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Science Rules! Week 2
All kinds of good science news this week. First, late night Dec. 13 and early morning Dec. 14, there will be a “dazzling Geminid meteor shower” that is “expected to be the best display of so-called...
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Science Rules!
Kristianstad, Sweden does not use oil, natural gas, or coal to heat its homes and businesses. Instead, it uses gas extracted from biomass like farm and food waste. This is not uncommon in European...
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Total Lunar Eclipse
Tonight/early morning, there was a total lunar eclipse–”the first time in 372 years that a total lunar eclipse also marks the beginning of the winter solstice,” according to the New York Times. From my...
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Triceratops Never Existed
Being a huge dinosaur-lover, I can’t believe I’m just hearing about this now, but back in July/August of this year, it was announced that triceratops never existed. In fact, both Triceratops and...
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In the Name of Science
Science is constantly changing and scientists are always learning new things. This week, my focus is on the prehistoric, unsolved deaths, and green tech. Recently, researchers have reported that an...
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In the Name of Science
Turns out that the bands scientists have been attaching to penguins for 50 years to study them has been doing more harm than good. Because of the bands, penguins are producing fewer offspring and have...
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Maybe Someday We Can Visit The Whole Universe
That became my dream after I learned that scientists at CERN in Switzerland have successfully conducted an experiment proving Einstein’s theory of relativity wrong. Turns out, things can travel faster...
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Do eBooks Weigh Anything?
Interesting question posed by a New York Times reader: When an e-reader is loaded with thousands of books, does it gain any weight? The answer? “In principle, the answer is yes,” said John D....
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The Higgs Boson / The “God particle”
From NPR: “Two teams of scientists using the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, announced in Geneva this morning that they have detected a new subatomic...
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Living in a Sci-Fi World
CES (Consumer Electronics Association) was last week, and companies demoed a lot of really cool gadgets. One I think is worth sharing is a product by Tactus, a company in California. Tactus developed a...
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I Know Dino: The Podcast
After months of researching, interviewing, and polishing, we have finally launched our long-awaited I Know Dino podcast (part of a larger I Know Dino project, which involves blog posts, books, and...
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The Science of Writing and Reading
It’s been a while since I’ve written any posts related to science on here. There are some really cool articles that have come out, specifically about books. Reading and Your Brain According to the...
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