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Ones that got away - September 08, 2008

‘Top 10 Amazing Physics Videos’
Wired’s list scandalously omits what are truly the two greatest physics videos of all time (copied below the fold, in case you want to see them).

Green activists ‘keeping Africa poor’
The UK’s ex-chief scientist doesn’t care to mince his words anymore.

“Dude, I’m not doing science.”
Constance Steinkuehler of the University of Wisconsin thinks computer gamers have become scientists, says Wired.

Genome Quilts
“Beverly St. Clair has originated a way of encoding genetic information in quilt designs,” says her website. See the evidence for yourself.


Posted by Daniel Cressey on September 08, 2008
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