Should be a good weekend for the Perseids. The moon isn’t new, but it will be out of the way for most of the night.
Category Archives: General Science
Sperm Whales
Sleep vertically. An interesting picture.
Loud Copulation
When I saw this headline, I thought that science had come up with a huge breakthrough, and a great alternative to fly swatters. Needless to say, I was disappointed.
Not Five Sigma After All?
Is the Higgs boson an imposter?
Rainbows
…have seams. An interesting look at how different cultures deal with naming colors.
Brooklyn Hipsters
What’s All The Fuss About?
Here’s a pretty good story on the Higgs discovery. I have to say, I’m not sure to five sigma that I exist, so the result seems pretty solid.
Want To Win A Thousand Pounds Sterling?
Explain why warm water freezes faster than cold.
Scientific Literacy
How much do we need?
I always get frustrated when people think that science is about knowing scientific “facts,” and not about the process.
The Venus Transit
Here’s a live webcast from Fraser Cain, Phil Plait, et al.