Comet Images
In case you missed it this week, NASA’s EPOXI Mission few by comet 103P/Hartley 2. Go to the NASA site for some never before seen images of a comet that will blow you away. Real life science giving you SF-like… Read More »Comet Images
Science
Numenta – A.I.
Artificial Intelligence is perhaps the Holly Grail for Computer Science. This new company – Numenta, is leading the way to making sure AI happens. Pretty heady stuff. I’d like to spend some time reading the available white pages on their… Read More »Numenta – A.I.
Prove Photography To A Blind Man
Skeptico has a great little essay in which he proves to a blind man that photography is real. He also uses the argument to disprove psychics. Brilliant. Included because I know many of my regulars are critical thinkers as well… Read More »Prove Photography To A Blind Man
Sky-Map
Found this site thanks to Phil Plait over at BadAstronomy.com. It’s a free, web based interactive star map. It’s just too cool for words. If you love astronomy, go check it out.
Wil and Phil
Two of my favorite bloggers communicated together recently. I must have good taste in bloggers. The Bad Astronomer wrote a entry about Futurama and then Wil Wheaten commented on his bog about the same reference. Phil responded to Wil in… Read More »Wil and Phil
Remembering Carl Sagan
I was the only one I knew in High School who had read Brocca’s Brain. When in 1978, as a teenager, I was told to get a sport coat for some formal affair, I chose a tan corduroy coat that… Read More »Remembering Carl Sagan
Skepticality and BA
Remembering Carl Those of you who know me very well, know that I am a huge fan of Carl Sagan. Skepticality, the official podcast of Skeptic magazine has a very nice interview with Ann Druyan, Sagan’s second wife and collaborator. … Read More »Skepticality and BA
Send Your Name to Mars!
The Planetary Society is sponsoring another name disc to ride aboard the next Mars probe called Phoenix. Phoenix will explore the Martian arctic region. You can register your kids names and your name to fly to Mars and be a… Read More »Send Your Name to Mars!
Smile Opportunity!
This is the latest image from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) now in orbit of Mars. Yes, that little metal object at the rim of Victoria crator, is the Opportunity rover. We really are on Mars. Cool.
Pale Blue Dot
“Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and… Read More »Pale Blue Dot