Family Man Made Great Chili, Discovered Relativity

Family Man Made Great Chili, Discovered Relativity This weekend, The New York Times published an obituary for Yvonne Brill that began with praise for the acclaimed rocket scientist's "mean beef stroganoff." (An intro that was later removed, without mention.) Today at Last Word on Nothing, Jennie Dusheck responds by imagining how Einstein's obit might have read had it received a similar treatment. It's... well it's inspired, really.

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dorionDorion Sagan, son of Lynn Margulis and Carl Sagan, worked closely with Lynn Margulis as coauthor of many books including Microcosmos, What is Life? and Dazzle Gradually. Microcosmos was called “A masterpiece of science writing” in Orion magazine, and included on a list of “Mind-Altering Masterpieces” by Utne Reader. His own works include Death and Sex – winner of the Bookbinder’s Guide of New York 2009 award for best nonfiction hardcover – and Into the Cool, a sustained track on the thermodynamics of life. His most recent projects are Lynn Margulis: The Life and Legacy of a Scientific Rebel and Cosmic Apprentice: Dispatches from the Edges of Science.  His writings have appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, The Skeptical Inquirer, Wired, Cabinet, Natural History, The Sciences, and other magazines.

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jeremybioLearning how to use a comptuer at the age of 8 and building his first websites by the age of 11 Jeremy Fabiano has been a avid computer programmer, hobbiest, and guru for over 16 years. Specializing in web techonlogy, telecommunications software engineering, encryption of data/voice/video,electronics repair, He pretty much can do anythin gwith a peice of electronics.

In his spare time he enjoys rebuilding arcade games and writing code for opensource software projects! He also a back yard astronomer as well! Rencently Jeremy has found a love for acting and television. Some of favorite TV personalites include Mr. Dress Up, Larry King, Carl Sagan(Cosmo's Ruled!), and Jay Ingram. 

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Sam HodDSCF8974gson, career fan-girl. Growing up she fed herself a steady diet of 60's 70's and 80's Pop Culture.

Book store background where she was able to meet and greet notable authors and other personalities. With journalistic tendencies, Sam enjoys musing about Geek Culture, meeting interesting people and making connections with other like minded Geeks! Not to mention random star encounters with Stan Lee, Malcolm McDowell, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and Tom Noonan. Mad love for Movies, Books, Sci-fi/fantasy TV series, Converse, Elvis Presley, cats and a British obsession. Blogger, photographer, enjoys out of the ordinary Geek gifts!

 

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