Author Archives: Sam Wise

The scientific tourist #218 — glass fish

Posted on 16 April, 2012 by Sam Wise

Formally known as Parambassis ranga, the glass fish (or Indian glassy fish) is a freshwater fish native to south Asia, and a popular species in the aquarium trade. A shy little fish, Parambassis ranga unfairly gained a reputation for being … Continue reading →

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4/15/1912 – 4/15/2012 — a Titanic century

Posted on 15 April, 2012 by Sam Wise

Given that today’s the 100th anniversary of the loss of the Titanic, I was originally planning on writing a blog post to mark the occasion. But of course the internet is already plastered with other material marking the anniversary — so I thought it’d make more sense to just link to some items of particular note. So here goes…

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Casual Friday — the Transition ® to flying cars

Posted on 13 April, 2012 by Sam Wise

Actually, it’s a driveable airplane, more than a flying car — but either way the Transition ® street-legal airplane is an interesting approach to everybody’s favorite why-can’t-I-buy-one-yet technology…

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Carnivalia — 4/04 – 4/10

Posted on 11 April, 2012 by Sam Wise

The past week’s crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals for you…

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The scientific tourist #217 — Mastigias papua

Posted on 9 April, 2012 by Sam Wise

Otherwise known as the common lagoon jelly, or the spotted jelly — pretty little things, they eat zooplankton, but also get nutrition from tiny symbiotic algae in their tissues…

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