Science Etcetera, Jupiterday 20080717
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
(Light blogging this week as I work on my house.)
Images of the atomic blast in it’s first millionth of a second.
Atomic Blast in first Millisecond
Credit: Harold Edgerton
Local children born after closing a coal-fired power plant in China had larger skulls and healthier body weights.
Interactive oil-spill incident map from the NOAA.
Background TV messes with your child’s playtime.
It’s profitable to bluff in prediction markets.
Michael Benson suggest we send the ISS to the Moon.
Evolution in action: Facial cancer in Tasmanian devils is forcing them to breed earlier.
I’m curious about this Adopt a SETI Scientist Program.
Get better mileage and reduce tire wear by inflating tires with nitrogen.
The science of becoming Batman in real life.
Scholarpedia is a peer-reviewed version of Wikipedia (HT oranchak.
How frogs survive being frozen in winter.
Pololu 3pi Line Maze Solving Robot:
(Light blogging this week as I work on my house.)
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Atomic Blast in first Millisecond Credit: Harold Edgerton |
