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Date: April 20th, 2008

Gravity Waves Hello

20 April, 2008 (04:24) | Physics | No comments

Evidence of gravitational radiation from a binary black hole system
A central black hole, with a mass equal to 18 billion times that of the Sun, is orbited by a smaller one, and the interaction of the system with its surroundings produces brightness changes that allow astronomers to study the evolution of the orbit.
And the system [...]

Let’s Teach Science in Science Class

20 April, 2008 (04:08) | Antiscience, Education, Science-general | 1 comment

I agree that finding that half of polled students can’t identify that “human beings, as we know them today, developed from earlier species of animals” is true doesn’t imply that the other half are creationists, given that other science questions also garnered less-than-spectacular results.
However, it also doesn’t mean that all of the [...]

Isn’t That Special?

20 April, 2008 (04:07) | Education, Misc, Silly | 1 comment

Gordon Watts has become The Margin Lady (and that’s a sequel to the original margin lady story).
One of the things I’m responsible? Make sure the figures are done right. Make sure everyone uses the same units. Make sure everyone is printing on A4 paper. Make sure the margins are right!
I am the margin lady! Shoot [...]

 

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