A response to an online manifesto about research and development that says some correct things about academia but ultimately fails because I think it’s founded on an unexamined assumption.
It’s not technically obligatory to write something about the Super Bowl, but it sorta-kinda is:
In which a dinner conversation leads me to reconsider a classic #physics demo of air pressure, and then write it up for the blog:
A bit of physics, discussing a kind of classification of measurement techniques as I start to prep for a workshop I’ve agreed to do this summer.
Some delayed commentary on this past weekend’s conference championship games, which were a tough watch for a Giants fan.