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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Carnivalia — 6/23 – 6/29
The past week’s crop of science-related blog carnivals awaits your reading attentions…
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space
Tagged Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space
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The scientific tourist #129 — Sputnik 1, here, there, and very nearly everywhere!
Posted in History, Sci / Tech Tourism, Space, Technology
Tagged cold war, History, Space, Technology, USSR
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Casual Friday — If it was my home
Unless you’ve been living in a cave lately, you’re well aware that a nearly out-of-control leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. Trying to get a handle on just how big / bad the spill is?
Posted in Communicating science, Critical thinking
Tagged Communicating science, current events, news
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Carnivalia — 6/16 – 6/22
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space
Tagged Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space
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The scientific tourist #128 — the Sanger II space plane
This week’s image is a display model of a Sanger II space plane, on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany…
Posted in History, Sci / Tech Tourism, Space
Tagged aircraft, Deutsches Museum, Germany, History, Munich, museum, Space, spacecraft
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Casual Friday — "Impossible Motion," the best illusion of 2010
This illusion, dubbed “Impossible Motion,” was created by Koukichi Sugihara of Japan — and won the 2010 Best Illusion of the Year Contest in Naples, Florida…
Posted in Odds and ends
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Carnivalia — 6/09 – 6/15
The past week’s crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals for your reading fun…
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space
Tagged Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space
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The scientific tourist #127 — Freedom 7 II
This week’s image comes to you from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy center — it’s of a Mercury capsule dubbed Freedom 7 II, and it’s got quite an involved history…
Casual Friday — go for launch!
If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to get a space shuttle ready for launch, here’s a time-lapse movie put together for Air & Space magazine that shows it all — in just under four minutes
Carnivalia — 6/2 – 6/8
It’s the first full week of the month — and that can only mean a bounty crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals for your reading and educational pleasure…
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Math, Space
Tagged Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Math, Space
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