I quit
Posted by Glenn on March 30th, 2008For the first time in my life, I started my golf season in New England in March. It was cold, the greens were horrible, and I hadn’t played since October.
Archive for March, 2008
Open access
Posted by Glenn on March 30th, 2008I start off talking about cute rodents with rakes, but end up railing about academic publishing.
Shouting Stain
Posted by Glenn on March 28th, 2008Why are talking stains so funny?
Good eats
Posted by Glenn on March 27th, 2008Great food for a great cause.
Cineplexes aren’t just for movies anymore
Posted by Glenn on March 26th, 2008Going to the movies to watch a podcast?
Richard Dawkins on “Expelled”
Posted by Glenn on March 25th, 2008Richard Dawkins was allowed in to see “Expelled.”
One too many enemies
Posted by Glenn on March 25th, 2008The perils of having enemies that use Craigslist
Don’t desert the dessert
Posted by Glenn on March 24th, 2008I have been developing a hypothesis over the past 10 years that I am now ready to share. Put simply: Preferences for deserts are imprinted during childhood in a way that other foods are not.
The chattering classes chime in
Posted by Glenn on March 22nd, 2008Obama gives what many thought was an intelligent and nuanced speech on race. One that has been called “historic”. But we really don’t what to think until the cable news teams inform us.
Creationist movie premiere
Posted by Glenn on March 21st, 2008Delightful post from P.Z. Myers, who is an associate professor of biology and outspoken critic of creationism. He was in line to attend the premiere of “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” which is a documentary narrated by Ben Stein and funded by the Discovery Institute. It turns out that Dr. Myers was targeted by the film’s [...]