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Gravitational wave discovery criticisms

blogs • May 19, 2014

I thought I should put this up just because I had raved about this discovery's importance in earlier posts. In the interests of time, I'm only linking to the National Geographic article in which I first...

Head in the clouds: a bit of the science behind daydreams

blogs • May 19, 2014

[aesop_image img="https://hilite.org/core/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/default-net.jpg" caption="DELANCEYPLACE.COM / SOURCE" align="left" captionposition="left" lightbox="off"]Daydreaming – an activity...

Donald Sterling: worth the media’s attention?

blogs • May 12, 2014

Grant’s take: Sterling doesn’t accurately reflect American society Many act like the racist comments of NBA owner and general scumbag Donald Sterling are undeniable proof that America remains a...

A new shape: the hemihelix

blogs • May 2, 2014

[aesop_image img="https://hilite.org/core/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hemihelix-1.jpg" caption="SEAS.HARVARD.EDU / SOURCE" align="left" captionposition="left" lightbox="off"]Researchers at Harvard recently...

Artistic differences: Grant and Jacob have it out over how far we can push the boundaries of art

blogs • April 28, 2014

Grant’s Take: Art can be anything, but not always enjoyed or understood by everyone. Judging art is about as subjective as it gets. I am no more qualified than anyone to decide what “art” is and...

To rock and not to roll: Grant and Jacob share their opinions on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

blogs • April 13, 2014

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recently announced its newest batch of inductees. Among the newly recognized hall-of-famers are Hall and Oates, KISS, Nirvana, Cat Stevens, the E Street band, Linda Ronstadt,...

Synthetic yeast chromosome

blogs • April 4, 2014

[aesop_image img="https://hilite.org/core/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DNA.jpg" caption="NPR.ORG / SOURCE" align="left" captionposition="left" lightbox="off"]Recently, scientists revealed a major breakthrough...

Enough Madness?

blogs • March 30, 2014

With the coming NCAA championships, excitement is mounting among collegiate basketball fans. The excitement hasn’t been shared by all, though. See below for Grant and Jacob’s takes on this issue. Jacob’s...

How should teachers grade writing?

blogs • March 27, 2014

An oft-debated subject in schools is the criteria we use to grade students' writing. In any setting, adjudicating writing requires some degree of subjectivity, but what constitutes "fair" grading? It seems...

Gravitational waves: what do they tell us?

blogs • March 24, 2014

[aesop_image img="https://hilite.org/core/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bicep2.jpg" caption="BICEPKECK.ORG / SOURCE" align="left" captionposition="left" lightbox="off"]Most people have probably seen recent...

The dropleton: a new state of matter

blogs • March 10, 2014

[aesop_image img="https://hilite.org/core/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dropletons.jpg" caption="SCIENTIFICAMERICAN.COM / SOURCE" align="left" captionposition="left" lightbox="off"]Say hello to the dropleton. This...

New standards drafted for math department

Beats • March 4, 2014

The state recently released a revised draft of standards for the math department. These new standards parallel the math department's current curricular standards in many ways, but may induce minor...

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