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Science Etcetera, Moonday 20080602

June 2nd, 2008
  • The Phoenix landed on ice.

    • Phoenix Lander on Ice

    Phoenix Lander on Ice
  • The Phoenix Mars Lander is twittering.
  • Coverage of the World Science Festival: The Persistence of Vision, Future Cities, What Does it Meant to Be Human?, and Photos by Make.
  • The crustacean Diporeia is vanishing from the great lakes, endangering the salmon that feed on it.
  • City people have smaller carbon footprints (HT carolyn), they use less energy and other resources as well.
  • Women in bikinis make men spend money like idiots.
  • Resistance is futile! A small, freshwater invertebrate called a rotifer has the ability to assimilate DNA from other organisms.

    • Rotifer Animation

    Rotifer (click to see an animation)
    Image by Ra’ike
  • Acid rain is still killing Northeastern Forests.
  • It’s okay not to talk about your feelings after a traumatic event.
  • Scientific American has a slideshow of optical illusions and what they teach us about our brains.
  • New Scientist has auditory illusions.
  • 67 Percent of our energy is lost as heat at the power plants and traveling along electrical lines.
  • I Will Derive:



    • One comment to “Science Etcetera, Moonday 20080602”

    1. The idea that living in the city can help reduce carbon emissions was also mentioned in the latest issue of Wired Magazine, in the article: Inconvenient Truths: Get Ready to Rethink What It Means to Be Green.

      Here’s the part about city living:
      Urban Living Is Kinder to the Planet Than the Suburban Lifestyle

           by spugbrap June 3rd, 2008 at 2:34 pm

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