Cake Versus Pie: A Scientific Approach

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McSweeney's: A Short History of the Norse Occupation of Dublin, for Bostonians:

savingpaper:

So fuckin’ like 1200 years ago, mostah the young guys livin’ ovah in Nahway were havin’ a real tough time, just sittin’ ‘round the fahm thinkin’ tah ‘emselves, “All the good land’s already been takin’ here in Nahway, dad’s gonnah leave the fuckin’ fahm tah my oldah brothah since he’s oldah ‘en me, n’ if I don’t go n’ get myself signed up with one’ah the union guys down at the docks I’m gonnah end up livin’ the restah my life like some poor kid from Dahchestah who nevah got outtah the fuckin’ projects.” So there’s all these young Nahwegian guys hangin’ ‘round down at the docks n’ whenevah they get enough’ah ‘em, they’d put tahgethah a crew n’ then they’d just set sail on tah wherevah the fuck they felt like goin’ n’ then when they got tah whereevah the fuck it was they were goin’ they’d do some plundah’n n’ pillage’n fah awhile.

Not Bostonian enough to have the accent, but Bostonian enough to want to post all things like this for giggles.

tatsurokiuchi:

bestiario:

Kenichi Kuriyagawa Illustration 2 (via sandiv999)

:-) Current home.

Will enormous tracts of fertile grasslands suffer or adapt as the earth’s climate changes? Postdoc Erika Sudderth is looking for answers with funding from a surprising source. 

Greek Easter is coming!!!

Since January, a series of major earthquakes has struck around the world: Haiti, Chile, Taiwan, Turkey. Geologist Terry Tullis explains what is happening, and why.

N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder and chair of Infosys, has been called the “Bill Gates of India” for his success in the field of information technology. Global delivery and round-the-clock operations are good for India, he said on March 1 – and for the world.

Announcements, messages, and commentary beginning with the week of March 3, 2010:

• 3/1  At Brown: Campus groups raise $25K for Haiti relief

• 3/1  Patrick Moynihan ’87: Redoubling an educational commitment

Providence-based Banyan Environmental Inc. is bringing mercury-absorbent technology from the lab to the marketplace in partnership with Brown’s Technology Ventures Office.

Fourth and fifth graders at a Providence school get up close with a dogfish – and with Brown graduate student mentors who bring a passion for science to the classroom through the GK-12 project.

Its new location in Providence’s Jewelry District will benefit the genetic-sequencing startup company’s strong links with Brown faculty.

pibbplusredvines:

Host: For 100 points, complete this famous saying, “Better late than…”
Blanche: Pregnant!
The Golden Girls 3x16 - Grab That Dough

(Via goodolddays, leatherpumpkin, unicornery)

A fruitful 125-year relationship between Brown and the Rhode Island Philatelic Society brought some rare and colorful stamps out from University storage – and drew stamp collectors to the John Hay Library.

Its new location in Providence’s Jewelry District will benefit the genetic-sequencing startup company’s strong links with Brown faculty.

Important Spring Break Trip Updates

Hi all! Just wanted to touch base. Take a look over the e-mail, and "reply all" with thoughts and feedback. 

First of all, we spoke with Scott Harding, the founder of the

In a speech delivered Tuesday as part of Brown’s Year of India events, novelist Salman Rushdie described his material as a blend of the personal and public, farcical and tragic – and above all, political.

Dow Travers ’11 is the first Cayman Islander to compete in the Winter Olympics – and a relative newcomer to his event, the giant slalom.

Abraham Lincoln began his presidency with no intention of abolishing slavery. Within two years, he had changed his mind. Associate Professor of History Michael Vorenberg looks at the legacy of the Emancipation Proclamation.

PBS television and radio personality Tavis Smiley urged a Brown audience to push for continued progress in civil rights. He also had some advice for President Barack Obama.

The legendary creator of prize-winning Broadway music and lyrics talks with columnist Frank Rich about the ups and downs of his career.

February 7th, 2010 - The three newest members of our team: Maya Shanker RISD '11, Gabi Villanueva '12, and Dominic Wu '12. Thank you to everyone who auditioned!

My camera and the lens I want… because I just discovered this lens matching site.

Smart boards, high-def screens, and group-study rooms are among the amenities expected to draw science students and faculty to the third floor of the Sciences Library.

February 6th, 2010 - Come try out for Brown Badmaash! TF Green 205, 4-6 pm. All students, both undergraduate and graduate, from Providence-area colleges are welcome to try out. No prior dance experience is needed; just dress to exercise. And come to the lobby at 3:45 pm to sign in, because we're aiming to start promptly at 4. See you on Saturday!

February 1st, 2010 - Thank you to everyone who came out to support us in Philadelphia this weekend! We've succeeded in putting Providence on the dance community map and we hope to be back in Philly next year. For those who weren't able to see us in person, check out the YouTube video of our performance.

