jianmen underground neutrino observatory: a tour of JUNO, the massive Chinese lab built to study the elusive particle—Damn Interesting’s Curated Links
xoxo: Cabel Sasser’s talk on rediscovering a forgotten artist—more here from the presenter, see also
post on own site, syndicate elsewhere: more on the POSSE technique for retaining control of one’s work—see previously
first draft: the Balloon Boy Hoax of 2009 illustrates the problems of for-profit journalism—see also
saturday night soirรฉes: the house parties of Charles Babbage (previously) boasted an impressive guest list, including Faraday, the Darwins, Dickens and more
central casting: recalculating the Kevin Bacon Game with eigenvectors to reveal the most well connected film is Pulp Fiction—via Quantum of Sollazzo
monsters and madonnas: the eerie, erotic photography of William Mortensen—labelled the “Antichrist of Hollywood” in the 1930s for his horror film inspired compositions
strong thermal emission velocity enhancement: the rare atmospheric phenomenon called Steve (which science made a backronym) that sometimes accompanies geostorms
