Lincoln Road - Miami Beach
(Note: I'm in New York, visiting with family. Will return later this week and post some photos)
Friday, April 30, 2010
Photo of the Day
Lincoln Road - Miami Beach
(Note: I'm in New York, visiting with family. Will return later this week and post some photos)
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Photo of the Day
Lincoln Road - Miami Beach
(Note: I'm in New York, visiting with family. Will return later this week and post some photos)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
The BBC produced an hour long documentary about the song Bohemian Rhapsody in 2004. See all six segments of the show in one post.
(Via Miss Cellania)
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Another Friggin National Prayer Day
Why don’t we get rid of this? It’s an unconstitutional endorsement of religion by government.
Why do people pray. It doesn’t work! Why doesn’t God heal amputees? Why doesn’t He cure cancer? I have two friends who died of melanoma. They were both too young to go. One left two little kids without a father.
Prayer is just superstition. If you still believe prayer works, watch this video.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
BBC Life – Plants – the most complex time-lapse shot ever done
David Attenborough describes amazing time-lapse photography. A 60-second sequence of plants growing that took two years to create.
Here’s the finished product, in HD 1080p.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Al Seckel: how our brains are mis-wired
A TED talk: Cognitive neuroscientist Al Seckel explores how eye tricks can reveal the way the brain processes visual information -- or fails to do so. Among his other accomplishments
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Volcanic Lightning, Eyjafjallajökull, and how it works
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The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 19th at NASA’s site, is an amazing shot by Marco Fulle from Stromboli Online. This is from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Southern Iceland (how do you pronounce that?)
Theoretical astrophysicist Ethan Siegel has a great post explaining how do you get lightning in a volcanic eruption, and how it is much more common than you may think.
Michael Shermer on strange beliefs
A TED talk from Michael Shermer, founder of The Skeptics Society, and Editor in Chief of its magazine Skeptic from February 2006.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
James Randi's fiery takedown of psychic fraud
TED finally posted online James Randi’s presentation from February 2007. He talks about psychics, homeopaths and other charlatans and the reason why it is fraud, dangerous and the law should do something about it.
Worth watching.
Monday, April 19, 2010
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Jon Stewart Calls Out Fox News for Anti-Muslim Nuclear Logo Propaganda
The people are certifiable. Jon gives it to them.
First time I saw the logo I knew it symbolized a hydrogen atom. So, I’m a nerd then. I am.
Octopus steals camera
Victor Huang was recording video underwater at Wahine Memorial near Wellington, New Zealand when something really strange happened.
while trying to get video of a wild octopus, it suddenly dashed towards me and rips my shiny new camera from out of my hands, then swims off, all while the camera is recording! he swam away very quickly like a naughty shoplifter. after a 5 minute chase, I placed my spear gun underneath him and he quickly and curiously grabbed hold of the gun as well, giving me enough time to reach in and grab the camera from out of his mouth. I didn’t feel threatened at all during the whole ordeal. he seemed to be fixated on the shiny metallic blue digital camera. the only confusing behavior was how he dashed off with it like a thief ha-ha. cheeky octopus.
(Via Neatorama)
Photo of the Day
This is from a visit to the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, a place I haven't been to for a couple of years.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
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Thursday, April 08, 2010
Martian avalanche, as it happens!
Phil Plait, blogs about the newest HiRise image of an avalanche. As it happens. On Mars!
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Read Phil’s article where he explains what you are seeing. Holy cow!
