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Princeton evidently started an annual Art of Science Competition.

This spring we asked the Princeton University community to submit imagery produced in the course of research or incorporating tools and concepts from science. The response was overwhelming: more than 200 entries from nearly 100 individuals in 15 departments. We selected [...]

Well, it’s official. My guaranteed entry into the 2005 ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 6th has been accepted. (I had a guaranteed entry based on my time at the Skunk Cabbage Half-Marathon here in Ithaca in April.

I think this is by far the earliest I’ve actually paid money to enter a race. Hopefully [...]

In this week’s issue of the journal Science, there’s a book review by Jake Yeston, a senior editor at Science on The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry.

The beauty of modern chemistry is that these two modes of thought merge seamlessly into a microscopic description of a macroscopic world. The challenge is that, until students digest the [...]