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- Caught Ya!: Mars Can’t Sneak Water Past Phoenix
It’s been less than a month since the NASA Phoenix Lander touched down on Mars, and the mission’s already made an important discovery.
Evidence that Mars is home to or at least has at some point contained water has been mounting for years, and last week it was finally confirmed. Phoenix unearthed some interesting white patches [...]
- WorldWide Telescope: Microsoft Expands Our Universe at TED
It’s that time of year again. A time when the greatest minds from around the globe share their ground-breaking research with the public. TED 2008 opened yesterday and the first talks are now showing up on the web. The highlight so far has to be Roy Gould’s talk on a new technology from Microsoft called [...]
- Times are a-Changin: The Anthropocene Epoch
I heard an interesting interview on NPR while driving home today. Some scientists are arguing that we are entering a new geological epoch, characterized by human impact on the planet. The proposed name is the Anthropocene Epoch. The last 12,000 years have been classified as the Holocene Epoch.
The scientists interviewed gave some [...]
- Nerdo Valentines: U+Me=Us
Well, that candy coated holiday of love is coming up (ugh) and for those of you who are left-brained, ironic sans has taken the guess-work out of your Valentine’s Day, helping you to move right on to the lovemaking. So, if you are looking to impress that special scientist in your life, stop thinking [...]
- Holistic Hoedown: A Plea To Otherwise Intelligent People
It’s peak flu season here in America, and lately I seem to come in contact with a walking plague of a friend or co-worker every day. Inspired by the droves of vacuous mouth-breathers having their pockets lightened by the Airborne scam, I have to rant just a bit about alternative medicine. How can people [...]
