Category Archives: Science/Tech
Comet Pan-Starrs
On Wednesday evening, I went on a night hike up Blue Hill to see if I could view comet Pan-Starrs. My Saturday hike there had proven fruitless, but this time around I was armed with more information. Even so, I … Continue reading
Photoblog – Crater Lake – July 2000
In July of 2000, I had to take a business trip out to Redding, California to investigate failures of some of our oxygen systems. The investigation was very short, but the point of the trip was more to reassure the … Continue reading
Cool Tech – Extreme Cycling
Here is a story about guys engineering sleek but impractical designs to push the boundaries of biking to the very limits of technology and human endurance… This Is a Bike. Trust Us. – And you won’t believe how fast it … Continue reading
Plan boosts solar system to 12 planets
ScienceDaily: Bigger Solar System? Astronomers Debate Definition Of ‘Planet’ And ‘Plutons’ MSNBC: Plan boosts solar system to 12 planets
ScienceDaily – Climate Change Was Major Factor In Erosion Of Alps 6 Million Years Ago
Climate Change Was Major Factor In Erosion Of Alps 6 Million Years Ago The Alps, the iconic rugged mountains that cover parts of seven European nations, might have reached their zenith millions of years ago, some scientists believe, and now … Continue reading
Boston Globe Editorial – Engineering a curriculum
Featuring my former Tufts professor, Ioannis Miaoulis. The Museum of Science (http://www.mos.org/) has finally brought the “BODY WORLDS: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies” to town. It’s a morbidly fascinating exhibit that I’ve wanted to see for several years. Finally, something … Continue reading