January 2011
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alexomega asked: thought you'd like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLPVCJjTNgk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLPVCJjTNgk
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Joshua Tree Under the Milky Way (by Henry Jun Wah Lee)
Our general sense is they lack the knowledge and confidence to go in there and...
– 13 percent of biology teachers back creationism - msnbc.com
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geeklikeme asked: I assume you've seen this?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41292533/ns/technology_and_science-science/from/toolbar
Avoid the YouTube comments unless you have time. Some of them are rant inspiring.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41292533/ns/technology_and_science-science/from/toolbar
Avoid the YouTube comments unless you have time. Some of them are rant inspiring.
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I don’t know how to preface this video and do it justice … so I’ll just say “Beatboxin’ Dicky Dawkins” and let you enjoy the rest!
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SciAm peer-reviews the President.
Obama talked a big science game, especially about the push for 100% renewable energy in the next 30 years.
Scientific American editors respond to Obama’s State of the Union address
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The Difficulty of Discovery (Where Have All The... →
“What if we’ve become less talented? Ingenuity, after all, depends on geniuses. But what if we have fewer geniuses?”
President Obama called for a renewal of American ingenuity during last night’s SOTU. But what if we just don’t have as many geniuses anymore? Jonah Lehrer writes excellently (as always) on that thought.
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alexomega asked: bittersweet...
http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2010/12/03/scientists-discover-snowflake-identical-to-one-which-fell-in-1963/
http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2010/12/03/scientists-discover-snowflake-identical-to-one-which-fell-in-1963/
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Today Science is not simply the province of academics and technicians in white...
– A Scientific State Of The Union : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR
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I’ve always loved nature videos, it’s part of the reason I got interested in science as a kid. But I have never in my life seen a nature video as funny as this one, from BBC’s Walk on the WIld SIde. I especially love the little bird man around 4:00!
Suck it, Planet Earth!
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Alcohol Is Microscopically Beautiful
tulletulle:
We all knew alcohol could make people look beautiful, but it seems we were overlooking the real beauty all along.
1. Bloody Mary
2. Cosmopolitan
3. Dry Martini
4. Pina Colada
5. Sake
6. Tequila
7. Vodka Tonic
8. Whiskey
9. White Russian
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