Archive for September, 2007

The Last Lecture of Randy Pausch, it’s a good one

Computer Science Professor Randy Pausch, who has terminal pancreatic cancer, delivered what is expected to be his last lecture at Carnegie Mellon University entitled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.”

WSJ: A Beloved Professor Delivers The Lecture of a Lifetime
WSJ: The Professor’s Manifesto: What It Meant to Readers


Mascot on Mascot Violence

Houstonist: Eye of the Cougar
Houston Chronicle: Oregon mascot suspended


What single book is the best introduction to your field

That’s the topic of a interesting discussion happening over at metafilter - What single book is the best introduction to your field or specialization for laypeople? - behold the aggregating power of the ‘internets’. Here are a few I picked out that I would read if I ever had the time… sigh…

Notes on Nursing by […]