July 2011
Will global warming affect the wine industry? →
mothernaturenetwork:
A new study led by Stanford University climate scientists describes how global warming could impact wine growers in California and other regions of the United States in the next 30 years.
Dear gawd I hope not. Ultimate tragedy.
June 2011
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WatchData visualization of tweets (in pink) and retweets (in green) sent from Japan and spread throughout the world on March 11 following the megaquake.
(via Twitter)
At current exchange rates, one U.S. 4th of July =...
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Nuclear waste at Los Alamos protected by firebreak →
The wildfire is near lab property, but still many kilometers away from sensitive nuclear waste.
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WatchRobert Sapolsky on how dogs have been bred to respond to human emotions, on thoughts on how they do it.
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The highest magnetic field ever created in Dresden →
Scientists there created a magnetic field of 91.4 teslas, strong enough to rip apart the electric conductors that created it if it lasted for more than a few milliseconds. But that’s nothing … some neutron stars have magnetic fields 100,000,000 times stronger.
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Art and Physics: the fluid dynamics of Jackson... →
blindedbyscienceut:
“And while the physical properties of materials undeniably constrain what artists can accomplish, the creative process must transcend physics or else cease to be creative. The prerogative of artists is to shape their medium—be it liquid paint, colored sand, or molten bronze—according to an aesthetic vision, to intervene rather than yield to how materials would...
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WatchNeil deGrasse Tyson on Science and Religion
There’s a very vocal minority of religious Americans that feel threatened by and are attacking science. That’s a little-known fact, and a misconception that feeds a very large problem. Neil’s got some great thoughts on it, because he’s Neil.
“To paint this as a built-in conflict … plenty of people co-exist in both...
My guest post on the SciAm blogs about education... →
Preach it. Looks like NY is joining the ranks of states that think standardized test scores should decide you, your teacher’s, and your state’s future success.
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Fire Outside Los Alamos Lab Poses 'Low' Risk to... →
For the time being, your fears of mutant desert monsters can be considered assuaged. Wait, did someone say desert monsters?!?
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Anthony De Rosa - Mediaite profile of SoupSoup,... →
To understand how the social web and rich content microblogging sites like Tumblr are changing the way that we follow, receive and distribute news, look no further than this article. Only here on Tumblr can humor (cats!) and culture (cats!) carry the same weight of influence as the latest personalized reporting from Syria or Libya.
Although, I’ve always looked at De Rosa as more of a...
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Inkjet printing could change the face of solar... →
“Engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a way for the first time to create successful “CIGS” solar devices with inkjet printing, in work that reduces raw material waste by 90 percent and will significantly lower the cost of producing solar energy cells with some very promising compounds.”
The name of the game in solar energy is decreased manufacturing...
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Three of Twitter's co-creators -- Biz Stone, Evan... →
soupsoup:
Three of Twitter’s co-creators — Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Jason Goldman — are departing to launch a new venture.
$5 says it’s a rich-content microblogging site like Tumblr ohwaitaminute …
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Why I'm Raising My Son To Be A Nerd - LZ... →
From the CNN column:
I’ve noticed over the years is that while everyone from his coaches to other parents and even family members are quick to point out his potential to earn a college scholarship, they do so with all of the emphasis on his athletic prowess.
No one — and I mean, no one — ever brings up his grades, a shame considering he has a 3.86 in an international...
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“I’m old enough to remember when people were predicting there was going to be the...”
– Tim Pawlenty Denies Global Warming: ‘The Science Is Bad’
I don’t know why, but I am continually amazed at these guys’ ability to speak so much, and rarely say anything that is true. It’s uncanny.
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France announces $1.43-billion nuclear investment →
Sarkozy bucks the recent European trend away from nuclear power, which is not surprising considering that they get >70% of their electricity from it today. France is a European leader in nuclear tech and safety, and seems confident that they can avoid a Fukushima-like situation.
After all, it’s a French company that’s currently cleaning the radioactive cooling water in Japan as we...
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