05/14/08	http://www.newscientist.com/hamster.ns?pg=book
08/27/07	http://www.elementeo.com Anxiously awaiting this one...
6/18/06	http://academics.rmu.edu/~short/ideas/index.htm Started a page to organize my random ideas.
5/8/06	http://www.grrn.org/campus/campus_recycling.html Campus Zero Waste.
3/21/06	http://terravideos.blogspot.com TERRA the nature of our world vodcasts.
11/24/05	http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/fry/valence/index.html Ben Fry's work at MIT
11/15/05	http://www.garageband.com/artist/aaronshort Garage bands.
11/10/05	http://academics.rmu.edu/~short/events/111005/ Exhibition.
10/24/05	http://academics.rmu.edu/~short/panos RMU panoramas. Test: http://academics.rmu.edu/~short/panos/chemlab.htm http://academics.rmu.edu/~short/panos/bio_lab.htm
9/29/05	http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/periodic_table.html Great site from the Royal Society of Chemistry.
9/27/05	http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/case.html Case Studies in Science.
9/11/05	Open day for John Jay Center. Allegheny College, University of Chicago podcasts.
9/09/05	http://boilercast.itap.purdue.edu:1013/Boilercast/ Purdue Podcast Lectures. The availability of lectures broadcast over the internet from Purdue University was reported in this weeks Chronicle. This is an awesome resource that I hope does not go away due to bandwidth issues. There is no image but the shear variety of courses makes this an experiment to watch closely. I am following the CHM (http://www.chem.purdue.edu/people/faculty.asp) podcasts with interest. I would really like to hear this class:  :o)cosine:o( http://www.ratemyprofessor.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=37874
7/23/05	http://skynet.oir.ucf.edu/~mschell/Chemistry/ Singing Chemists? http://skynet.oir.ucf.edu/~mschell/Chemistry/s00/frameset24.html IUPAC song. http://www.geocities.com/le_chatelier_uk/song_index.html UK version of the singing chemists.
7/22/05	Word of the day: meme A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another. http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/sillymolecules/sillymols.htm The Chemistry of Silly Molecules. Fall off your chair humor.
7/15/05	Word of the day: fealty The fidelity owed by a vassal to his feudal lord.
7/12/05	Fall courses at RMU CHEM 1210 'Chemistry I'. CHEM 1215 'Chemistry I Lab' ENVS 1160 'Ecology Of A Changing Planet'
3/19/05	http://academics.rmu.edu/faculty/short/rsc/ Tom Ridge Center Visit.
2/26/05	Word of the day: dilettante adj : showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn: dilettantish, dilettanteish, sciolistic] n : an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge [syn: dabbler, sciolist]
2/24/05	http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/lyle_24/myhero.html Miyahaha!
2/18/05	Cartoon fun http://www.postmodernhaircut.com/archive_page.php?id=19. http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/ World Lecture Hall.
1/22/05	http://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-3.4/turro.html Pathological Science.
1/21/05	http://www.aquasana.com/Product_which.cfm What is the healthiest water? Is soft water better for consumption than hard? According to the sales representative I met today for http://www.ionics.com/ it is! Well of course it is, especially when you are trying to make a quick sale on a 4k combined RO, activated carbon and ion exchange system. Now I do have to admit that it did taste better, and we could possibly save $450 a month on domestic cleaning products and our fuel bill. It would seem that there is one camp who believes that it is better to drink 'natural' contaminant free RO water (with a pre-treatment softening) as it would 'cleanse' your system by washing out the harmful 'toxins'. Others believe that humans have been drinking groundwater, with all that 'added stuff' for millennia and that this is water's natural state. After firing up Google I found some very interesting toxicological information on water hardness. It seems that there are 30 years of epidemiological studies that have found an inverse (protective) association between drinking water hardness and cardiovascular disease mortality. Go figure.
1/16/05	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington's_axe Ship of Theseus Paradox. After seeing Troy, I found myself reading up on the Greek Myths. This was a peculiar one that seemed to resonate with me.
1/15/05	Word of the day: Metadata n : data about data; "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications"
1/14/05	Oh my!!! Ratemyprofessors.com, you guessed it, everyone is a critic. My entry is here. Please be advised that this particular site is not for the squeamish. Many thanks to the student in my ENVS1140 class for pointing out that web site to me.
1/12/05	http://academics.rmu.edu/~short/met/lectures/ ENVS1140 lectures Link to NSF MSP page:
1/9/05	Reform in Science education journal article (Handelsman et al., 2004). 'Scientific teaching involves active learning strategies to engage students in the process of science'
10/15/04	These rock!!! MAGICAL TREVOR!!! and... KENYA Demo of the day: Oscillating Methanol Demo [1], [2], [3]. This one needed a little bit of tinkering with. A piece of copper wire was attached to the $150 piece of platinum wire which had been coiled in order to increase the surface area. The first combustion is more violent than the later ones and may take you by surprise. Despite what [3] says, there is no need to heat the methanol, although the addition of methyl blue makes it more interesting to watch. Now I need to find some boric acid. Ref: Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 71, no.4, pp 325 -327.