Among the five high-achieving African Americans feted by Black Entertainment Television were Queen Latifah, Sean “Diddy” Combs – and Brown’s own president, Ruth J. Simmons. The festivities were filmed on January 16 and broadcast February 1.

Among the five high-achieving African Americans feted by Black Entertainment Television are Queen Latifah, Sean “Diddy” Combs – and Brown’s own president, Ruth J. Simmons. The festivities were filmed in Washington, D.C., on January 16.

Announcements, messages, and commentary from the week of January 31, 2010:

• 1/31  Victoria Giordani ’11: “The dust and insects were nothing compared to the stench”

• 1/31  Danielle Dunlop ’11: “I survived, but my heart still aches”

• 1/31  Rick Perera ’87: Après la catastrophe

On the evening of Wednesday, January 27, students, faculty, and others from the Brown and nearby communities gathered at the steps of Manning Hall to pray and reflect.

Beautiful animation.

(Via Kitsune Noir)

(Via karenh, everybell)

colinmford:

I love this unique, letterpressed book by Ally Stoneham. The type, the cut outs, and the subtle deboss for the outlines… everything just comes together.

Announcements, messages, and commentary from the week of January 24, 2010:

• 1/26  Cate Oswald: Drawing on a technique that helped Rwandan genocide survivors
• 1/25  Patrick Moynihan: “It’s great to see the military out and about, looking for ways to help.”

Realized I haven’t uploaded my Alcatraz photos… here’s a start.

Wu-Tang vs. The Beatles mashup album… AWESOME. AND FREE.

an interview with Danny Yount / Sherlock Holmes end credit sequence
(via karenh and The Art of the Title Sequence)

Beautiful movie. Would watch it again for the soundtrack and visuals alone.

A team of Brown geologists wraps up its three-month stay in the Antarctic’s Dry Valleys and sends home two tons of hard evidence.

Announcements, messages, and commentary from the week of January 17, 2010:

• 1/21  Patrick Moynihan: “The presence of the U.S. military is more and more evident in the country.”
• 1/20  Haiti’s leading librarian offered residency at JCB
• 1/20  Sachita Shah: “Today was the first day I saw some non-earthquake-related patients.”
• 1/18  Stephen Sullivan: “The injuries we are treating will require months of care and multiple operations.”
• 1/15-18  Patrick Moynihan: “The bodies of the dead are still in inhuman arrangements, in places you do not expect to see them.” <#Moynihan1>
• 1/14  Cate Oswald: “I don’t have words to describe what people are living right now.”

Announcements, messages, and commentary from the week of January 17, 2010:

• 1/21  Patrick Moynihan: “The presence of the U.S. military is more and more evident in the country.”
• 1/21  Christopher Born: The greatest good for the greatest number of people
• 1/14  Cate Oswald: Keeping the hospitals running in central Haiti
• 1/20  Haiti’s leading librarian offered residency at JCB
• 1/20  Sachita Shah: “Today was the first day I saw some non-earthquake-related patients.”
• 1/18  Stephen Sullivan: “The injuries we are treating will require months of care and multiple operations.”
• 1/15-18  Patrick Moynihan: “The bodies of the dead are still in inhuman arrangements, in places you do not expect to see them.” <#Moynihan1>
• 1/14  Cate Oswald: “I don’t have words to describe what people are living right now.”

 

 

ISTANBUL — More than eight decades ago, Ertugrul Osman, an heir to the Ottoman throne, was unceremoniously thrown

(via goodolddays)

I like that someone made a sign that read “IF YOU CAN READ THIS SIGN YOUR [sic] SMARTER THAN NANCY PELOSI”… and then corrected the incorrect use of “your” with a pen.

And even just the sign pictured here… wow, I guess they forgot that a democracy is not supposed to represent one end of the political spectrum, but an acceptable middle that a majority of the population supports.

bowfolk:

robot-heart-politics:

Olathe Tea Party « Nice Deb

Because America has never had a president as bla…I mean, liberal as the one currently in office.

This isn’t very far from where I live ._.

January 30th, 2010 - Brown Badmaash will be competing at the PhillyFest dance competition on Saturday, January 30th. Come cheer us on! The venue will be the Merriam Theatre (260 S. Broad Street) in Philadelphia - you can book tickets through PhillyFest's website. Bad-WHAT? Bad-MAASH!

Only reblogging to point out that Keira Knightly is a far scarier man than Orlando Bloom in this photo.

(via historicalfashion)

The Golden Gate Bridge at night, from the Marin Headlands. Thanks to Christina for driving me over… and enjoying the totally romantic moment with me (and the mouse).

This photo is from a stroll I took last week. I’m going to miss Boston. Going back to Japan tomorrow morning.

