Best of Vavatch


	Best of Vavatch HUMOUR - SCIENCE - REVIEWS COMMENTARY - MISC The best musings, writings, reviews, commentary and ideas from Vavatch. Last updated: 6/4/01 (all new entries will be in bold) Humour >> How Robert Zubrin persuaded Steve Kirsch to cough up $100,000 I am the Very Model of a Weblog Posting maniac How to get into Cambridge Why? (from the Internet Oracle) An analysis of the water on Mars story Betting Heinekens on identifying cancers well Science >> The Origins of Life Whooping Cranes - nurturing an endangered species How nerves work Why we should explore space, despite the ills of Earth How to design a spacesuit for Mars Review of a talk given by biologist Steve Jones What to do if someone drinks antifreeze How to identify an alien protein (by Jo) Why do I go red in the face when I drink alcohol? Reviews >> The Martians by Kim Stanley Robinson Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge The Peace War by Vernor Vinge White Mars by Brian Aldiss and Roger Penrose (you have to scroll down a bit) Unbreakable (film) His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman Moonseed by Stephen Baxter The Hammer of God by Arthur C. Clarke Darwin's Radio by Greg Egan Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks Hyperspace by Michio Kaku (non-fiction) Trigger by Arthur C. Clarke and Michael Kube-McDowell Commentary >> Student elections - why they should be more important (also check the discussion) Practical Charity (also check the discussion) Creationists: the bane of all biologists An audience with Ken Macleod and Paul McAuley A rant about the Soil Assocation, NASA, life, the universe and everything Junk Science Computers really aren't that easy to use, whatever the Old Guard says Violence, and right and wrong Misc >> Interview with Wired Magazine about Mars My Trip to the TED11 conference or 'How I met Matt Groening and the guy who founded Google' Building a Trebuchet A magazine article about the Culture mailing list I'm subscribed to Two to the Nine (you have to read it backwards, so you scroll upwards. Sort of.)