Archive for October, 2005

2005-10-22

Visions of Science 2005

Filed under: Photos,   Science — Geoff @ 2:02 pm

The UK paper The Daily Telegraph sponsored a science photography contest called “Visions of Science 2005“

There are some incredibly amazing photos in the competition — including one of liquid crystals and surface tension.

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2005-10-19

Review: The Wisdom of Crowds

Filed under: Academia,   Reading,   Science — Geoff @ 4:42 pm

It’s been a while… and I’m back with a quick book review. My father suggested I read The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki. Since I don’t have much time at all for “easy reading” (vs. research articles), it took me quite some time to finish.

I liked the book, although I think it falls into [...]

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