Sorting Out Science

Casual Friday — Current events

Sam Wise — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:21:01 +0000

Since today is independence day in the U.S., and barbecuing is a traditional activity for the day, I thought I'd give you a bit of video showing what is undoubtedly the most dramatic way I've ever seen to cook hot dogs -- with a Tesla coil!

Carnivalia — 6/25 - 7/1

Sam Wise — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:31:55 +0000

Another good crop of reading material in the past week's (mostly) science-related blog carnivals...

The scientific tourist #27 — El Capitan

Sam Wise — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:16:15 +0000

This weeks picture comes from a highway rest stop in west Texas -- it's of El Capitan, a formation at the very south end of the Guadalupe Mountains...

Casual Friday — Fetch!

Sam Wise — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:38:24 +0000

Yes, this is downright silly, but still a fun invention from a technical perspective...

Carnivalia — 6/18 - 6/24

Sam Wise — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:55:11 +0000

The past week's crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals awaits your reading attentions...

The scientific tourist #26 — Cliff Palace

Sam Wise — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:57:18 +0000

This week's picture is another one from Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado -- it's of Cliff Palace, the largest cliff dwelling in North America...

Casual Friday — Babbage’s Difference Engine #2

Sam Wise — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:41:30 +0000

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was a computer pioneer who invented some interesting (and quite workable) mechanical computers, but never got around to actually building them...

Carnivalia — 6/11 - 6/17

Sam Wise — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:35:13 +0000

The past week's selection of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals...

The scientific tourist #25 — Echo (echo… echo… echo…)

Sam Wise — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:57:51 +0000

For this week's science-related travel image, we're going back to the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamagordo. It's a life-size model of the Echo II satellite in its launch canister

Casual Friday — The Machine That Changed the World

Sam Wise — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:19:16 +0000

Courtesy of Andy Baio via Waxy.org come digital scans of a 1992 VHS documentary titled The Machine That Changed the World. It's a beautifully produced documentary on the history of computing...