Winter sunrises in Sydney often have interesting light patterns against the morning clouds. This morning we got classic crepuscular rays. The depth of shadow cast across the sky was extraordinary. There’s a few more shots in my Flickr photostream, and… Read More ›
Science
Friday Parasites at Zygote Games
Y’all who are into things that wriggle and suck should be compulsive readers of Zygote Games, ’cause it’s awesome. They run a Weekly Parasite series that is always worth a look. We’ve been treated to filarial worms, giant roundworms, intracellular… Read More ›
Friday Fizzicks Fun
Have you ever wondered what happens when you add an Alka Seltzer effervescent tablet to a sphere of water in microgravity? Now you know! The narrator opens with: “I hope you folks are trying to guess what’s going to happen… Read More ›
Friday Fun – “Museum” edition
aka When is a museum actually a theme park? Here it is: the Ken Ham’s Creation “Museum” post that Hoyden had to have, made much easier by the recent spate of LOLCreationists online. Image Credit: Dancing Spring PZ Myers put… Read More ›
How to talk to a global warming skeptic
An inadvertent companion piece to Suzoz’ earlier find from New Scientist (A guide to the Perplexed on Climate Change), from Gristmill comes How to Talk to a Global Warming Skeptic. a complete listing of the articles in “How to Talk… Read More ›
Cancer genes and other factors
There’s been a lot of press this last week about the reported breakthough in genome testing that will pinpoint clusters of imperfectly-copied genes that increase the risk of inheriting breast cancer. Much of the excitement is due to the fact… Read More ›
There’s an Office of the Messiah
It’s in Tasmania. Terence from the Office of the Messiah in Tasmania sends Richard Dawkins (and cc’s PZ Myers) long emails pointing out their multitudinous errors. Breaking News Be advised that the awaited Messiah and Divine Saviour and Just Leader… Read More ›
Ooh, shiny!
It’s been a while since I posted pretty astronomy pictures. This one caught my eye today. Image Credit: APOD Venus and the Moon appearing near to each other in the evening sky last week. I like the diffraction spikes on… Read More ›
They still can’t tell a monkey’s arse from an ape’s elbow
Some mob of creationists out of Minnesota are putting up billboards around various other states challenging evolutionary theory with the slogan “Are They Making a Monkey out of You?”. Glenn Branch, deputy director of the National Center for Science Education… Read More ›
I’m thinking that getting dressed would start to require real attention to detail
You really wouldn’t want to get these jackets mixed up once the online interaction systems get properly sorted. Exhibit A: Feel an online hug just like the real thing Jacket made to measure for love from afar Exhibit B: Self… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 