Archives for October 10, 2011
Geology in Action
Posted by Greg Laden on October 10, 2011 This is why you should always back up to cliffs that you want to stand on top of, so you can run away faster!
Qu8k Amateur Rocket
Posted by Greg Laden on October 10, 2011 Pronounced Quake. (click for source) No, NOT your granddady’s model rocket club. The following video documents one of the more amazing model rocket launches ever. BE WARNED: There are VERY LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS SOUNDS on this video. apparently, you can hear the screams in space! Enjoy:
Amaze your friends with science
Posted by Greg Laden on October 10, 2011 Netflix unchanges Netflix
Posted by Greg Laden on October 10, 2011 I know a lot of you will be interested in this and may want to comment on it. It is obvious to me that Netflix pays close attention to this blog, so your comments will matter a great deal. It is almost like you were on the board of directors or something:
Gobal Warming is Melting the Ice Caps
Posted by Greg Laden on October 10, 2011 My first job as an archaeologist in Boston (having moved there from New York) had to do with Deer Island, the northern of two islands that separate Boston’s Inner and Outer Harbors. The actual archaeology was uninteresting but the historical research was fascinating. Among the things I learned is that Boston’s Inner Harbor regularly froze…
Nobel for Economics: Sargent and Sims
Posted by Greg Laden on October 10, 2011 Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims have won the Nobel Prize for economics for their work on cause and effect in the macroeconomy. Sample their work here.
Screw this sexism
Posted by Greg Laden on October 10, 2011 The following photograph is a Facebook Peme (Pic Meme, sometimes spelled “peem”). In its original form it had a caption that was sexist and offensive, feeding the idea that girls can’t do math (innately) and also suggesting that a good backup plan for a middle schooler frustrated with academics is sexual self-objectivictoin. I’ve blogged about…
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