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Monday, November 19th, 2007
Nigersaurus
image copyright Todd Marshall, courtesy Project Exploration |
The big news of the week is the vacuum-faced Cowlike Dinosaur, Nigersaurus.
Political interference in science is everywhere, as we can see from the Climate Change Exhibit Interference at the Smithsonian
I did the Genographic Project last year for $100 to find out my genetic ancestry, now for $1,000 the company 23andme will Offers a complete Personal Genome Test. This NYT reporter compared using their online tools to, “Googling my own DNA.” I am so there.
Don’t let the door hit you on the ass on your way out, as the last DC Current Power Station is Turned Off. New York took so long to switch to AC because business tycoon, sometimes inventor Thomas Edison designed its electrical grid.
PBS is running a gross but enlightening documentary, The Beauty of Ugly.
Modern-day Noah’s Ark, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault has begun refrigeration, and let’s take a moment to thank the prescience of scientific minds for protecting our future against catastrophe.
I really dig this stuff. Howtoons has found an 1891 book titled, The Fairy-Land of Science. It’s public domain, so download it for yourself.
This brings a tear to my eye, Organic Pancakes in a Spray Can. God Bless America! Sniff.
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