Archives for September 7, 2009
Irish Astronomers: Help us explain the “sky explosion”
Posted by Greg Laden on September 7, 2009 An Irish astronomy group is calling for help in tracing the origin of a huge explosion in the skies over the country on Thursday evening. Astronomy Ireland said it was currently investigating the explosion, which occurred at 2100 BST. A spokesman said the most likely explanation was a space rock or satellite crashing into the…
PNG crater yields plethora of new species
Posted by Greg Laden on September 7, 2009 In a remarkably rich haul from just five weeks of exploration, the biologists discovered 16 frogs which have never before been recorded by science, at least three new fish, a new bat and a giant rat, which may turn out to be the biggest in the world. Story here. Hat tip: Ana
A woman in the Sudan has done the absolutely worst thing a woman can do.
Posted by Greg Laden on September 7, 2009 She wore pants.
Minneapolis B-Girl Be Block Party Coming Up
Posted by Greg Laden on September 7, 2009 Don’t miss the B-Girl Be Block Party 2009, an all day festival at Intermedia Arts that brings international, national and local female hip-hop artists together in Minneapolis for music, dance, live mural painting, film and an art marketplace! Details here. f
Which Browser is Better?
Posted by Greg Laden on September 7, 2009 Lifehacker has a comparison of Chrome 4.0, Firefox 3.5, and Opera 10.
Obama’s Speech to the AFL-CIO
Posted by Greg Laden on September 7, 2009 … not the whole thing, but some good bits: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
The President of the United States is a Mean Ugly Communist and Stuff
Posted by Greg Laden on September 7, 2009 The Actual Words of Afroleninist Barack Hussain bin-Obama’s planned speech to the School Children of Amerika have been obtained by this blogger, and I have few comments on them.
Fear of Heights, Or Not
Posted by Greg Laden on September 7, 2009 What happens when a little kid is not afraid of heights at all? What happens when a little kid IS afraid of heights, and all? Back to back essays worth reading at Quiche Moraine.
The Blogginheads.tv Controversy
Posted by Greg Laden on September 7, 2009 Since the bloggingheads “diavlog” with David Dobbs and me was the first science-oriented installment to come out (more or less) since the repudiation of Bloggingheads.tv by Carl Zimmer and Sean Carrol, and now Phil Plait and PZ Myers, I think I should say something about why I did it and what I think about the…
Urban Science Adventures Wins 2009 Black Weblog Best Science/Technology Award!!!
Posted by Greg Laden on September 7, 2009 Congratulations! Click to get the details.
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