« New Year’s Resolutions
Happy Birthday Isaac Asimov! »
h1

Science Etecetera Marsday 20080101

January 1st, 2008

Happy New Year! Here’s what happened during my recent hiatus:

Theo Jansen's Strandbeests

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.

    • No comments yet to “Science Etecetera Marsday 20080101”

    1. I’m sure you are well aware of this but…

      Speaking of this: “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.”

      Reminds me of this: http://www.media.mit.edu/wearables/index.html

      you may like to check it out if you haven’t seen it already.

      -BMF

           by BMF January 2nd, 2008 at 2:04 pm

    2. Thanks for the tip. I’ve added it to my del.icio.us links!

           by ideonexus January 2nd, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    Leave a Comment