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@SueK check out this page for photos/details of how they got the shuttle on top of the jet: http://is.gd/b4VU |
awesome shot of Endeavour shuttle atop a 747: http://tinyurl.com/6y3y4w /christopher |
steven chu, likely pick for energy secretary on scifri after winning the nobel prize in 1997. http://is.gd/b4An (realaudio file) |
re: big potato, @sciam consults the experts on the identity of the portly spud: http://is.gd/b27g last lines are funny.. /christopher |
big potato. http://is.gd/aGNk bbc site suggests related story "Iran makes huge ostrich sandwich" http://is.gd/4nKS. fries with that? /cb |
loving NYTimes "The Evidence Gap" series on medicine: http://tinyurl.com/68b9tr Nice article today re: unnecessary knee scans /christopher |
TIMSS internat. math/sci assessment is out. some US gains in 4th and 8th gr math, but science held steady. http://is.gd/aToe |
very cool - hubble space telescope finds carbon dioxide in atmosphere around extrasolar planet. http://is.gd/aSmI |
@joergheber adds that the discussion forum for the Nature commentary is worth checking out too: http://tinyurl.com/6nyu29 |
if you haven't read it yet, a controversial commentary on "brain doping" with Ritalin, etc. in Nature: http://is.gd/aHU0 /christopher |
today: 40th anniv. of 'mother of all demos' -- douglas englebart 1st demoed computer mouse, hypertext, more. vids: http://is.gd/aF3K /cb |
2008 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology winners announced - some amazing high school science. http://is.gd/aK5I (pdf) /cb |
2008 just got a little longer. world's official clocks will add a 'leap second' on Dec 31st. http://is.gd/aINo (pdf) /cb |
cookie crisis? incurable fungal disease attacking vanilla crops in madagascar. situation 'critical.' http://is.gd/aIJZ /cb |
creepy fun piece on CBC's quirks and quarks -- guide to 10 planetary doomsday scenarios. http://is.gd/aFDT /cb |
obama says wants to have cultural, scientific lectures in white house "elevating science once again." (meet the press: http://is.gd/aCde) |
amazing attack of the sea slugs video: http://tinyurl.com/54pkf2 |
@dmandle it made me think abt momento too...but HM seemed a much more stable memoryless guy. plus didn't have the 'story in reverse' bit /cb |
crazy! EO Wilson is talking about putting ants on stilts to study ants understanding of distance |
@firesignth flora is filming as we speak! er, tweet! yes, hopefully video of wilson to come in the not too distant future. |
