Isn’t this enough? Just this world?
I love this piece by TIm Minchin and the animated short film of it just came out today.
Category: Science
In Honor of Carl Sagan’s Birthday
“The Earth is a very small stage, in a vast cosmic arena.”
Why Science?
I am totally guilty of spreading around the OMGLookIt’sAMcDonaldsHamburgerThatWon’tDie meme, but I came across a really great article today about why observation is not science: Steve Novella writes: Let’s consider what variables might be interesting to control for with the “rotting hamburger” question. The most obvious one would be to set out McDonald’s hamburgers (more …
So You Think You Know: Evolution
Wherein I post a link to a PZ Myers’ article on evolution.
Let Us Find Ourselves A Worthy Goal
Another video from Carl Sagan.
The Difference Between Science & Faith
Wherein I ruminate on a difference between science & faith, using new information on the size of protons as an example.
The Universe is Vast and So Damn Sexy
Wherein I link to an amazing deep space picture
Science is a Process
Wherein I share a video from Ted.com about science denialism.
Staring at the Sun
We may be a small, selfish, vicious, short-sighted species in many respects. But that we can see and understand the vast processes that have shaped our existence still makes me smile and love humanity despite itself. From NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day site.
Solar Flare
Link via IO9