. The show opens March 28 at the Atkinson Museum, … Continue reading →

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Top 50 SF/F Booklist

Posted on March 13, 2007 by cicada

This list is going around the science blogosphere. It seems de rigueur to comment on the choices and mark the ones you’ve read. This is a book meme I can support – although I was surprised I’d missed so many. … Continue reading →

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