Category Archives: Science

In America’s pristine myth, Charles C. Mann examines the myth of the "Noble Savage" and the "Pristine Wilderness": Next week my daughter will go back to elementary school, and I will be faced with a choice. At some point the … Continue reading →

Oh, crap! Now all our astrology charts will now have to be reworked-nus. What am I talking about?  Dean’s World is conducting a poll on what to name the newly-found 10th planet.

I receive Express Science News Delivery from NASA. It’s an email-based notification service. Today’s entry is Green Comet. For those who are not interested in astronomy, skip on past. Apparently Comet Machholz, a comet glowing green with cyanogen and diatomic … Continue reading →

I receive Express Science News Delivery from NASA. It’s an email-based notification service. Today’s entry is Green Comet. For those who are not interested in astronomy, skip on past. Apparently Comet Machholz, a comet glowing green with cyanogen and diatomic … Continue reading →

I was riding home from work today when I heard a reporter on NPR discussing some area.  The quote in the piece reported that environmentalists were worried about the impact on the area. So when, exactly, has an environmentalist not … Continue reading →

Neat visualization that shows the scale of the universe from the large to the small. Click on Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You – Secret Worlds: The Universe Within – Interactive Java Tutorial to take a tour. Java required. Be … Continue reading →

Read Let a Thousand Reactors Bloom from Wired magazine to learn about new pebble bed reactors currently under development in China. Those of a more technical bent can read about Pebble Bed Reactors at Wikipedia. For those of you who … Continue reading →

Read Let a Thousand Reactors Bloom from Wired magazine to learn about new pebble bed reactors currently under development in China. Those of a more technical bent can read about Pebble Bed Reactors at Wikipedia. For those of you who … Continue reading →

Find out by constructing your very own cloud chamber. I teach Atomic Energy at Boy Scout Merit Badge Fairs and this is one of the best plans that I’ve seen around. I’ve got a set that I’m need to re-do … Continue reading →

Read Real ray-guns to learn about advanced energy weapons being developed. Some of the Taser-like items include: A weapon under development by Rheinmetall, based in Dorf, Germany, creates a conducting channel by using a small explosive charge to squirt a … Continue reading →