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Many academic journals have taken advantage of scientists and developed negative utility. Time for a revolution. http://thecostofknowledge.com/
Heading to the top of Haleakela. Nice of the sun to throw a party. http://www.space.com/14319-h...
TEDxMaui was a fun event, and a big step forward for Maui towards tropical geek nirvana. http://tedxmaui.com
What happens when scientists meet a pet psychic? http://www.youtube.com/watch...
What happens when scientists meet a pet psychic? http://t.co/JG7LznhF
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Chi b hearing a lot about a beautiful particle; that's a meson.
Some of the most incredible big mountain snowboarding I've ever seen: http://t.co/UTMNPxlQ
What do you get when you cross a White Knight with a Falcon and Dragon? http://t.co/YPPtp2kc
Not enough data to be conclusive yet, but we now have good evidence for the Standard Model Higgs!
Downloading a torrent of Invention USA. Heh.
If string theory models are as ugly and misleading as the statements in this paper, it's no wonder they're dying: http://t.co/0uZDbd84
For the exceptionally geeky: the "Theory of Everything" tshirt from BlondeGeek: http://t.co/MwHWXZp9
Tomorrow, under the lunar eclipse, I'll be heading to Oahu to talk at the TechHui conference:  http://t.co/z9zNdjKr
Friends on Maui are welcome at a premier party ( http://t.co/W7SVafOl ) for Invention USA tomorrow! http://t.co/blB3VItv
Dolphins communicate using hydroglyphics:  http://t.co/lzYnNGoF
What's hurting Maui's reefs? Cool #SciFund project: http://t.co/iLXEwlFd
Disturbing that a mathematician with an important result made a resume listing a proficiency with Word, Excel, and Powe http://t.co/lqMWduWb
I favor scientific openness, but in this case publishing may be a bad idea. I do hope though that this story heightens http://t.co/IvufAUuS
I wonder if, were I to write my full signature perfectly on an electronic checkout pad, my cc company would flag it as an obvious forgery?
Atlas V up and away. Looking forward to having Curiosity satisfied in August.
The geeky History channel show my friend and I are hosting, "Invention USA," premiers Dec 9. Apparently we're displacing "Hairy Bikers."
Gusty November Sundays at kitebeach are quite a show. Beginners getting dragged. One kite in a tree. Carnage out in the water. Good fun.
Working on a tricky calculation and ordering a pizza. Do I know how to party on a Saturday night or what?
Downhill mountain biking in Chamonix.
Talked with Gerard ′t Hooft about unification. He likes so(14), which is unexceptional, but still cool.
James Watson is a candid and inspiring scientist, atheist, and speaker. He's lived a great story.
Visiting CERN.
Stand up paddling the Swedish archipelago with a friend. Beautiful coastline.
It's cool to be here in Copenhagen, thinking and talking about quantum mechanics and time.
FQXi does physics conferences right. We're on the National Geographic Explorer, cruising a Norwegian fjord. Clearly Slartibartfast's work.
I wonder if the academic tuition loan bubble will burst by graduates never officially earning income.
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