October 2011
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nprfreshair:
Something for your afternoon: Every year there’s a contest online for grad students to “dance their thesis.” Four of the “Dance Your PhD thesis” videos are now posted. Above, my personal favorite: Anna Robson dancing to her PhD thesis, “Nanosensing protein allostery and peptide interactions using SERS.”
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Third Coast Radio Doc Winners →
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Want something to listen to? Third Coast just announced the winners of their 2011 radio documentary competition.
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Vintage & Anchor: 10 Famous Books That Were... →
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1. Don Quixote: This book was written in two parts in Spain in the 1600’s. After serving in the army and being wounded, Miguel de Cervantes returned home and was unable to find work. As a result, he was sent to debtor’s prison where he wrote most of his works, including “Don Quixote,” as well as…
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Coach Talyor-isms.
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Suicide Policeman by Yuck
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I didn’t think I was going to die, I knew I was. But it didn’t matter. Those...
– Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer.
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I discovered Friday Night Lights on Netflix. Love, love, love. A very special show. Sadly, I’m on season five, the last season.
The show’s producer, Jason Katims, won a Humanitas prize tonight for the final show.
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NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert with Foster the People, who just finished a set at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
I also wanted to say I love the idea of a tiny desk concert.
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