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Category Archives: Humanity
Carnivalia — 8/23 – 8/31
Posted in Carnivalia, Geology, History, Humanity
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The scientific tourist #188 — one more thing about Chaco Canyon
Before our recent trip through Chaco, I re-acquainted myself with some slides I took on a trip back in 1981. I thought a comparison of 1981 images to 2011 images might prove interesting…
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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Carnivalia — 8/03 – 8/09
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space
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Carnivalia — 7/27 – 8/02
The past week’s selection of (mostly) science-related blog carnival goodness for you…
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space
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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
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Carnivalia — 7/13 – 7/19
The past week’s crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals, just waiting for you…
Posted in Biology, Carnivalia, Geology, Humanity, Math
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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
Posted in History, Humanity, Sci / Tech Tourism
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…