Wednesday, July 31, 2013

"Welcome" Back

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I haven't even been back in this country for 3 full hours yet, and already multiple people have been really unkind to me. Now I already ...
Friday, July 26, 2013

Anticipated Matchup

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Vin Scully, a few minutes: "Sunday's game, in case you happen to be in Seoul, will be on the air at 10 am." Thanks, Vin! ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Unexpected Ass-Kicking (Food Spiciness Department)

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Today at lunch I finally got my ass kicked by spicy food. Because I am in Korea, I've been ultra careful about this, and I did well unt...

The Birth of Emoticons?

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Here is the most commonly accepted explanation for the origin of the first emoticon. :) (It occurs to me, by the way, that an emoticon rea...

Pictures From Korea: 2013 Edition

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I have now posted my first batch of pictures from this trip to Korea . And if Gangnam Style was ever going to break out at any physics conf...
Monday, July 22, 2013

Best. Name. Ever.

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Sicnarf Loopstok . 'Nuff said. (Eat your hearts out, Razor Shines and Stubby Clapp !)
Friday, July 19, 2013

What Happens in Seoul Stays in Seoul

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I am at the airport and in an hour I will be boarding my flight to Seoul for a big conference on statistical physics . I am then going to s...
Thursday, July 18, 2013

Let's Vote on the Baby's Gender!

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CNN.com, you're doing it wrong !
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

"Sharing the Beauty of Networks"

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University of Oxford has just released its promotional video about my lab's outreach efforts to teach school students about networks! ...
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Dinosaur Chrome

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Check out this chrome skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex that was installed by the Seine River in Paris. Absolutely gorgeous ! (Tip of the ...
Monday, July 15, 2013

The Length of Doctoral Dissertations

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One person compiled some statistics about the mean length of doctoral dissertations in various fields. Just to give some context, let me ...

XKCDifying Plots in MATLAB

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In case you were wondering (and I know you were), there is a script to "xkcdify" plots in MATLAB. Enjoy! (Tip of the cap to Sa...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

Slacker

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Best. Demotivational Poster . Ever. OK, it's not actually the best one ever, but it is pretty damn good! This is for all of my friend...

Frozen Snickers

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I often froze Snickers as a child. Snickers are much better frozen than consumed any other way. Plus, they get exceptionally hard whe...
Friday, July 12, 2013

Coffeehouses: The Social Media of the 1600s

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Here is a very interesting article about coffeehouses and how, upon their arrival, they were analogs of modern social media. (Tip of the ...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Density Tower

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This home-brew experiment looks awesome ! And I mean that literally: click on the link and take a look at what it looks like. (Tip of th...
Tuesday, July 09, 2013

"Noise-Induced Synchronization, Desynchronization, and Clustering in Globally Coupled Nonidentical Oscillators"

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One of my papers came out in final form today. Here are the details. Title: Noise-Induced Synchronization, Desynchronization, and Cluste...

Spirograph for MATLAB

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Wow. This Spirograph GUI for MATLAB brings back some memories from my childhood. According to the Wikipedia entry , it is still in produc...
Sunday, July 07, 2013

Health Insurance and 'Grilled Cheese Happiness'

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And, sometimes, two advertisements are placed near each other in such a way that it completely messes up the parsing. This is how an adve...

"New Prius Helps Environment by Killing its Owner"

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Really, it is only a matter of time before this car becomes available. (I kid Prius owners because I love them. Residents of the Research...