Some Marvel-ous Science

[dr_tectonic]

I think everyone should know: sometimes scientists use their powers for awesome:
http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0202174

Comments

[ocschwar.livejournal.com]

The University of the Balearics. Wow. Now that's a place to go to school.

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

Yeah, though their website bites; apparently life en Les Illes Balears is just too laid-back for good design.

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

Definitely!

[nehrlich.livejournal.com]

So awesome. Awesome upon awesome.

[nehrlich.livejournal.com]

"some other strong relationship, like family ties or kidnapping." Heh.

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

Wow. :D Way cool.

[drdeleto.livejournal.com]

What these researchers don't realize is that they were actually the subjects of a study to determine the overlap between the subculture known as "nerds" and the subculture known as "geeks." The study indicates at least three.

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

I think that's kind of like saying that this study indicates that the surface of the sun is at least hot enough to boil water. True, but not really very informative. ;-)

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

Isn't computing basic constants social networks, like, so 2002?

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

Pbblt! :P

[flwyd.livejournal.com]

From the abstract: two Marvel characters are considered linked if they jointly appear in the same Marvel comic book.

Did they separately examine the network based on kinds of appearance? In a comic book, A vs. B is a very different relationship than A and B vs. C and D.


[LJMeta: I didn't think my first use of this icon would be in this geeky of a context, but it's actually quite applicable.]

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

Given how often the initial meeting between two superheroes consists of them fighting because of a misunderstanding before they figure out that they're actually on the same side, and how often villains and heroes end up swapping sides, I don't know that it's a distinction that could be rigorously defined...