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Night of Meteors

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Thanos

From EsoCast. Look closely and see a meteor shower captured in this series of timelapse shots. On 14–16 December 2012, the Geminid meteor shower made a spectacular appearance over ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. As the meteors showered down over … Continue reading →

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Religious Politics and Secular Values Changed Louisiana

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Thanos

This is good overview of how the creationist groups work behind the scenes on anti-science and regressive social legislation. It’s not just evolution – it’s also gay marriage, climate change, stem cells, right to die, and other issues where religious … Continue reading →

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Orion

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Thanos

I took this an hour and half before sunrise today from my yard, it took quite a bit of fiddling about in photoshop to get the white balance and light levels correct. The thumbnail will look mostly black, so click … Continue reading →

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A New Climate State: Arctic Sea Ice 2012

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Thanos

A new video produced by independent videographer Peter Sinclair for The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media explains what expert scientists now find to be the lowest extent of Arctic sea ice in recorded history. via A New Climate … Continue reading →

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Bill Nye on creationism: It’s like teaching the earth is flat

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Thanos
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Curiosity lives: Mars Landing ‘Beautiful’

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Thanos

Curiosity lives! NASA Scientists are giving the Curiousity Mars Rover’s landing two thumbs up. Scientists displayed the Rover’s first two photos, saying it appears to have landed in a flat area. Aug. 6 via NASA Scientists: Mars Landing 'Beautiful' – … Continue reading →

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Cicada Wasp

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Thanos

We had a Cicada Wasp die on the patio yesterday, I’m assuming one of the neighbors insect sprayed or that it ran into something. These get quite large (this one was about 2″ long) but are harmless to humans unless … Continue reading →

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Sir Karl Popper’s “Science as Falsification”

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Thanos

Originally published in “Conjectures and Refutations” (1963). A key discussion in the philosophy of science. A discussion of Sir Karl’s Problem of Demarcation and the principle of falsification. http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/popper_falsification.html You may notice a few places where the audio seems to … Continue reading →

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Watt’s Wrong With Anthony?

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Thanos

Peter Hadfield responds to Global Warming denialist Anthony Watts regarding a fictitious invitation to debate from Christopher Monckton.   For the sake of Anthony Watts, who has a genuine hearing issue (no, this isn’t sarcasm, it’s a genuine condition) and … Continue reading →

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The arrogance of being thick as a brick

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Thanos

Uncertainty, something to be both humble and proud of & if that seems like cognitive dissonance, please watch DPRJONES’s video before you conclude that with finality.
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