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    • Archive for November, 2006

    Review: Interface

    Sunday, November 26th, 2006

    Interface
    by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George
    (c) 1994
    Bantam Dell
    InstaRating: 3.5 out of 5
    An experimental biochip is implanted in a governor of Illinois after he suffers a massive stroke. Its stated purpose is to repair the connections in his brain, giving him access to speech and motor skills again. Unknown to many, the chip [...]

    Politics and Teaching

    Thursday, November 9th, 2006

    So, Election Day has come and gone. I took time to talk about it in each of my classes today — and yes, I know I teach physics; more on that later — and I thought I’d ruminate some here. Full disclaimer: I am a lifelong Democrat who had been reasonably certain they’d [...]