Heddle
@heddle.bsky.social
Christian, Husband, Father, Scientist, Professor (physics). Pittsburgh sports fan.
Popular science books, when done right, are fantastic and of great benefit. However, they are not, in general, fact checked. This is a problem without a practical solution.
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
Readers deserve better from popular science books
There is a dirty secret in publishing: most popular science books aren't fact-checked. This needs to change, says Michael Marshall
www.newscientist.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Popular science books, when done right, are fantastic and of great benefit. However, they are not, in general, fact checked. This is a problem without a practical solution.
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
Christian Nationalists:Trump :: Western Communists:Lenin
November 20, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Christian Nationalists:Trump :: Western Communists:Lenin
Teaching on vector angular momentum today. Arguably the most difficult subject in first semester physics. I do have my trusty gyroscope at hand.
November 20, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Teaching on vector angular momentum today. Arguably the most difficult subject in first semester physics. I do have my trusty gyroscope at hand.
I don’t know how to process stories like this. Is it “no good deed goes unpunished”, “oops, unintended consequences”, or “ready-made convenient excuse delivered on a silver platter”? www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...
BU suspends admissions to humanities, other Ph.D. programs
The university didn’t announce its decision in a news release and hasn’t fully explained it, but two deans blamed a new grad workers’ union contract for the cutbacks to a dozen programs including Engl...
www.insidehighered.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:23 PM
I don’t know how to process stories like this. Is it “no good deed goes unpunished”, “oops, unintended consequences”, or “ready-made convenient excuse delivered on a silver platter”? www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...
Today is my birthday and our admin said on our Slack channel that "29 looks good on you!" And I responded, accurately, "You mean 29 in base 29". 👴
November 19, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Today is my birthday and our admin said on our Slack channel that "29 looks good on you!" And I responded, accurately, "You mean 29 in base 29". 👴
We are going to have a Health Secretary who denies the efficacy of vaccines, in spite of all the evidence. Nicely done fellow evangelicals who created and backed DJT, destroying any vestiges of sanity in the GOP. A lot of blood could be on your hands.
November 15, 2024 at 12:40 AM
We are going to have a Health Secretary who denies the efficacy of vaccines, in spite of all the evidence. Nicely done fellow evangelicals who created and backed DJT, destroying any vestiges of sanity in the GOP. A lot of blood could be on your hands.
I am nothing if not a brand new undocumented refugee from X.
November 10, 2024 at 1:40 PM
I am nothing if not a brand new undocumented refugee from X.