ig nobel dreams
Humor is truly a balm to the soul. Last night I joined the Spousal Unit for the dinner-and-entertainment portion of the Caltech Skeptic's Society Origins …
Random silliness
a coupla physicists sittin’ around talkin’
Oh, frabjous day! We have so much to celebrate this March 14th. It’s Pi Day, of course, and also the very first Talk Like a …
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a little light housekeeping
[UPDATE: Many thanks to the commenters who pointed out the broken links. They should be fixed now. In my defense, I frequently wrap up blog …
anatomy of a white board
There's an exciting new addition to the decor chez Piquant: a shiny new white board, which the Spousal Unit picked up one day from Office …
REPOST: a pirate’s life for me
[NOTE: We are seriously under the weather and hence original posting must wait until this godawful headache subsides. "Bring on the magic mushrooms!" sez Jen-Luc …
get your physics phreak on
We certainly hope everyone tuned in for Monday night’s special Halloween episode of The Big Bang Theory, that brand-new sitcom featuring a bunch of physics …
makes me wanna yodel
When pop star Gwen Stefani took the stage at last December's Billboard Awards event to perform her new hit single, "Wind It Up," clad in …
on little cat’s feet
The cat is treading on dangerous ground these days. Granted, she's endured a huge amount of upheaval over the last three months, culminating in the …
a very buffy boxing day
Most folks are still recovering from the Christmas festivities, but for those of British persuasion, the holiday week continues this morning with… Boxing Day! Or, …
ignoble noodling
We have been diligently studying our calculus, truly we have, and a post is in the works on the derivative and integral, respectively. But then …