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The scale of a volcano
This lovely short film really helped me get a handle on the scale of the Icelandic volcano in a way that the still and aerial photography I’ve seen did not. Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull – May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean … Continue reading
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
I once again have a brief, but heartfelt, post to honor Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of blogging to celebrate the achievements of women in technology and science. The first I heard of Jocelyn Bell Burnell was good reports … Continue reading
Science and Sarcasm
Given the mental difficulties involved in deciphering sarcasm, it’s interesting to note that the right hemisphere has been repeatedly implicated as an essential component of sarcastic processing. via Sarcasm : The Frontal Cortex.
Amazing sense of scale
Ever wondered how big nebulae are? Go take a look at the April 11, 2009 Astronomy Picture of the Day for a great composite photograph that shows you.
Elemental videos
The University of Nottingham has videos about the elements:
Deeply weird
There’s a little graphic and such, but here’s the central, weird finding of a Pew study reported in The Climate Change Attitude Mystery | Wired Science from Wired.com The confounding part: among college-educated poll respondents, 19 percent of Republicans believe … Continue reading
Nice blog post on the golden rectangle and Fibonacci sequences
The whole blog looks interesting, but this is the first post that caught my attention on Cabinet of Wonders: The Wonder of the Golden Proportions Ever hear of the Golden Mean? Neither had I, until I was supposed to teach … Continue reading
Go look!
At Astronomy Picture of the Day, take a look at “A Spectacular Sky Over the Grand Tetons,” the image for August 14, 2007.
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Very intense optical illusion
Astronomy Picture of the Day rationalizes including this really good optical illusion by relating it to the virtues of non-human observation in science.