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Category Archives: History
The scientific tourist #189 — know your MiGs
This week I’ll talk a bit about two pictures from the San Diego Air and Space Museum — one you’ve seen before, and one you haven’t. First up is a MiG-17 on display in the pavilion (used to be a … Continue reading
Carnivalia — 8/10 – 8/16
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Foundations of science, History, Humanity, Space
Tagged Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, History, Humanity, Space
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The scientific tourist #187 — Pueblo Bonito, from above
Pueblo Bonito is both the largest, as well as the best known great house in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico — but that doesn’t mean that there’s agreement on just what it is…
Posted in History, Humanity, Sci / Tech Tourism
Tagged ancient, archaeology, Chaco Canyon, History, Humanity, New Mexico
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The scientific tourist #186 — the La Garita caldera
Stop and think about volcanoes for a second — do you think you know which ones were the biggest of them all?
The scientific tourist #185 — hadrosaurs in trouble
This week’s image comes to you from the Houston Natural History Museum — it’s a mother / child pair of hadrosaurs being harried by a T. Rex…
Posted in History, Sci / Tech Tourism
Tagged dinosaur, Hadrosaur, History, Houston, T. rex, Tyrannnosaurus rex
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Carnivalia — 7/20 – 7/26
The past week’s selection of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals for your reading attention…
Posted in Biology, Carnivalia, History, Humanity
Tagged Biology, Carnivalia, History, Humanity
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Casual Friday — closing out the space shuttle program
With the safe landing of the space shuttle Atlantis, the shuttle program is now officially complete. Two videos seem to be particularly good for commemorating the event…
The scientific tourist #182 — tri-wall structure in Chaco Canyon
This week’s image comes to you from Chaco Canyon (strictly speaking, the Chaco Culture National Historical Park) in New Mexico — it’s an unusual tri-wall structure at the Pueblo del Arroyo ruins: A triple walled structure like this is rare … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, archaeology, Chaco Canyon, History, Humanity
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Casual Friday — Welcome to the Anthropocene!
Back in 2000, a nobel laureate in Chemistry named Paul Crutzen proposed that the Earth is no longer in the Holocene era. Instead, he feels (and he’s gaining a lot of company) that we’ve long since entered the Anthropocene, an era in which human activity is playing a driving role in the planet’s ecosystems…