I was on GoodReads the other day updating my reading progress when I saw this bizarre book recommendation.  I wonder if this is society's commentary on MOOCs :p

I was holding off on posting this just in case I finished another book before the new year, but it seems like I will need to spend this week actually doing some writing for the dissertation proposal (can't let all this fine reading go to waste!). On the one hand I am surprised at how much I read, and on the other hand I am not.  This doesn't even include all the articles I read.  I keep

Χρόνια πολλά και καλά Χριστούγεννα σε όσους διαβάζουν ακόμα το μπλογκ Κάθε χρονιά λέω πως θα ξαναρχίσω να στέλνω κάρτες Χριστουγέννων και κάθε φορά ο χρόνος περνάει πολύ γρήγορα… Λες το 2018 να με φωτίσει και να θυμηθώ να

Χριστούγεννα χωρίς Βανδή δεν γίνεται. Υπάρχουν αρκετά αγγλικά τραγούδια τέτοιου τύπου, αλλά αυτό το τραγούδι μου κολάει πιό πολύ από αυτά :-) Και του χρόνου λοιπόν :-)

With the new Kramp'Ikri event on star trek online this season came a new accolade to collect: mine, mine, mine!  I was aiming to earn this before Christmas hit (and I started working more on my dissertation)...and mission (just) accomplished! In the Kramp'Ihri event (usually comes along twice per hour) when you attack the Kramp'ihri, one of the things that he tosses at you (from time to

I just realized that both Sisko and Picard are bald... (original archive here)

Today we're looking at my year in review at Publons (a site which helps you track the academic peer reviews you've done).  This site is a little more interactive (you have to mouseOver in order to see some stats..   Here are some of the MouseOver stats: Total citations of reviewed manuscripts --> 3 (average for field 7.4) Total citations of authored manuscripts -->2 (average

The year-in-review parade continues with Quora.  I guess everyone can see that I am much more of a browser than an answer provider on quora, but I guess I answer limited times but put thought into it... Thank you, Apostolos Thanks for being a part of Quora in 2017! Let's look at some of the ways you helped share and grow the world's knowledge this past year. Your 2017

Very odd to be getting an alumni relations birthday wish, appreciated nevertheless oh great algorithm!

Awwww Nintendo!  Your algorithms remembered my birthday!  Even though no human was directly involved I am touched ;-).  On another note, feels odd to be sharing a birthrate with a current Pope (fact courtesy of Google).