Posted on January 8, 2008, 11:09 pm, by Andy, under
Academics.
Geez. Talk about raining on the parade:
We have examined the science behind three of the most popular pseudoscientific beliefs encountered in Hollywood movies. For two of them — the idea of ghosts and vampires — we have shown that they are inconsistent and contradictory to simple facts. For one of them — the idea of [...]
Posted on December 29, 2007, 9:44 pm, by Andy, under
Academics.
The smaller the stakes, the more fiercely people will fight for them.
One of my professors in grad school had a bit of a rivalry going on with another professor in his field. But I don’t think it was quite so epic as the escalating Honderich/McGinn deathmatch. Rule #1: never let it get personal….
