Sorting Out Science

Casual Friday — “something called the internet”

Sam Wise — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:08:31 +0000

It's always fun to see how things we now take for granted were first perceived...

Scientific Tourist #79 — comparative rocketry

Sam Wise — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:33:52 +0000

I thought this shot pretty well sums up the technological progress made during the 1960's race to the moon...

Casual Friday — Mercury sculptures

Sam Wise — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:29:23 +0000

OK, a lot of people these days are concerned about too much mercury in the fish they eat. So it's probably appropriate that when Theo Gray went to make some small, cast metal fish, he made them from mercury...

Carnivalia — 6/17 - 6/23

Sam Wise — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:08:03 +0000

The last week's crop of science-related blog carnivals...

Scientific Tourist #78 — two firsts

Sam Wise — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:47:23 +0000

From the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, models of Sputnik and Explorer I -- the first (ever) artificial satellite, and the first U.S. satellite...

Casual Friday — watching arachnids evolve

Sam Wise — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:55:12 +0000

Using a genetic tree for time travel...

Carnivalia — 6/10 - 6/16

Sam Wise — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:30:39 +0000

The past week's selection of science-related blog carnivals awaits you...

Scientific Tourist #77 — at the foot of a giant

Sam Wise — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:19:10 +0000

Most people, at least in the U.S. will instantly recognize this shot...

Casual Friday — Feynman on learning and uncertainty

Sam Wise — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:14:29 +0000

From a BBC interview, here's Richard Feynman (Nobel prize winner) talking about his perspective on learning and uncertainty...

Carnivalia — 6/3 - 6/9

Sam Wise — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:51:50 +0000

The past week's selection of science-related blog carnivals awaits you...