http://www.good.is/post/science-rules-antarctic-glacier-has-five-story-blood-red-waterfall-of-primodial-ooze Pretty interesting find. Definitely something you don't see everyday. My first thought after seeing the photo was "it looks like the Earth is bleeding". That in turn made me think of what primitive people would have thought if they came across a sight such as this. Not knowing what's going on beneath the...
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I woke up this morning at 4am to check out the Leonids. There were reports it could be a larger than average shower, but alas it was not the case. I stayed out for about an hour, and saw about 1/2 dozen odd meteors. 2 rather big fireball types, the rest just typical meteor...
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Lately I've been chatting with my friend Tim about amateur astronomy & telescopes. He has gotten bit by the bug, and has a young daughter who is starting to get interested in the stars. It's really wonderful to see people (especially little people) get excited about a hobby like astronomy. It's a little oddball,...
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That’s right. I stumbled upon this very interesting video of a talk given by economist Bjorn Lomborg who works with the Copenhagen Consensus. He explains why economists are the best individuals to prioritize the world’s problems, and how why we must do this to tackle them effectively. The surprising factoid in this discussion is...
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