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Monthly Archives: October 2011
A writing challenge
Are you up for a challenge? A writing challenge? A friendly, mutually-supportive writing challenge?* I need to write some papers. My tenure portfolio goes out for review in May, and I want to get a couple more papers into review … Continue reading
Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week
Earthquakes The big news this week was the magnitude 7.2 earthquake in eastern Turkey, which I blogged about here and expanded on in a post on the Scientific American Guest Blog. Some other useful links and resources: Nice post on … Continue reading
Scenic Halloween Saturday
As the leaves turn and colder nights draw in, let us journey to a mysterious country that holds an even more mysterious glowing orange pit. Halloween is upon us, so could we be looking on a newly-opened gateway to the … Continue reading
M 7.2 earthquake near Van, eastern Turkey
Earlier this morning, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit near the city of Van on the eastern border of Turkey. The BBC reports that at least 45 people have died as buildings collapsed close to the rupture. The most well-known seismic … Continue reading
Scenic Saturday: Minnesota, Land of Lakes
In Minnesota, two Saturdays ago, the weather was ridiculously warm, but the trees knew it was autumn and were well into their fall foliage fireworks. It was the perfect afternoon to enjoy a walk around one of Minnesota’s most famous … Continue reading