Science Art: Explorer I
A diagram. An iconic diagram.
This is America’s answer to Sputnik, the Explorer I satellite, launched aboard the Jupiter C rocket on January 31, 1958. This satellite… Read the rest “Science Art: Explorer I”
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The Light-Net.
Some bright scientists in Boston (with a little help from the government) are turning energy-efficient lights into flickering wireless repeaters:
… Read the rest “The Light-Net.”Gizmodo:
The technology will be able
Musicians have ambidextrous brains.
A new Vanderbilt University study demonstrates why learning an instrument and, like, rocking out can make your brain better – because musicians use both sides of their brains:
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Terror warnings undermine conservative candidates.
PhysOrg enters the presidential fray with a new UC Berkeley study that finds playing the terror card can backfire on political conservatives:
… Read the rest “Terror warnings undermine conservative candidates.”…[A] new national field study conducted
Columbia Astronaut’s Diary Recovered
AP is carrying a poignant story about Israel’s first astronaut, whose diary survived the Columbia’s explosion over Palestine, Texas:
… Read the rest “Columbia Astronaut’s Diary Recovered”The U.S. space agency returned the
Sounds that should not be.
The aptly-named NoiseAddicts online magazine delves into some unusual research as Norwegian acoustic scientists study violinist Mari Kimura, who’s able to play sounds that she… Read the rest “Sounds that should not be.”
Testosterone fuels financial crisis.
The same hormone that makes men hairy (and both genders feel frisky) is to blame for the current mess on Wall Street, say researchers:
… Read the rest “Testosterone fuels financial crisis.”Scientific American reports:
Men with more of the sex
If a potato can power a clock…
…then a tree can power a forest-fire deterrent system. At least, so says Discover magazine and a group of MIT scientists who’ve started a “tree power” company… Read the rest “If a potato can power a clock…”
A Committee of Beehive Realtors?
Science Daily was recently buzzing about the decision-making strategies of bees:
… Read the rest “A Committee of Beehive Realtors?”Scientists had known that honeybee scouts “waggle dance” to report on food. Seeley and
It falls everywhere.
Well, as the world markets plunge, something else has started falling. It’s snowing on Mars:
… Read the rest “It falls everywhere.”iTwire reports:
Canada’s York University professor Jim Whiteway, who is the
Giving the cold shoulder? Just wash your hands of it.
SciAm warms my heart with a great interview about metaphor. Cognitive psychiatrist Chen-Bo Zhong of the University of Toronto is an expert in why certain feelings are actually processed… Read the rest “Giving the cold shoulder? Just wash your hands of it.”
Science Art: Allosaurus Size Comparison
T. rex gets all the credit, but Allosaurus – all the various species and sizes – was really the large fierce predator to look out for in the Mesozoic era. Some… Read the rest “Science Art: Allosaurus Size Comparison”
New Dawn Fades. (Science Art: Sunrise above the Martian Arctic.)
Look at this:
while listening to this.
In the lifeless, frigid Martian arctic, the sun only sets at the end of summer, then rises, weakly, after 75 minutes.
Like so.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University… Read the rest “New Dawn Fades. (Science Art: Sunrise above the Martian Arctic.)”
Clever Crows Make Chimps Chumps.
Scientists in New Zealand have distressing news for those of us who enjoy a drumstick now and again. As reported in New Scientist, they’ve found more evidence that birds are smarter… Read the rest “Clever Crows Make Chimps Chumps.”