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Eclipse webcast live 10:30 - 11:30 UT 8/1/2008
On August 1, 2008, a total solar eclipse will occur as the new moon moves directly between the sun and the earth. The moon’s umbral shadow will fall on parts of Canada, Greenland, the Arctic Ocean, Russia, Mongolia, and China. The Exploratorium’s eclipse expedition team (our fifth!) will [...]
Finishing last in the Tour-de-France isn’t easy.
Mr. Vansevenant, who after Stage 18 sits in 150th place, some 3 hours and 45 minutes behind Mr. Sastre, is indeed the worst-placed rider in the Tour de France. But, in turn, he has outlasted those who abandoned the Tour through illness, injury or simple exhaustion; those who [...]
Top Nine Songs About Self Love
Jackson Browne’s Rosie isn’t on the list? WTF? Pictures of Lily by The Who? Longview by Green Day? Sheesh.
via Kottke
Dealing with Uncertainty at Backreaction, in the context of “science is never 100% certain” and how this plays out with public perception.
There are times when this seems to be a no-win scenario: if you fail to address the uncertainty and have to make any changes to your conclusions, you lose credibility, but if you [...]
Our command picnic was Wednesday, and our volleyball team whipped the young whippersnapper summer interns to win the crown (something like 15-5 and 15-5, with traditional scoring). We had three of four people from the research group and one of the guys from the instrument shop to replace our missing player, and picked up [...]
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