Category Archives: Science

How to tell at a glance if the Moon is waxing or waning

Posted on September 24, 2019 by

Do you know how to tell at a glance whether the Moon is waxing or waning? Well, if you don’t, I’ll tell you how to do it — but first, an interlude: So… I just need you to focus on … Continue reading →

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A marble: floating in the middle of nothing

Posted on May 18, 2018 by

The Long Slow Goodbye Our world is dying. We are killing it. We pride ourselves on our adaptability, Yet we are locked in an anachronistic worldview: One that deludes us into believing That what once was will ever be. It’s … Continue reading →

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Duplicity in the Duplex?

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

Bhavik Naik over at Bhavik’s Blurs introduced me to ‘Google Duplex‘ the other day, in a post entitled ‘Is Google taking it too far?‘ Here’s a four minute video demonstration of Google Duplex in action: Pretty impressive, no? As well … Continue reading →

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Recognizing the Mother of Global Warming

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week:
University of California at Santa Barbara: By all rights, Eunice Newton Foote should be a household name. More than a century and a half ago, Foote was part of one of…

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Why do we have time zones: time for change?

Posted on May 9, 2018 by

A few years ago I wrote a blog post on the topic of the total muddle that’s caused by the lack of a commonly accepted standard date format. Today, I’m going to waffle on about something similar. Before standard time … Continue reading →

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World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice

Posted on March 11, 2018 by

Following on from that, I present this, from here, courtesy of Sir Charles: please read. Twenty-five years ago, the Union of Concerned Scientists and more than 1700 independent scientists, including the majority of living Nobel laureates in the sciences, penned … Continue reading →

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From 1985: Warnings from Carl Sagan and Al Gore

Posted on March 11, 2018 by

Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week:
Climate deniers will have a hard time explaining these to their grandchildren, the kids who are now woke to the disasters they’ve been served by  blindness and greed. Astounding find by…

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The dark side of the moon

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

This short wibblette is especially for Sue of Dreamwalker’s Sanctuary, who wondered recently “What is on the dark side of the Moon?”. “There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact, it’s all dark.” — Pink Floyd, … Continue reading →

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When life began there were no Baily’s beads

Posted on March 3, 2018 by

This is the last (currently) of some articles I intended as a connected series. If you have the time, you may appreciate visiting the others first (assuming you haven’t already): We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself … Continue reading →

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Arctic Melting as Europe Freezes. Where Where Have I seen this Before? Oh, Yeah Science.

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week:
https://twitter.com/rahmstorf/status/968036167194169345 And, oh yeah, I’ve been bringing you those voices for years now, at this blog, thru these videos. You’re welcome. Hey, don’t get mad at me. Andrew Freedman in Mashable:…

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