‘Mr. Wizard’ dies at 89
(LA Times) Don Herbert, who explained the wonderful world of science to young baby boomers on television in the 1950s and ’60s as “Mr. Wizard” and did the same for a later generation of...
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Mainstay Food Rations… just because I’m too curious for my own good.
After getting on one too many mailing lists for hiking and camping gear, I broke down and ordered something from one of the many “survival and readiness” suppliers I get contacted by. My choice...
White House Tightens Publishing Rules for USGS Scientists
(LiveScience) The Bush administration is clamping down on scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey, who study everything from caribou mating to global warming, subjecting them to controls on research that might go against official...
“Caprica” (2007) [TV-Series 2007-????]
From IMDB.com: Two families, the Graystones and the Adamas, live together on a peaceful planet known as Caprica, where a startling breakthrough in artificial intelligence brings about unforeseen consequences. A spin-off of the Sci...
Astronomers Say Pluto Is Not a Planet
(Associated Press) Leading astronomers declared Thursday that Pluto is no longer a planet under historic new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight. After a tumultuous week of clashing over...
