Beta has taken an interest in the plight of the vaquita, and made a website as part of her school project. Check out The Vaquita Project.
Links
Mathematicians
As a mathematician, I take care not to be caught doing philosophy. When I buy my copy of Philosophy Now, I ask the newsagent to wrap it up in a brown paper bag in the hope that it will be mistaken for a girly-mag.
Mike Alder, Newton’s Flaming Laser Sword
WMS Science Fair
VIDEO: Analog Devices Holds Science & Technology Fair At Wilmington Middle School
If you watch the video carefully you can catch a couple of glimpses of me babbling to the students.
Silver Lake Memoirs
History: Ice cutting at Silver Lake more than 100 years ago
My favorite quote:
The secret incentive of [the Silver Lake Fire Department] was to be found in the water tub of that wagon. Prohibition by this time was the law of the land.
Before the volunteers started from the shed at Pop Neilson’s, a keg of beer was put into the tub of the wagon. By the time they returned to Pop’s, that beer, immersed in the cold waters of Silver Lake, was just right for a refreshing drink.
Fisher Cats
What Does a Fisher Cat Sound Like, from Cape Cod Wildlife Calling
More than just what a fisher cat sounds like, it has video of what a fisher cat looks like, AND audio files of red foxes and raccoons for disambiguation.