Timothy Flanigan, an infectious-disease expert on the Brown medical faculty, has seen Haiti’s public-health challenges firsthand. He talks to Today at Brown about what will be needed to alleviate the suffering of earthquake victims and prevent fatalities in the days to come.

San Francisco!! Had a GREAT time there! Still have to sort through all the photos… I leave for Japan on Saturday morning.

Dr. Timothy Flanigan, professor of medicine and an infectious-disease expert on the Brown medical faculty, has seen Haiti’s public-health challenges firsthand. He talks to Today at Brown about what will be needed to alleviate the suffering of earthquake victims and prevent fatalities in the days and weeks to come.

With one of 46 doctoral programs and some master’s programs still open, Brown’s Graduate School applications have already reached an all-time high.

A Brown medical student worries about the public health program he established last year in southwestern Haiti.

Associate Provost Valerie Wilson met the president in Washington last week – and returned with a prestigious science and math mentoring award for the 33-member Leadership Alliance that she oversees.

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I only felt SLIGHTLY creepy spending several minutes taking a photo of a dead duck… It’s a beautiful dead duck, though.

Finally got some medium format film developed! Less of a failure than I anticipated, which is always good!

Here’s one of my favorites, taken in Tsurui, Hokkaido, outside of a great little restaurant called Heart-N-Tree.

A 20 percent increase in applications has led the undergraduate admission office to open a satellite facility in Alumnae Hall, where workers are processing some 30,000 individual folders.

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yaldabaoth:

9 Strange Things Found While Searching for Waldo

“Best case scenario — this is just some elaborate Roman furry mating ritual. Or maybe that’s the worst case scenario. Frankly, we just want to stop thinking about it.”

Via drewgilbert:

yaldabaoth:

9 Strange Things Found While Searching for Waldo

“Best case scenario — this is just some elaborate Roman furry mating ritual. Or maybe that’s the worst case scenario. Frankly, we just want to stop thinking about it.”

For your edification and delight, I present to you: Scanwiches. Mmmmmmm, scanned sammich!

scanwiches:

Urban Rustic: Prosciutto, Avocado, Basil, Pesto, Mozzarella, on a Baguette

In case you missed it, check out Dr. Ahn's lecture to the second year medical students on the basics of VIR under documents...

Speaking of abandoned things, I just found out about this abandoned Russian Village theme park in Niigata, Japan. There are so many abandoned buildings in Japan… they seem to be experts at moving on and not looking back here (what with people buying new cars every few years and the used shops constantly stocked with almost brand-new electronics that have been sold off to make room for the bleeding new). But I digress…

This place looks cool and I wanna go there. Reminds me that there’s an abandoned town near my home in Japan that I have to go check out. I also need to go take some better photos of that abandoned planetarium-looking building in the city. Adventure!

I love looking at abandoned manmade things. You feel quite a gut-wrenching awe when you see what a few years of unrelenting nature can do to the comforts of civilization.

bauldoff:

The Artificial Owl blog features the most fascinating abandoned man-made creations.

By the way, the odd structure pictured at top is a pill box bunker located along Devil’s Slide, California, just south of San Francisco. You can read more about the area and its military history here.

(via @PSFK)

Because there’s no stoppin’ love in MA.

drewgilbert:

Man, VT, RI, NJ and MA will let anyone marry.

thedailywhat:

Infographic of the Day: Putting things in perspective.

[thehighdefinite.]

I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING MORE TRUE.

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Joel Pett.

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themadeshop:

phildupree:

a fascinating look at the history of compressed music.

my ears hurt.

Girls sketching in the Museum of Fine Arts on New Year’s Eve.

I love the MFA. I basically grew up in it. Our first apartment in Boston was right across the street from it. I have fond memories of looking at all the pretty colors in the Impressionism wing and then wanting to fall asleep on the round couches they had there.

Happy New Year, everyone!!

Disappeared from Tumblr for a bit because I had to get on a plane and fly home to Boston! Here’s a shot of today’s snowfall outside the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Love this city!

The hotly debated accord that emerged from last week’s COP15 UN climate negotiations, while inadequate to halt global warming, may have put the world on the road to a just solution, our blogger concludes.

(Via goodolddays: contreplongee)

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I’m really sorry that hasn’t changed, Sir.

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twink posted:

Young Japanese girls brave the early morning rain to bid farewell to friends leaving for Manzanar relocation camp.

Vintage Photographs - Japanese girls ,1942.

Debra Hurwitz’s map will shed new light on a planet that has been largely ignored by planetary scientists in favor of the moon and Mars.

One of the last photos from the last magnificent weekend of a second wonderful year in Japan. Let’s hope my flight home on Wednesday will take off just as well.

Wondering what will be open over break or how to reach an office at Brown? This list’s for you.

At the end of a tumultuous week at the COP15 climate conference in Denmark, Prof. Timmons Roberts shares his doubts about the process and its potential to effectively address global warming.

