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Monthly Archives: January 2008
The scientific tourist #2 — a quick tour of the Roswell UFO Museum
I like to think of myself as an open-minded guy, so when the opportunity presented itself, I dropped in at the “International UFO Museum and Research Library” in Roswell, New Mexico…
Posted in Critical thinking, Nuttiness, Sci / Tech Tourism
Tagged museum, pseudoscience, UFO
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Solar Cycle 24 — the wait's over
If you were curious after the last podcast episode, it’s finally official — solar cycle 24 has begun…
Posted in Astronomy, Physics
Tagged solar cycle, solar physics, space weather, sunspots
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National Academies Press — for free
Free books — it’s a tough deal to beat, especially when they’re good. The National Academies Press (i.e., the press for the National Academies — of Science, of Engineering, etc.) has over 3700 books available for free online reading. But what spurred this post is the recent update & re-release of Science, Evolution, and Creationism — a quick read at 88 pages, and now free for download in PDF form…
Posted in Biology, Communicating science, Foundations of science, Odds and ends
Tagged Biology, Communicating science, evolution
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Casual Friday — Are you at risk of robot attack?
A classic SNL pseudo-commercial (WARNING: persons denying the existence of Robots may be Robots themselves)
Posted in Humor / Just for fun, Technology
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Ah, stars — they grow up so fast these days…
The current state of knowledge suggests that the Earth formed within 100 million years of the birth of the Sun — but there’s been a lot of debate about this number, as well as questions over just how representative of other stars it may be. Theoretically, planetary formation should take place much more quickly — in as little as 10 million years — but there’s been no observational support for this.
Until now….
Carnivalia
It’s Wednesday, so time for a round-up of the past week’s (mostly) science-related blog carnivals. A few of the “usual suspects” are taking the week off for the holidays, but there’s still plenty for you to work with…
The scientific tourist #1 — the oncoming dunes
It’s a new year, so I thought it would be a good time to roll out a new site feature. I’ve uploaded to Flickr pictures that I’ve taken over the years — and all deal (at least peripherally) with some aspect of science. What I plan on doing is picking one of these images every week or two, and discussing it a bit in a blog post. The inaugural picture is from White Sands National Monument, in New Mexico (USA)…
Posted in Biology, Geology, Sci / Tech Tourism
Tagged adaptation, Biology, desert life, Geology, travel, white sands
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