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  • 2nd Annual 3 QD Prize In Science

    You know what this is. Details here.

  • Too much of a good thing (Sujatha)

    There is such a thing as too much chocolate. We just got back from a two day trip to Hershey, PA,  the 'Sweetest Place on Earth'. I've always had an affinity for chocolate, lovingly lingering on those tiny bars of Cadbury's milk chocolate that were a rare treat in childhood. We had to study how…

  • Is liberal blogging on the wane?

    After a four year run, the Carnival of the Liberals has folded its tent. On his blog, Neural Gourmet, CotL's founder Leo Lincourt writes:  Dear Liberal Carnivalers, We’ve had a good run. 102 separate editions, over four years and two months. Edition #103 was supposed to appear yesterday but after reviewing the submissions, or lack…

  • Mylène Dressler : Casting a net with words

    A performance artist of considerable elegance, Mylène Dressler is a versatile woman.  Whether she is speaking about her latest book, leading a discussion on a classic film or talking about the art and craft of writing, Mylène (pronounced Mi-lan) brings her experience as a dancer, teacher, author and speaker to the forum. I have met Mylène on three…

  • The Krugman Blues

    Is Krugmania an emerging phenomenon like Friedmania was a decade or so ago? [link]  http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1827871374 (Thanks to Narayan for the pointer)

  • 3 QD Prize In The Arts & Literature

    If you remember having read an intelligent, interesting and informative blog post on any topic related to the arts or literature since February 21, 2009, please consider nominating it for a prize sponsored by 3 Quarks Daily. Please follow the link to find out about the rules of the contest and the deadlines for nominations…

  • The Miraclemongers of the Media (Sujatha)

    Around the Thanksgiving break in last November, was one of the Feel-Good, Miraculous stories of the season: Rom Houben, a comatose Belgian who had been bedridden for over 23 years, was actually communicating with the use of helpers, even without the benefit of normal faculties like speech or much muscular effort. From the BBC article:…

  • Wise Men Habitually Lie…(Narayan)

    Sabios Costumam Mentir … The baby Jesus had to contend with only three on Christmas and they were thoughtful enough to bring birthday presents, wrapped if you please, judging from the fuzzy cell phone snapshots of the day.  Two millennia later we have a putz with a package in his pants, and a plague of…

  • Gentler and more Humorous (Sujatha)

    atheism than the Ditchens: This is despite the much-discussed op-ed he wrote last year for the Daily Mail, which had some theists arguing that he had found God. But as he states it, he found the place(s?) in the brain where gods come from, not God.

  • Chasing the Paliban (Sujatha)

    Sarah Palin made it to my corner of the woods, this Saturday afternoon. "Thousands" lined up to meet her, per the gushing report from the Washington PA Observer-Reporter (Note, the website page had been read 297 times by the time I saw it. Are there thousands of people in Washington PA, or was the true…

  • Hiroshima – Nagasaki: Places to Avoid

    No sitting US president has ever visited the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only major urban centers on earth that bear testimony to the effects of nuclear warfare. President Jimmy Carter went to Hiroshima as an ex-president. Nancy Pelosi is the highest ranking US official to have paid a visit to Hiroshima while in office.  President Obama will…