As a history PhD student, I end up reading somewhere on the order of 70 to 80 books a semester, not counting those I need for additional seminars and research papers, or my orals fields. What's worked well is a sort of mashup system of library reserves, purchases, borrowing and ILLs. I would really suggest setting up…

As someone who's worked in business, academia, non-profits, and been a student for quite some time, I've observed that each group has its own set customary closings. Most importantly, it's usually the text above the signoff that makes emails either shine or flounder.

most infuriating thing ever, hearing that when I've finished recording my message I can hang up. Thanks! Glad I've got your permission for that!

My method: Take a cold bath, while drinking a cold cocktail, right before bed. The booze helps flush the capillary beds, which in turn are cooled by the cold surrounding water, effectively lowering my core temp a bit. So long as you don't, um, induce hypothermia by taking it to any extremes (getting drunk and being in…

@Popstar Dave: Fruit, finally definitive proof of the existence of agriculture, plant genetics, and thousands of years of breeding, or, as some call it, god.

@faust1200:

@shinchan: it's a fine line between "do[ing] it right" and "damag[ing] your teeth.]

@BowieSanny: So, most lighters use butane fuel, a lovely 4 carbon molecule shown here.

I used to work as a lab TA for undergrad chemistry courses. At the end of the year we'd make ice-cream with liquid nitrogen. Mind you, not an easy acquisition, but if you can find it, it makes fantastic ice-cream. Just use a normal ice-cream recipe (heavy cream, sugar, vanilla), add all the ingredients into one bowl,…