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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Casual Friday — zero-G experiments with everyday materials
Some time back, I ran across this fun video taken on the International Space Station — it shows some simple physics experiments using water, air, and an antacid tablet…
Posted in Communicating science, Physics, Space
Tagged Communicating science, materials, Physics, Space, video
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Carnivalia — 8/20 – 8/26
Posted in Biology, Communicating science, Space
Tagged Biology, Communicating science, Space
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The scientific tourist #35 — F-104
Today’s picture is of an F-104 “Starfighter” at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany…
Casual Friday — Google gets hot
Depending on what news you’ve been following lately, you may (or may not) have heard about Google’s latest initiative…
Carnivalia — 8/13 – 8/19
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Communicating science, Critical thinking, Foundations of science, History, Humanity, Space
Tagged Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Communicating science, History, Humanity, Space
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The scientific tourist #34 — Chaco doorway
This week’s image comes from Chaco Canyon in New Mexico — it’s a scan of a slide showing a very typical T-shaped doorway…
Posted in History, Humanity, Sci / Tech Tourism
Tagged ancestral puebloan, anthropology, archaeology, History, Humanity, New Mexico
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Casual Friday — an unusual way to record a shuttle launch
I stumbled across some interesting video on YouTube from somebody’s thrill ride. They went skydiving, and took video of a space shuttle launch that was taking place while they were on parachute…
Carnivalia — 8/6 – 8/12
Posted in Biology, Carnivalia, Communicating science, Humanity, Space
Tagged Biology, Carnivalia, Climate, Communicating science, Humanity, Space
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The scientific tourist #33 — Spruce Tree House
This week’s image comes from the Spruce Tree House ruins in Mesa Verde National Park…
Posted in History, Humanity, Sci / Tech Tourism
Tagged ancestral puebloan, anthropology, archaeology, History, Humanity, Mesa Verde
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Casual Friday — SpaceX Falcon 1 Flight 3
Watch all the way to the end, and you can see where the issues showed up in this launch attempt…