Atoms with consciousness; matter with curiosity.
I don’t know if this poem even has a name, but it’s by Richard Feynman. He read it at his “The Value of Science” address […]
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Lunar Eclipse on the Winter Solstice – 2010
Here’s my very ad hoc image of the lunar eclipse from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. The Lunar Eclipse at around 1:15 am CST on 12/21/10. Shot […]
Who Will Dig Our Bones if Apophis Hits?
Something that could very well make us all subjects of an archaeological dig is an asteroid impact. The very fate of the dinosaurs, which once […]
Fireworks we can do without. But wow.
In the summer of 1962 (I was probably a gleam in my Dad’s eye, but my mom was still in high school!), the rocket’s red […]
This is just too cool not to share
Carl Sagan sings with Stephen Hawking on back up. And it is very tastefully done. [youtube zSgiXGELjbc] I miss that guy. I’m sure I’m not […]
Neil deGrasse Tyson at UTA
If you’ve never heard of Neil deGrasse Tyson, I only have one question: “Where have you been? In a bubble?” Okay, that was two questions. […]
“What shall a man desire more than this?” A Darwin-Day Post
Image via Wikipedia None have fought better, and none have been more fortunate than Charles Darwin. He found a great truth, trodden underfoot, reviled by […]
Lake Erie Fish Die-Off
Recently, I was in Ohio on vacation and I snapped this photo while on a ferry ride between South Bass Island and the mainland. Every […]
Playing God? Life Created in the Laboratory
Newsweek’s Cover story is about abiogenesis and synthesis of self-replicating organisms. I just finished reading this article online [NewsWeek at MSNBC.Com] and noticed that PZ […]