Science
I Am Legend Movie Review
I AM LEGEND
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Written by Mark Protosevich, Akiva Goldsman, Richard Matheson, John Corrington, and Joyce Corrington
Starring Will Smith and Alice Braga
Will Smith is not the first action star to portray Robert Neville on the big screen. Charlton Heston's Omega Man is another
That sounds good to me
Christian Tyner linked to my blog, so I think I should return the favor by pointing out something really astute:
Where realism comes in is in my reliance on current scientific and social scientific knowledge. I draw a line between the physical sciences and the social sciences (biology acting as
Fun Facts about the Moon
Who Parked the Moon?
The Moon has at least three distinct layers of rocks. Contrary to the idea that heavier objects sink, the heavier rocks are found on the surface. And there is a definite disparity in the distribution of minerals. Ubell asked, “If the Earth and Moon were created
Applied Philosophy
While participating in a discussion at the Physics Forums, I was struck by the value of an education in Thomism. The subject at hand was the value of applied science versus pure science. Since this is a subject of interest to me, I weighed in on the discussion. As I
Overview of Psychometrics
Steve Hsu gave a brief introduction to the science of psychometrics at Foo and SciFoo this year. He was kind enough to share his slides. This is a pretty good overview of the important bits. He also has some discussion of his slides here.
Thanks for sharing Steve!
Applied Topology and Dante
Robert Ghrist sounds like my kinda guy. His area of expertise is almost completely over my head [applied topology], but he likes all things medieval, and is a fan of G. K. Chesterton. His passion in life is to apply unused mathematical discoveries to practical problems, including the coverage sensor