How a Tiny Magnet Could Produce a Force Field Big Enough To Protect a Space Ship
How a Tiny Magnet Could Produce a Force Field Big Enough To Protect a Space Ship. Interesting stuff with potentially exciting implications.
How to Alleviate an Orbital Traffic Jam – ScienceNOW
How to Alleviate an Orbital Traffic Jam – ScienceNOW. This seems like a mixed bag to me. On the one hand, we’ll be able to get more functionality with new satellites, but on the other, it means more general ‘debris’ hanging in our skies. It’s a cool concept, all the same, though.
Fools Gold: Inside the Glenn Beck Goldline Scheme | The Big Picture
Fools Gold: Inside the Glenn Beck Goldline Scheme | The Big Picture. Glenn Beck’s a slimy little weasel. Here’s another reason why.
What Hollywood Doesn’t Want to Hear Right About Now « Whatever
What Hollywood Doesn’t Want to Hear Right About Now « Whatever. Amen to that!
Scenes From A Multiverse – Sentient Gardens
I know some people where this situation should apply (click the image to see the rest): [via Scenes from a Multiverse]
How facts backfire – The Boston Globe
How facts backfire – The Boston Globe. Great article on the effects of facts on beliefs. Well worth the read.
2010 Had Warmest Global June on Record | Universe Today
2010 Had Warmest Global June on Record | Universe Today. More evidence for global climate change.
The world is subtle… and that’s why it’s beautiful | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
The world is subtle… and that’s why it’s beautiful | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine. Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Whooping cough now an epidemic in California | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
Whooping cough now an epidemic in California | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine. This… this just pisses me off. A completely preventable disease that we nearly had wiped out in the US, and now it’s making a resurgence because people aren’t getting vaccinated like they ought to. It’s stupid and senseless. Vaccinations are important, people! [...]
Neil Gaiman is not your bitch at Tobias Buckell Online
Neil Gaiman is not your bitch at Tobias Buckell Online. Toby knocks it out of the park. Neil Gaiman is well deserving of his speaking fees, and I guarantee his audience got more out of it than if, say, the public library had asked your average politician to come speak.
