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#9: Einstein’s Latest in Review (Ten Best of the Decade from Half of the...

Continuing on with the ten best from half of the World’s Fair, as noted earlier, this is a reprint of a post that first ran in August 2006. When Dave and I got to take part in Roald Hoffman’s...

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#8: Alternative Sponsors (Ten Best of the Decade from Half of the World’s Fair)

For a year or so, we had the privilege at the World’s Fair to garner our own sponsors, corporate and otherwise, so as not to rely on money from Dow Chemical or Shell, money that Seed Media Group was...

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#7: The Candy Hierarchy (Ten Best of the Decade from Half of the World’s Fair)

Moving along (see here), the order of quality for Halloween candy has been a source of constant conversation for years in my family. Since my kids became full-on trick-or-treaters a few years ago, it...

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#6: Puzzle Fantastica #1 (Ten Best of the Decade from Half of the World’s Fair)

In a countdown from just one of us, this one isn’t just from one half of the World’s Fair; it’s from both of us. Truth be told, Dave did most of the work here and in the end this was a hallmark...

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#5: Memory, History, and Landscape (Ten Best of the Decade from Half of the...

Halfway there. This one first ran earlier this year, back in February. I was actually preparing for an interview, sitting in a bed and breakfast when I posted it, as I recall, which in retrospect makes...

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#4: Science Showdown (Ten Best of the Decade from Half of the World’s Fair)

This one was immense. It was also a dual effort (and not by “one of the guys” at the blog). Like the Puzzle Fantastica, this one is very difficult to re-post in its entirety. Luckily, Dave made a great...

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#3: Landscape and Modernity (Ten Best of the Decade from Half of the World’s...

These never got formalized into an official series (not to demystify it too much, but that formalization process requires mostly that Dave make an icon to put on the sidebar). Nevertheless, they ended...

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#2: The Current Literature on Science: Author-meets-Blogger Series in Review

(Ten Best of the Decade from Half of the World’s Fair) This series began with the kindness of a friend who agreed to let me ask him about his book about Barry Commoner, science, and modern...

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#1: Cannonballs and the Meaning of Truth

“The world is full of light and life, and the true crime is not to be interested in it.” A.S. Byatt “What seems a detour has a way of becoming, in time, a direct route.” Richard Powers I had more fun...

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The myopia of energy production: “Nothing will go wrong”

Me again. I once put up a post on the problems with trusting the safety of energy producing systems. The post was not well received; I see as I re-read the comments that I was particularly irritable...

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