Archives for June 16, 2010
This is what a human-made apocalypse looks like
Posted by Greg Laden on June 16, 2010 Dolphins and sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water just off the Florida coast. Mullets, crabs, rays and small fish congregate by the thousands off an Alabama pier. Birds covered in oil are crawling deep into marshes, never to be seen again. Marine scientists studying the effects of the BP disaster are seeing some…
The Cosmetics Cop on Friday’s Skeptically Speaking
Posted by Greg Laden on June 16, 2010 Paula Begoun is the bestselling author of “The Beauty Bible” and “Don’t Go To The Cosmetics Counter Without Me.” We’ll examine the science behind some popular beauty products, and find out what real research says about makeup myths. Submit a question for Paula to live@skepticallyspeaking.com for a chance to win a copy of “Don’t Go…
Technology explorations
Posted by Greg Laden on June 16, 2010 Check out this thing. It’s called the “em chart” and it allows the quick application of the formula that you use to calculate relative “em”‘s … a measure of space in HTML. Web designers who use this sort of technique are making web page that scale properly when the user changes the size of the…
Happy Birthday Astronomy Picture of the Day
Posted by Greg Laden on June 16, 2010 And check out today’s picture. It’s … different.
Why Darwin Matters: Genie Scott at “”Evolutionpalooza 2009″
Posted by Greg Laden on June 16, 2010 Did funny e-voting determine South Carolina election? Or was it race?
Posted by Greg Laden on June 16, 2010 Here’s one theory: Earlier this week, Pickle Monger pointed us to the very, very bizarre story of Alvin Greene winning the South Carolina Democratic primary despite being broke, unemployed, holding no campaign appearances or rallies, and having raised no money. No one knew who the guy was, basically, until after the election happened… which is…
The oceans of Mars teemed with life
Posted by Greg Laden on June 16, 2010 … maybe. Maybe there were vast oceans, and maybe they were occupied by microbes. This, according to reserearch being discussed in Natoial Geographic.
Get Microsoft Project Pro for just $1,000
Posted by Greg Laden on June 16, 2010 Or, not… There is what appears to be a very good FOSS alternative:
New Recipe for Quiche Moraine
Posted by Greg Laden on June 16, 2010 Quiche Moraine has a new look, but hopefully the same feel. We liked our old look but it was not working for a lot of our readers. So, we have dropped the Magazine Format and gone to a minimalistic bloggy format. I’d love to know what you think of it. Also, Stephanie Zvan has a…
Aircraft can cause precipitation by “seeding” clouds
Posted by Greg Laden on June 16, 2010 In a paper that is about to be published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, researchers Andrew Heymsfield, Patrick Kennedy, Steve Massie, Crl Schmitt, Zhien Wang, Samuel Haimov and Art Rangno make the claim that “The production of holes and channels in altocumulus clouds by two commercial turboprop aircraft is documented for the…
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