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More Horn Tooting (Newton and the Counterfeiter Edition), and yet another apology2 comments

Tom wrote 2 days ago: The apology first:  regulars here know that the blog has been moribund for a while now.  Two factors … more →

Tags: Climate follies, Good Books, navel gazing, Newton and the Counterfeiter, 2009, Best Books, books of the year, Sunday Times

I'm Baaaaaack....with some Newton notes...

Tom wrote 1 week ago: A return to full blogging this week, I promise, but just to get things going (barring that little am … more →

Tags: Good Books, Newton and the Counterfeiter, BEST OF, Isaac Newton

Just Sayin13 comments

pilot light wrote 2 weeks ago: For the record. Cole v. P-rod was pretty stellar, but as ever, the runner-up match with Cory Kennedy … more →

Tags: chris cole, cory kennedy, flatground only, Paul Rodriguez, Tax Policy, The Berrics, Torey Pudwill

Horn Tooting: Library Journal/Newton and the Counterfeiter Edition1 comment

Tom wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve been waaay remiss in self aggrandizement/book hawking on this blog lately, so it is my pl … more →

Tags: Good Books, Newton and the Counterfeiter, best of 2009, Horn -- one's own: blowing of

Newton and the Counterfeiter News: A whole hour of me talking about the book for your pleasure2 comments

Tom wrote 1 month ago: Here, via MIT World, is the video of my talk in the MIT Writer’s Series to explain the who, wh … more →

Tags: science writing, Good Books, Isaac Newton, cool video, Newton and the Counterfeiter, talking about writing

For Good Times in Cambridge and in Princeton: More Newton and the Counterfeiter Goodness This Week3 comments

Tom wrote 2 months ago: Just in case you had nothing to do with your copious spare time and wanted to hear something about I … more →

Tags: Good Books, Newton and the Counterfeiter, Books, Relentless Self Promotion, Thomas Levenson

Self Aggrandizement Alert: More cool Newton and the Counterfeiter talk: Chris Lydon/RadioOpenSource edition1 comment

Tom wrote 2 months ago: Old friend and former WGBH-mate Chris Lydon, now the creative intelligence behind one of the web … more →

Tags: Big Ideas, Newton and the Counterfeiter, Newtoniana

More Newton and the Counterfeiter action: BBC and Guardian edition.1 comment

Tom wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been almost completely remiss in continuing both my diary of Newton and the Counterfeiter … more →

Tags: Newton and the Counterfeiter

SEEING ONE'S NAME IN PRINT

James Bleifus wrote 3 months ago: I stopped by Sawyer’s News in Santa Rosa today and bought three copies of the new ZYZZYVA.  Th … more →

Tags: Inspiration

Program Notes: BBC Radio 4/Newton and the Counterfeiter/Self Aggrandizement edition2 comments

Tom wrote 3 months ago: Update: Thanks to commenter Thony C. for the link to the first installment. A quick heads up to all … more →

Tags: Newton and the Counterfeiter, radio

More Newton and the Counterfeiter, Mother Tongue edition1 comment

Tom wrote 3 months ago: A return, gingerly, to the blogging life…. Move complete, and divorce avoided by promising my … more →

Tags: Newton and the Counterfeiter

Housekeeping and another review or two1 comment

Tom wrote 4 months ago: Dear all: This week I’m moving from my home of the last fifteen years to the money pit made in … more →

Tags: Housekeeping, Newton and the Counterfeiter

Isaac Newton, God and the eternal war between faith and science: Killing the Buddha/Newton and the Counterfeiter edition3 comments

Tom wrote 4 months ago: Just a quick heads’ up: I have a new essay up at Killing the Buddha on Isaac Newton, God, and … more →

Tags: Art, History of Science, Isaac Newton, Newton and the Counterfeiter, Science and Religion, God, Religion, Science

Another Newton and the Counterfeiter note: I like Carl Zimmer's taste in books/Nature department2 comments

Tom wrote 4 months ago: Nothing is as satisfying as the praise of one’s colleagues — especially the really good … more →

Tags: Good Books, good public communication of science, Good Writing, Isaac Newton, Newton and the Counterfeiter, Newtoniana

Some Review Action...Why We Love Students Edition

Tom wrote 4 months ago: I’ve got a bunch of reviews of Newton and the Counterfeiter to acknowledge, but as I’m i … more →

Tags: MIT, Newton and the Counterfeiter, science writing

Kindle! Newton! Together at Last.1 comment

Tom wrote 4 months ago: The Kindle editon of Newton and the Counterfeiter is now available for purchase/download. Better lat … more →

Tags: Newton and the Counterfeiter, Publishing

Diary of Trade Book (Newton and the Counterfeiter) 12.0: Publicity in the post MSM era3 comments

Tom wrote 4 months ago: (Editor’s note:  Go here for the last entry in this diary, and search “diary” in t … more →

Tags: Good Books, Isaac Newton, Newton and the Counterfeiter, Newtoniana

A bit more blogrolling, and Newton and the Counterfeiter's latest notice

Tom wrote 4 months ago: More self aggrandizement, and a pointer.  PhiloBiblos aka Jeremy Dibbell has just posted a very nice … more →

Tags: Good Books, Geek Humor, History, blogospheric tail chasing, Newton and the Counterfeiter, Books, Comics, Boston

For a Good Time in Second Life....1 comment

Tom wrote 5 months ago: Go to the Nature Publishing Group Island in Second Life where, at 10 Pacific Time, 1 Eastern Time, I … more →

Tags: Cool Tech, Newton and the Counterfeiter, Newtoniana, Second-Life


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