L.E. Carmichael's Blog, page 59
March 31, 2014
Mad Science in the Movies
By a strange twist of fate, I’ve been reading and watching a lot of stories that feature scientists lately, and I have determined that there are only two types of scientists in fiction: 1) The mostly-harmless/absent-minded professor/mad scientist type 2) […]
March 29, 2014
Prudence or Paranoia – When Did Men Become Villains?
My dad is a baby magnet. Kids absolutely love him. We’ll be out at a restaurant, and every child in the room will stare at him like he’s been dipped in sugar and covered in Tonka Trucks. Which is perfect, […]
March 27, 2014
Amy’s Marathon of Books: Nix Minus One, by Jill MacLean
Title: Nix Minus One Author: Jill MacLean Publisher: Pajama Press ISBN: 9781927485255 Book Source: purchased from the author (who is a friend of mine) at the launch Province: Newfoundland Synopsis (from publisher’s website): Nix Humbolt doesn’t talk much. Though at […]
March 24, 2014
The Reports of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Although there were several days when death, or at least, unconsciousness, seemed like a much better alternative than continuing to experience the virus from Hades. This was me for the last two weeks: only I was considerably less attractive, due […]
March 3, 2014
Donald Duck Just Blew My Mind
I can’t post the video here because it was illicitly uploaded to YouTube, but I highly recommend you take 6.5 minutes to watch this Disney Cartoon in which Donald Duck explains some exceptionally cool math relating to the Golden Mean (also […]
March 1, 2014
Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming….
Deadline on Monday and a field trip for the photography class I’m taking mean something’s gotta give, and this weekend it’s the blog. I’ve got a guest post up at Sci/Why, though, a blog packed full of science geekery, if […]
February 27, 2014
Amy’s Marathon of Books: Half Brother, by Kenneth Oppel
Title: Half Brother Author: Kenneth Oppel Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 9781554688128 Book source: review copy from publisher that’s been sitting on my shelf since I worked for Chapters in 2010* Province: British Columbia Synopsis (from Chapters’ website): When Ben Tomlin’s mother brings home his “new […]
February 24, 2014
Shakespeare Meets Science
Instead of Romeo and Juliet, my 10th grade English teacher made us read Shakespeare’s Richard III. These days about all I remember is “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse,” and that creepy Elizabethan belief that wicked souls […]
February 22, 2014
What I Wish I Was Doing Right Now
Instead, I’m up to my neck in revisions and photo research for my next project, I signed up for a web conference that I don’t have time to actually take, and my filing cabinet has exploded all over my floor. […]
February 20, 2014
Random Acts of Irony: Mythic Moose
So Tech Support was working up in Cape Breton and called me while driving* the Cabot Trail. Me: (jealously) Seen any good animals this trip? Tech Support: (ranty) You know, everywhere I’ve stopped people keep saying “Oh, watch out for […]
