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DID IT MATTER WHETHER WAS SANDY A HURRICANE?
DID IT MATTER WHETHER SANDY WAS A HURRICANE? Doyle Rice, in this article in USAToday (link via Instapundit), raises questions about whether it matters that Sandy was Superstorm Sandy rather than Hurricane Sandy. Rice points out that: “Since Sandy wasn’t … Continue reading
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LEGOS INTO SANDSTONE WITH 3D PRINTING.
LEGOS INTO SANDSTONE WITH 3D PRINTING. I posted here on an art project by Jan Vorman which consists of plugging cracks in buildings in New York City with Legos. I have also posted several times, including here, on what is … Continue reading
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LIFE IN OSTIA.
LIFE IN OSTIA. Ostia and Pompeii preserved more evidence of daily life than did Rome. The Tourist Guidebook for Ostia highlights what the ruins tell us about how the Ostians lived. Many of the shops and workplaces had mosaics showing … Continue reading
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OSTIA.
OSTIA. Apparently, when we were looking at the ruins in Rome, some of what we saw came from Ostia. Ostia is about 20 miles from Rome and was the port for Rome. It is an ongoing archaeological site. Some people … Continue reading
GIVING THANKS FOR THE BIG BANG.
GIVING THANKS FOR THE BIG BANG. In my first post on this blog I marveled at the evidence in the skies of the Big Bang. I am always impressed by what is known, or is thought to be known, about … Continue reading
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THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITH OLD MILK BOTTLES.
THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITH OLD MILK BOTTLES. I have posted, including here, about the promise of three dimensional printing and on how to do it. Apparently, there is an annual race in Seattle, the Milk Carton Derby, for which entries … Continue reading
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MULLYGRUBS, CANTRIP, FLEECH, RANTUM SCOOT.
MULLGRUBS, CANTRIP, FLEECH, RANTUM SCOOT.I have posted a number of times on dialects and microaccents, including this post on the 174 names for dust bunnies that are recorded in the DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN ENGLISH (DARE). Nick’s Emory Magazine for summer, … Continue reading
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ROMAN SCIENCE—GARLIC AND MAGNETS.
ROMAN SCIENCE—GARLIC AND MAGNETS. I read a review in the TLS (October 12) by David Sedley of a book about Roman science by Daryn Lehoux, and was astonished to see what Sedley calls a “bombshell”. (It was a bombshell for … Continue reading
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SUPPORT FOR A JOURNAL OF REPLICATION STUDIES.
SUPPORT FOR A JOURNAL OF REPLICATION STUDIES. Of the ten original papers selected by Dr. Gonon’s team, replication studies showed that eight of them were either wrong or questionable. A replication increases the sample size. Since exact duplication is difficult, … Continue reading
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UNDERREPORTING FOLLOW-UP STUDIES.
UNDERREPORTING FOLLOW-UP STUDIES. This Economist article reports on the low status of scientific studies which follow up on novel scientific theories. A team headed by Dr. Francis Gonon of the University of Bordeaux looked at the ten papers on attention-deficit-hyperactivity … Continue reading
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