Science Art: Geology, by Brad Paisley
Yeah, this was just rebroadcast on Prairie Home Companion this weekend. But why not?
A pretty good country song that does everything you’d want a science song to do.
Articles by grant
NASA’s making low-pollution hybrid jets.
Popular Science reminds us that NASA’s first “A” is for “Aeronautics” – which is why they’re trying to make ultra-efficient hybrid jet … Read the rest “NASA’s making low-pollution hybrid jets.”
Hormone hacking: home-grown gender control.
The Open Source Gendercodes project is planning to take sex hormones out of the pharmaceutical factory and into the kitchens (and gardens) of any transgendered person who wants to grow … Read the rest “Hormone hacking: home-grown gender control.”
Dogs stymie the battle to wipe out guinea worm.
As Nature notes, we’ve almost eradicated guinea worm – a terribly infectious parasite – but the worm seems to be striking back in the form of a mysterious dog disease… Read the rest “Dogs stymie the battle to wipe out guinea worm.”
Florida carpenter ants program themselves.
Science Daily reveals how one species of ant takes on their own brains and programs their social roles – doing the job we thought DNA did:
… Read the rest “Florida carpenter ants program themselves.”In Florida carpenter ant colonies, distinct
Science Art: Flaming Storms on the Sun’s Face
First found on dthorne books.
I’m guessing this came from a very old Scientific American (maybe 1930s?), but can’t really say for sure.
Welcome, 2016.
Disney builds a wall-driving robot.
A bit fancier than the Hall of the Presidents. New Scientist reports on a wheeled robot that uses fans to drive up walls:
… Read the rest “Disney builds a wall-driving robot.”The eminently mobile critter was developed by Paul Beardsley from
Mouse livers could cure your sweet tooth.
Popular Science has more on the hormone from mouse livers that cuts sugar cravings:
… Read the rest “Mouse livers could cure your sweet tooth.”The scientists found that in the rodents, a hormone generated by the liver suppresses the brain’s sugar
Science Art: Acanthophracta (detail) by Ernst Haeckel.
There’s a star in the East….
SONG: Aware of Emptiness
SONG: “Aware of Emptiness.”
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on “China’s dark-matter satellite launches era of space science”, Nature, 17 Dec 2015, as used in … Read the rest “SONG: Aware of Emptiness”
The Falcon has landed… back on Earth.
Ars Technica (somewhat breathlessly) reports on SpaceX’s success, launching a rocket that made it to space and then returned home to land safely:
… Read the rest “The Falcon has landed… back on Earth.”The historic flight marked the
Games sell candy and snacks to kids. Better than ads.
Science Daily reports on the battle ground of our kids’ psyches, revealing that kids are interacting with – and being manipulated by – ads they don’t even recognize… Read the rest “Games sell candy and snacks to kids. Better than ads.”
Science Art: XLII: Milky Way from Mythographi Latini by Thomas Munckerus/Hyginus, 1681.
This is the Early Modern Milky Way, as appearing in an edition of the ‘Poeticon Astronomicon‘ by the Latin author Hyginus (although the credit also goes to… Read the rest “Science Art: XLII: Milky Way from Mythographi Latini by Thomas Munckerus/Hyginus, 1681.”
Weirdos are sexy. Here’s proof.
Scientific American takes a gendered view of this psychological study, using the fact that “women conforming to social standards aren’t as attractive” – but… Read the rest “Weirdos are sexy. Here’s proof.”