- On Vessels Filled and Fires Kindled (Wonders & Marvels) Plutarch and digital culture (a slight piece but the links are interesting).
- The Learning Spy - Who inspects Ofsted? General verdict--the model is not fit for purpose. (I'm working on a post on what happens to good ideas in education when they become institutionalised.)
- Coffee associated with the opposite of death, according to new scientific study (Boing Boing) Is that because if you are drinking coffee you can't be dead? And while we are on coffee: Walking with coffee--why does it spill? "Here we report on the results of an experimental study of the conditions under which coffee spills for various walking speeds and initial liquid levels in the cup. These observations are analyzed from the dynamical systems and fluid mechanics viewpoints as well as with the help of a model developed here." Summary here.
- Replication studies: Bad copy (Nature News & Comment) Draws attention, inter al., to the problem of spurious research results getting published, but their refutations not being.
- ...and a parallel story on sloppy reporting: Science stories, revisited (Language Log)
- What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets (Barnes & Noble Review) On Michael Sandel's latest.
- Views From the Night Sky: London and the U.K. (The Atlantic) Superb aerial views
- Sir Patrick Moore and the Cult of the Amateur (The Dabbler) ... he also used to compose operas and play the xylophone rather well. I remember him coming to my school to talk about the moon--probably about 55 years ago. His clothes didn't fit then, either.
- World's Subways Converging on Ideal Form (Wired Science) Are the overall patterns indicative of an element of self-organisation?
- Presentation Charts (Chart Porn) Dilbert's take.
- Fantastic time lapse map of Europe, 1000 - 2005 A.D. via Kottke.org
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