the ultimate in links - a month's worth!
This time I'll keep them organized by theme since
there are so many good ones!
Science:
Scientists Unveil High-Res Map of the U.S. Carbon Footprint | Wired Science from Wired.com (go Omaha!
)
How Deja Vu Works (seemed appropriate with this month I've been having)
Scientists Now Expect to Find Gravitational Waves (part of LIGO - was once recruited to help with this 11 years ago!)
Physicists model how we form opinions
The $25,000,000,000 Eigenvector (ie. Google's)
Stephen Hawking calls for Moon and Mars colonies
Does the Earth's magnetic field cause suicides?
Recent Events (ie. politics/tech/misc):
NPP INCOME TAX CHART | National Priorities Project (good to be reminded where the US taxpayer money goes)
Expelled Exposed (it's the new Intelligent Design documentary - haven't seen it, but not happy of the messages it's portraying and I've lost all respect for Ben Stein)
On topic: YouTube - Why do people laugh at creationists? (part 22)
Was disgusted by the questions asked at the Penn Democratic debate. Guess I wasn't the only one: MoveOn.org Political Action: Enough Distractions
From friend who recently returned from Africa: Islamic schools lure African boys into begging
Banks meet over £40bn plan to harness power of Congo river and double Africa's electricity
Sub-prime fallout metrics US map (NYTimes)
Nebraska High School Project on Genocide Was a Portent of Real-Life Events - New York Times (similar to my reaction in college when studying Weimar republic of Germany - couldn't we have predicted and done something to prevent the travesty?)
How to Win the War on Global Warming (Time magazine)
Superheroes in Real Life - City Pages (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Game related:
Mr. Jack. Wonderful 2-person board game that you can play for free in your browser. Feel free to invite me to a game - I'm "Kadorus".
The Best Videogame Stories Ever (not that I fully agree with this, but it does highlight some amazing games from the 90s and more recent - especially loved Planescape: Torment).
Ikariam - The free browser game - haven't played it, but friend recommended it (she's on planet Iota) and says it's similar to a massive multiplayer Civiliation
Grand Theft Auto IV: Dystopian Liberty City - New York Times (don't know if I'll ever play any of these games, but this one definitely has had the buzz the past week/year!)
Humor:
YouTube - Flight of the Conchords Ep 4 If You're Into It - Hilarious short song on this HBO tv show, very catchy!
An Engineer s Guide to Cats on Yahoo! Video (can't forget the always entertaining kittehs!)
Funniest Valedictorian Speech Ever video - probably funnier when thinking back to high school. Ah, those were the days... of mental incarceration.
Sex, Pop Culture, and Misc:
WNYC - Radiolab - back for another wonderful season. Listen to these podcasts! (I know, belongs more in Science)
ABC News: Christian Sex: Holy and Hot!
BBC NEWS | Health | Masturbation 'cuts cancer risk'
Men, women, sex and confusion : Booster Shots : Los Angeles Times - my friend was amazed at this, but every guy told her it was true.
Song about relativistic plasma jets (plus trippy visuals!) Blogs Scientific American - again, another not quite science link
YouTube - We_Are_The_Strange - Don't watch this here, it's trippy and doesn't work in small Youtube format, but you at least get an idea about the fuss. I think this will make a great backdrop to game night.
Six Diseases You Don’t Want - humor and medical science
Guillermo del Toro Chats with TORN About ‘The Hobbit’ Films! - Yes, I'm very excited about the upcoming movies!
Life-changing books: Recommendations from 17 leading scientists
And lastly, the one I've been saving for several of you: Carl Zimmer's Science Tattoo Emporium - yes, look on in surprise, envy, awe and disgust!
That's it for April - let me know what you think!
Science:
Scientists Unveil High-Res Map of the U.S. Carbon Footprint | Wired Science from Wired.com (go Omaha!
)
How Deja Vu Works (seemed appropriate with this month I've been having)
Scientists Now Expect to Find Gravitational Waves (part of LIGO - was once recruited to help with this 11 years ago!)
Physicists model how we form opinions
The $25,000,000,000 Eigenvector (ie. Google's)
Stephen Hawking calls for Moon and Mars colonies
Does the Earth's magnetic field cause suicides?
Recent Events (ie. politics/tech/misc):
NPP INCOME TAX CHART | National Priorities Project (good to be reminded where the US taxpayer money goes)
Expelled Exposed (it's the new Intelligent Design documentary - haven't seen it, but not happy of the messages it's portraying and I've lost all respect for Ben Stein)
On topic: YouTube - Why do people laugh at creationists? (part 22)
Was disgusted by the questions asked at the Penn Democratic debate. Guess I wasn't the only one: MoveOn.org Political Action: Enough Distractions
From friend who recently returned from Africa: Islamic schools lure African boys into begging
Banks meet over £40bn plan to harness power of Congo river and double Africa's electricity
Sub-prime fallout metrics US map (NYTimes)
Nebraska High School Project on Genocide Was a Portent of Real-Life Events - New York Times (similar to my reaction in college when studying Weimar republic of Germany - couldn't we have predicted and done something to prevent the travesty?)
How to Win the War on Global Warming (Time magazine)
Superheroes in Real Life - City Pages (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Game related:
Mr. Jack. Wonderful 2-person board game that you can play for free in your browser. Feel free to invite me to a game - I'm "Kadorus".
The Best Videogame Stories Ever (not that I fully agree with this, but it does highlight some amazing games from the 90s and more recent - especially loved Planescape: Torment).
Ikariam - The free browser game - haven't played it, but friend recommended it (she's on planet Iota) and says it's similar to a massive multiplayer Civiliation
Grand Theft Auto IV: Dystopian Liberty City - New York Times (don't know if I'll ever play any of these games, but this one definitely has had the buzz the past week/year!)
Humor:
YouTube - Flight of the Conchords Ep 4 If You're Into It - Hilarious short song on this HBO tv show, very catchy!
An Engineer s Guide to Cats on Yahoo! Video (can't forget the always entertaining kittehs!)
Funniest Valedictorian Speech Ever video - probably funnier when thinking back to high school. Ah, those were the days... of mental incarceration.
Sex, Pop Culture, and Misc:
WNYC - Radiolab - back for another wonderful season. Listen to these podcasts! (I know, belongs more in Science)
ABC News: Christian Sex: Holy and Hot!
BBC NEWS | Health | Masturbation 'cuts cancer risk'
Men, women, sex and confusion : Booster Shots : Los Angeles Times - my friend was amazed at this, but every guy told her it was true.
Song about relativistic plasma jets (plus trippy visuals!) Blogs Scientific American - again, another not quite science link
YouTube - We_Are_The_Strange - Don't watch this here, it's trippy and doesn't work in small Youtube format, but you at least get an idea about the fuss. I think this will make a great backdrop to game night.
Six Diseases You Don’t Want - humor and medical science
Guillermo del Toro Chats with TORN About ‘The Hobbit’ Films! - Yes, I'm very excited about the upcoming movies!
Life-changing books: Recommendations from 17 leading scientists
And lastly, the one I've been saving for several of you: Carl Zimmer's Science Tattoo Emporium - yes, look on in surprise, envy, awe and disgust!
That's it for April - let me know what you think!
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