Category Archives: science

  1. Santa’s Physics, Spaghettification, and Stupidity

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    December 5, 2025 by libroshombre

    Albert Einstein and Carl Sagan both knew a lot about science.  Sagan said, “We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science …
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    Category: astronomy, books, holidays, physics, reading, reading brain, science | Tags: , , , , , ,

  2. Nougats, Milkys, and Santa Fe No. 9s

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    March 24, 2025 by libroshombre

                John Cheever once said, “Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house. John …
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    Category: candy, horticulture, libraries, peppers, plants, research, science, scientists, spices | Tags: , , , , , ,

  3. Sunken Worlds, P-Hacking, and Verifying

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    February 5, 2025 by libroshombre

                Though nearly 2,500 years apart, Einstein and Aristotle had the same thought: “The more you know, the more you …
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    Category: internet, libraries, misinformation, placenames, quotations, research, science, scientists, words | Tags: , , , , , ,

  4. Ashurbanipal’s Library, Queen Readers, and the Intolerably Stupid

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    May 23, 2022 by libroshombre

                Once upon a time, back when literacy was really rare, no one ever read silently to themselves, and all …
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    Category: archeology, books, librarians, library history, library school, literacy, public libraries, reading, royalty, science | Tags: , , , , ,

  5. Walruses, Turtles, and Alice B. Toklas

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    June 15, 2018 by libroshombre

        “The time has come,’ the Walrus said, To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — …
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    Category: cookery, cooking, science, trees, turtles, Uncategorized | Tags: , , ,

  6. Swapping Spit, Being Cold, and Getting Smart

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    January 27, 2015 by libroshombre

    Vladimir Nabokov’s opinion that, “revelation can be more dangerous than revolution,” resonated after reading about several new scientific discoveries. The …
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    Category: authors, children, diseases, health, libraries, public libraries, reading, reading brain, science | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  7. Phantoms, Idiots, and Restrooms

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    December 18, 2014 by libroshombre

    Old Fort Phantom’s remains stand on a rise just north of Abilene, Texas, where I grew up. We boys usually …
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    Category: amnners, health, history, libraries, manners, public libraries, restrooms, science | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

  8. Thesauri, the Appendix, and Productive Yawning

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    May 29, 2014 by libroshombre

    There are some who think libraries are simply “warehouses for books,” when in fact they’re more akin to thesauri. Roget …
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