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the space race and the dark side of the moon: saying good-bye to roger boisjoly
In class last week we were talking about what it means to live our lives in an age of science by looking at everyday ways in which assumptions about science and technology become part of the "common...
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everyday humanities vs. humanities a la russe
[Originally posted at my DayofDH 2014 blog; part 2 coming up here next week.]One of the aspects for me of a day of reporting on and reflecting about digital humanities while doing digital humanities is...
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does the 'doomsday clock' keep the right time?
[originally published in 2007] One of the most famous images from the dawn of the nuclear era is back in the news: it is no longer seven minutes to midnight, but five, according to the board of...
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wondering about wonder
As a new mother, one of the things I found odd about baby books and such was an overwhelming emphasis on farm animals. Now, I’ve got nothing against farm animals, but it did strike me as interesting...
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hollow heads? science, fantasy, and what's as plain as the earth beneath our...
Newton's Principia Mathematica is rarely remembered today for having sparked speculation that we all go about our days traveling across the shell of what is a hollowed out planet -- but the devoted...
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