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Grad student means coffee and cakes

As Honey B. says,and Angela confirms,grad school is a parade of books an articles made bearable by the continuous supply of caffeine and sugar. Nothing prepares you to the insane rhythm of grad school and the relentless pursuit of excellence amid the demands and tugs of war of various departments,professors,assistantships,[...]

Happy Pi Day

And today we all celebrate our Happy Pi Day! But I learned that MArch 14 is actually National Pi Day,approved by Congress and all.

Pi shows everywhere,and not just for being trascendent,but because it might even be normal.

Who wants cheesecake with their digits?

via mathblog

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Gender and imagery in science

It is interesting to note how our own cultural biases change and sometimes impede the scientific research. That is the case in fertilization,as Emily Martin studied:In fact,biologists could have figured out a hundred years ago that sperm are weak forward-propulsion units,but it’s hard for men to accept the idea that sperm [...]

Digital library

I would have thought that UCali would be the first in the Google panopticon,but at least they are there in their partnership now.

“The academic enterprise is fundamentally about discovery,”said John Oakley,chair of UC’s systemwide Academic Senate and a UC Davis law professor.

Wonder how much this inexorable trend towards difussion of [...]

Open CMS

A few projects have come up in which I will be deciding over a CMS,and naturally,open source is the way to go. I like the clear and concise path that Seth Gottlieb indicates for choosing a CMS,including this:Open-source content management software presents an attractive option for companies looking for a straightforward [...]

Rain in NJ

It turns out that old New Jersey is at danger because of rising sea levels,

The Princeton University researchers also projected that as much as 9 percent of the state’s low-lying land could be hit by periodic coastal flooding in a trend that would devastate property,disrupt wildlife,erode beaches,and salinate drinking water in [...]