Science Etecetera Marsday 20080101
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Happy New Year! Here’s what happened during my recent hiatus:
Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests
If you’ve never seen Theo Jansen’s fantastic wind-powered robots, you’re in for a real treat. Now instructables has a DIY Strandbeest out of Knex.
With another 365 days ahead of us, it’s a good time to ponder on the Economist’s recent article The future of futurology.
Jellyfish invasions, a more green-conscious world, quantum physics discovery gambling odds… PopSci has their 2008 Guide to Science.
A practical joke series of advertisements meant to make people think, the Forever Landfill pretends to offer personal garbage disposal for people who don’t want to think about sustainability.
Croc-Hunter widow Terri Irwin is Launching a Whale Rescue operation intended to prove that all the scientific data Japan is supposedly killing whales for can be obtained through non-lethal means. Go Terri!!!
The long-time practice of training doctors in heart-surgery by Killing Dogs is about to End.
Climate Skeptics should appreciate this commentary on Global Warming and media weather coverage, which predicts more alarmist news coverage of weather in an “Availability Cascade.”
I firmly believe there should be a fourth law of motion that states “A wire at rest will tangle.” Science is tackling the subject of knotting, including DNA tangles .
Housewives rock!!! They’re more ecologically aware and recycle more than university students.
Generation Y represents the Heaviest Library Users, but it’s mostly for the free Internet.
Wolfquest is a Free Game about surviving as a wild wolf in Yellowstone Park and is scoring high marks with players.
North America’s Largest Solar-Electric Plant has just come online.
Stephen Hawking has joined the protests against UK’s science funding cuts.
I think a camera on my shoulder, recording everything I do, might be pretty useful, that’s why 24-7 Photo-Logging appeals to my desire to never misplace my keys again.
How to Fossilize your hamster is a pretty cool title for a book of DIY science experiments.
Happy New Year! Here’s what happened during my recent hiatus:
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