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For those of you who are interested in seeing some of our more interesting or popular posts, here they are sorted by category.

Science Unfair, in which Stephen is enraged by an intelligent design science fair project that he saw when he was a science fair judge.
Improving a car’s gas mileage by how much you fill your tank.
The scam of HDMI cables.
I Have Stuff in Orbit, in which Stephen mentions that some stuff he built is even now circling the earth.
A Physicist Grumbles About Jericho, in which Stephen uses the TV show Jericho to explain how nuclear weapons work.
A Physicist Grudgingly Admits That Jericho Got EMPs Right, in which Stephen uses the TV show Jericho as an excuse to talk about how electromagnetic pulses work.
EMP Q&A, in which Stephen follows up his discussion of electromagnetic pulses with some questions-and-answers about EMPs.
Science Merit Badges, in which we find out which ones Stephen is eligible for.
Pregnant Mothers Versus Fish, in which we look at how much fish pregnant mothers can safely eat.
Two Notes on Statistics and MBAs, in which we learn that some MBA students don’t understand statistics.
Praise That Does More Harm Than Good, in which we learn that praising children is not necessarily the best way to motivate them.
Object Permanence is Maybe Not So Permanent, in which we discuss when kids know that objects continue to exist even when they can’t see them.
Autism and Vaccines, in which we investigate the tenuous link between vaccines and autism.

Speculative Fiction Authors Considered As High School Students, in which we slot SFF authors into high school cliques.
Orson Scott Card is frightened of gay marriage, while William Sanders’s bigotry leads to a cool new story site.
A Procrustean Approach to Science Fiction, in which we get annoyed at the Mundane SF movement.
Happy International Pixel Stained Technopeasant Day, in which Stephen releases one of his non-fiction works in honor of the former SFWA vice-president and links to his favorite stories from the day.
Cataloging Our Stuff, in which we look at four programs for cataloging our books.
Cataloging the Granade Library, in which we learn that as of early 2007 we have over a thousand books.

Writing Advice “They” Don’t Want You to Read
Blogsight and how Fans Overestimate Their Importance, in which we look at how fans of TV shows and the like think they have more influence than they do.
Qualities of Experience and Logical Consistency, in which we discuss how SFF fans have different requirements for logical consistency in media.
Making Videos for Dragon*ConTV , in which Stephen talks about making spoof SFF videos for the annual Dragon*Con convention.
Making Bumpers for Dragon*ConTV, in which Stephen talks about making Adult-Swim-style bumpers for the annual SFF convention.

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