The United Nations international climate negotiations in Denmark are almost out of time. Can leaders of nations with competing interests walk the line between trust and desperation for the good of the planet?

(via fuckyeah4chan)

At an all-day colloquium convened in Providence by author and Brown faculty member Chinua Achebe, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka decried black-on-black oppression in Nigeria. Achebe, however, struck a more hopeful note.

Afiçionados of ancient languages and holiday music have gathered annually since 1948 for the Latin Carol Celebration, conducted by the Classics Department entirely in Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit. The celebration is a big draw for the Brown community, neighbors, and local high school Latin students. This year was no exception.

A Brown junior attending the Greening Universities conference in Copenhagen has his eyes opened about international give-and-take on environmental policy. Will China and the U.S. find common ground?

Brown students connect with environmental activists from more than a dozen other leading universities around the world to trade energy-saving plans. Meanwhile, the hum of commerce continues as vendors and visitors throng the COP15 trade fair. Prof. Timmons Roberts blogs from Copenhagen.

Francis Bacon, “Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion”… you know it’s art when you like being disturbed by it. Click the painting for more Bacon goodness.

tatsurokiuchi: suzukichiyo: t-s-k-b:

Artdaily.org - The First Art Newspaper on the Net

Hokkaidoan sky.

(Pontomari in Kushiro-cho.)

Hokkaidoan sea.

(Taken in Pontomari in Kushiro-cho.)

Two days into his stay at the UN Climate Change Conference in Denmark, Prof. Timmons Roberts wonders if wealthy nations have the will to assist poorer countries in an effort to curb carbon emissions – without compromising human welfare and economic growth.

Two days into his stay at the UN Climate Change Conference in Denmark, Prof. Timmons Roberts wonders if wealthy nations have the will to assist poorer countries in curbing carbon emissions – without compromising human welfare and economic growth.

Gianni Galassi’s altered digital photos are a strikingly good mix of form and style. This one’s called “Electricity.”

And neat (slash geeky) fact: he shoots with a Panasonic Lumix GF1 (the new little brother to my camera!) and various point-and-shoots!

(via fuckyeah4chan)

The Mimetic House by Dominic Stevens. I want to live here. (Blatantly ripped from Kitsune Noir.)

After spending the fall semester at Brown, nine African environmentalists are returning home armed with multidisciplinary tools to address their nations’ natural resource concerns. Watch the video to learn more.

Writing from the U.N. climate meetings shortly after his arrival in Copenhagen, Professor Timmons Roberts observes a summit in sharp disagreement about who should do what to slow global warming.

Saw these cows while driving back from Akkeshi a while ago. Turned around and stopped to take a photo of them.

danielnavetta:

“Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The bad news is that I had to take him down after two days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever. Great stories. But two things made me take it down.

First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents as they almost wrecked when they drove by.

Second, a 55 year old lady grabbed the 75 pound ladder almost killed herself putting it against my house and didn’t realize that it was fake until she climbed to the top (she was not happy). By the way, she was one of the many people who attempted to do that. My yard couldn’t take it either. I have more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up my yard.”

(Via karmcity)

kaitlin:

How have I never heard of Boston24 before!? In the latest episode, he interviews Cookie Monster, and then goes into the Massachusetts Senate debate. “Steve Palieakdfa”

I really, really like this.

DITTO.

The mood swings of bipolar disorder – from mania to depression and back again – aren’t limited to adults. A new Brown study aims to identify biological and behavioral markers to improve the diagnosis and treatment of young bipolar sufferers.

J. Timmons Roberts, new director of the Center for Environmental Studies, and four students will observe and contribute to meetings of climate leaders from around the world.

This I like: classy people having a wedding without a wedding dress.

Via goodolddays:

Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall on their wedding day; May 21st, 1945

J. Timmons Roberts, new director of the Center for Environmental Studies, and four students will observe and contribute to meetings this week of climate leaders from around the world.

A Ricohflex Diacord L twin-lens reflex medium format camera from c.1958… My major pseudo-impulse-buy from an epic long weekend of workshops, gallivanting, delicious eating, and of course hectic shopping. It’s loaded up with film… now just need something to shoot and some skills.

J. Timmons Roberts, director of the Center for Environmental Studies, and four students will participate in meetings of climate leaders from around the world.

J. Timmons Roberts, director of the Center for Environmental Studies, and four students are participating in the COP15 climate conference in Denmark.

J. Timmons Roberts, director of the Center for Environmental Studies, and four students are attending the UN’s COP15 climate conference in Denmark and blogging about it for Today at Brown.

12.6.09  Overview  ||  12.10.09  The world is waiting for action  ||  12.12.09  A quest for “climate justice”  || 12.13.09  Greening universities and selling ‘Bright Green’  ||  12.14.09 Students: Climate compromise is tricky  ||