Archive for September 17th, 2008
Do you hate correcting experiment-copies as much as me?
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: September 17, 2008
Because I hate it. I mean really, really hate it. So much so that I haven’t corrected a (leaving-cert) copy in years. I justify this (to myself) on the basis that I spend more than enough time in the lab on technician duty. I’m generally in the lab by 7:15 and spend most breaks there [...]
Ideas for Young Scientist competition
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: September 17, 2008
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I put together a list of (124) possible Young Scientist projects for my second-year class. Most of them are taken from previous years and hopefully it will give them some ideas. Closing date is October so you need to get cracking. You don’t need to have the project finished by then, but you will need [...]
Our marvellous oceans
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: September 17, 2008
I posted previously about Robert Ballard on TED. Exploring the worlds’ hidden oceans David Gallo is equally enthuasiastic and just as enthralling. From the TED website: David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square’s worth of neon light displays from fish who [...]
What CERN doesn’t want you to know . . .
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: September 17, 2008
Click on the picture to see what they’re all so worried about. In case you were wondering: http://www.hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/
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