Sunday, November 20, 2011
A review of Catherine Eagleton’s Monks, Manuscripts and Sundials. The Navicula in Medieval England is followed by some reflections on the price of scholarly monographs and editorial oversight.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 11/20 at 12:51 PM
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010
The latest attempt to essentialize and reify IQ, to apply it to disparate populations, and draw strong conclusions.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 07/06 at 11:15 PM
Yet another effort to identify King Tut’s cause of death. This time sickle cell disease is the culprit.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 07/06 at 10:38 PM
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Published before the recent brouhaha over Pluto’s planetary status, Hoyt’s book on Pluto concentrates on whether or not Lowell deserves credit for predicting Pluto’s discovery.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 06/27 at 01:54 PM
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
The most recent Isis includes a nice selection of articles on Cold War Science. It seems the Cold War is as present today as it was twenty years ago.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 06/16 at 07:25 AM
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
A belated roundup of history of science articles and blog posts.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 05/25 at 10:56 PM
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Sunday, May 09, 2010
This week’s round up of posts is shorter than previous weeks, owning most likely to the vagaries of the academic year and end of semester burdens.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 05/09 at 10:57 PM
Sunday, May 02, 2010
This week’s PACHSmörgåsbord of links. It seems most people are still really busy, so there aren’t too many this week.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 05/02 at 10:59 PM
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Back to a regular schedule for the Weekly Smörgåsbord, with links to posts ranging from witchcraft to SETI.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 04/25 at 10:57 PM
Sunday, April 18, 2010
After a few weeks off, due to travels and grading, the Weekly Smörgåsbord returns with links to posts ranging from Regiomontanus to the RAND Corporation.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 04/18 at 12:01 AM