Vanity Fair: Obama’s Way. By Michael Lewis.
“To understand how air-force navigator Tyler Stark ended up in a thornbush in the Libyan desert in March 2011, one must understand what it’s like to be president of the United States—and this president in particular. Hanging around Barack Obama for six months, in the White House, aboard Air Force One, and on the basketball court, Michael Lewis learns the reality of the Nobel Peace Prize winner who sent Stark into combat.”
This question is being posed by two Atlantic articles:
What Kind of Book Reader Are You? A Diagnostics Guide and Many More Types of Book Readers: A Diagnostics Addendum.
I would classify myself as
The “It’s Complicated” Reader. You are a combination of many of these things and yet completely different, too. Each book means a new type of reader exists in your soul; you refuse to be defined or categorized. You are a freeform, wild, woolly entity. You do whatever you want. You’re probably a pisces. You’re definitely a reader.
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, passed away yesterday.
Some relevant videos:
I also highly recommend the HBO series From the Earth to the Moon (I’ve got it on DVD), the part about the Eagle landing is available online.
The Big Picture: Remembering Apollo 11.
“For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.”
Links via MetaFilter: Man on the moon, which is worth reading in its entirety because lots of people share their memories of the Apollo 11 mission and Neil Armstrong.
… but you can see a pulse of light travel!
TED talk: Ramesh Raskar: Imaging at a trillion frames per second.
Link via Physics & Physical Science Demos, Labs, & Projects for High School Teachers.
Today’s Rolling in the Higgs thread on MetaFilter sent me on a tour through Youtube and Vimeo…
Tim Blais aka A Capella Science (Tim explains about it here): Rolling in the Higgs (Adele Parody). Tim also is one half of Cabin Nine, and they cover songs like these: Europe: The Final Countdown (with guitar and cajon!), Amy Winehouse: Rehab.
AstroCappella is a project by The Chromatics: NASA | The Sun Song.
And of course this oldie but goldie: CERN Rap (also on Youtube, lyrics here).
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