Great Lakes Science Center

April 9th, 2012 | 3 Comments | Family, Science, Travelogues |

One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen is this Apollo crew module. It didn’t go to the moon, but was part of a 1973 Skylab mission. Still. It orbited the Earth more than 800 times, and splashed down safely 200 miles off of San Diego. You can see the erosion from the heat of re-entry all around the bottom.

more...

A Global Warming Kind Of Winter

January 30th, 2012 | 0 Comments | Home, Science |

Late January mind you.

more...

Speaking of Astronomical

September 21st, 2011 | 0 Comments | Science |

more...

From The Canyons To The Stars

September 20th, 2011 | 0 Comments | Science |


Anton Jankovoy’s photo from the Mardi Khola valley, Nepal. One in 5 of us never see the Milky Way.

more...

It’s Cold Outside, So…

February 8th, 2011 | 0 Comments | Science |

So nothing. There’s nothing like a good diagram or two to explain a concept.

more...

200 Years in 4 Minutes

December 2nd, 2010 | 0 Comments | Politics, Science |

Don’t miss this brilliant animation, via the BBC, of global income and life expectancy over the last two hundred years.

more...

Science Marches On

October 1st, 2010 | 0 Comments | Food, Science |

With this handy research paper and map, you’ll always know what to tell the waitress you want.

more...

Happy Moon Landing Day

July 20th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Science |

Kottke.org will be replaying the live CBS broadcasts of the landing and the first steps on the Moon, in “real time,” later today. Tune in here at 4:10 pm EDT for Walter Cronkite’s live broadcast of the landing, and again at 10:51 pm EDT for the epochal first step.

more...

Math Geekery

July 14th, 2010 | 0 Comments | Science |

Here’s a not-easy test for divisibility by 7:

more...

Political Climatology

February 8th, 2010 | 0 Comments | Politics, Science |

It’s probably not good for my intellectual well-being, but I subscribe to a couple of right-wing mailing lists just to keep track. Sometimes it’s difficult, like this weekend’s “Worldview Weekend” news. If you’re not familiar with them they’re conservative, “fundamentalist” Christian organization run by a guy who is a strict Biblical literalist, especially the parts about how awesome capitalism is.

more...

Astronomy

July 30th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Science, Travelogues |

The United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey have an incredible, commanding view that stretches about as far as any I’ve seen in the state.
view_from_astronomy_club

more...

From The Nice People Who Brought You The Word “Zaftig.”

May 15th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Art, Science |

“I showed it to a male colleague, and his response was, ‘Nothing’s changed in 40,000 years.’” –University of Tübingen archaeologist Nicholas Conard200951311

more...

Pages: 1 2 3 Next
Next Page »
May 2012
S M T W T F S
« Apr    
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  

New on Flickr

blue_heron
heron_on_post
heron
butterfly
color_field
Assateague NWLR
Inquisitive
Small Ferns