9/1/04	Jagshemesh! I like... http://www.hbo.com/alig/
8/24/04	New book for Chemistry:
6/10/04	Fall courses at RMU CHEM 1210 'Chemistry I'. CHEM 1215 'Chemistry I Lab' ENVS 1160 'Ecology Of A Changing Planet'
6/9/04	Cartoons http://academics.rmu.edu/~short/chemistry/cartoons/
6/7/04	Word of the day: Metanoia Definition: From the Greek 'meta,' 'beyond,' and 'nous,' 'mind.' Refers to a revelatory or illuminating spiritual experience that cannot be described. Biblically, it has been interpreted as repentance.
6/6/04	Word of the day: Hegemony Definition: The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others. .
5/28/04	True or False? 'The moon orbits the earth' (http://www.mesquiteisd.org/planet/moon.html) Direct link: http://www.mesquiteisd.org/planet/moon.mov Explanation: http://www.synapses.co.uk/astro/moon1.html
5/27/04	High-brow humor: Annals of Improbable Research (http://www.improb.com/). 1987 seems so long ago, this gem of educational research needs a wider audience: 'A Private Universe'. http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/pup/ The original video, a must see: http://www.learner.org/resources/series28.html
5/25/04	Today I was faced with my worst nightmare...a mind numbing assault of 7 hours of Edu-speak [1], [2], [3]. If you're interested here is a glossary. The book 'How People Learn' was enthusiastically heralded as 'a great read' in my class both today and yesterday. I read the first Amazon review (2 stars, I would give the review 5) and decided it was worth a look. I also learnt today that it is possible to suffer from word exhaustion. Are some words necessary? Maybe...if you're going to use the following please make sure it is used sparingly, and preferably in red type.     ru·bric n.   A class or category: “This mission is sometimes discussed under the rubric of ‘horizontal escalation’... from conventional to nuclear war” (Jack Beatty). A title; a name. A part of a manuscript or book, such as a title, heading, or initial letter, that appears in decorative red lettering or is otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text. A title or heading of a statute or chapter in a code of law. Ecclesiastical. A direction in a missal, hymnal, or other liturgical book. An authoritative rule or direction. A short commentary or explanation covering a broad subject. Red ocher. adj. Red or reddish. Written in red. [Middle English rubrike, heading, title, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rubrca, red chalk, from ruber, rubr-, red. See reudh- in Indo-European Roots.]
5/24/04	NSF Math-Science Partnership week long training commences
4/26/04	Finals week. Today I found the following web sites courtesy of the Chronicle of Higher Education... http://www.invisibleadjunct.com/ Invisible Adjunct http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/tburke1/gradschool.html Should I go to grad school?
3/31/04	http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/ A Ukrainian motorcyclist tours Chernobyl... 'Time do not ruin roads' http://www.cafeshops.com/ndenvscience I need this shirt!
3/30/04	Found this today whilst browsing through the Science shops at Cafe Press: http://www.cafeshops.com/randyrathbun Trunk Monkey! http://www.sillyhumor.com/trunkmonkey/
3/23/04	Promotional key ring designs: http://academics.rmu.edu/~short/es_ws/es_keyrings.htm
3/21/04	Very useful website: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
3/20/04	Prototype website and images: http://academics.rmu.edu/~short/es/es_home1.htm http://academics.rmu.edu/~short/es/es_home.htm http://academics.rmu.edu/~short/es/es_ws_images/
2/21/04	Logo development for RMU's new Environmental Science program: http://academics.rmu.edu/~short/es/es_ws_logos.htm Interesting web site of the day - http://www.williamhung.net
2/18/04	Environmental Science program has been approved. Students to enroll in the Fall of 2004.
9/26/03	If you have enjoyed your CHEM course there is an elective available you may be interested in ENVS3000 which is also available to students of CHEM1220 (or will be once I get the prerequisite changed). Description - 'This course provides students with an introduction to the chemical basis of environmental issues and the environmental consequences of modern technology with an emphasis on water, air, and soil pollution and chemistry.'
9/25/03	The 'CHEM1220 Homework Club' has moved its time to Wednesdays at 1:00, before the laboratory. If you require assistance outside of this time please make an appointment. Interesting web site of the day - http://www.electronicorphanage.com/neen/demo/clinger.swf
9/22/03	Week 5 of the semester already! Interesting web site of the day - http://www.aaronshort.com