March 2012
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Let's Keep Science In Our Schools
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…Existentialism: the responsibility of the individual to take hold of his or...
– Steven Earnshaw (via buynewsoul)
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Solar Tornadoes Dance Across Sun's Surface in NASA... →
A NASA spacecraft has captured an amazing video of solar twisters blowing across the surface of the sun.
The tornado-like eruptions of super-hot plasma were spotted by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which is constantly recording high-definition videos of the sun.
The sun tornado video shows swirling fountains of plasma creeping across the surface of the sun during a 30-hour period...
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CAT SCIENTISTS OF THE 1960S. →
Relevant to my whole life.
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The 36 Best Signs At The Reason Rally →
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This Is How You Play God: Evidence is piling up... →
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Last August, NASA’s HiRISE orbiter spotted strange streaks on the Martian surface that most likely were the result of flowing water on the planet’s surface. Now, eight months later, scientists still haven’t come up with any better explanations.
That’s important because of the old scientific maxim that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” The existence of...
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NRDC: FACT: U.S. Drilling Doesn't Lower Gas Prices →
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The ‘drill, baby, drill’ approach to energy won’t ease your pain at the pump according to an analysis by the Associated Press. In an article running in papers across the country, AP puts it simply: “…more U.S. drilling has not changed how deeply the gas pump drills into your wallet, math and history show.”
The AP’s findings are not surprising. Gasoline prices are subject to the global oil...
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ziggyofthestardustkind asked: Your page is brilliant! I love how everything is tagged and easy to find as well. Simply wonderful. :)
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The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.
– Neil deGrasse Tyson (via k-rin)
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The moon and venus are so lovely tonight! Go out &...
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And a happy 71st Birthday to Richard Dawkins
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Still doesn’t look a day over 55 if you ask me.
Many awesome people are born on March 26th apparently.
Holy crap
HE IS 71!? HOLY SHIT.
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“What’s Genocide?” by Carlos Andres Romez
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their high school principal told me I couldn’t teach poetry with profanity so I asked my students, “Raise your hand if you’ve heard of the Holocaust.” in unison, their arms rose up like poisonous gas then straightened out like an SS infantry “Okay. Please put your hands down. Now raise your hand if you’ve heard of the Rwandan genocide.” blank stares mixed with curious...
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Today in 1930 Pluto was discovered as a planet....
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Science is not perfect. It’s often misused; it’s only a tool, but it’s the best...
– Carl Sagan (via quotesman)
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The parsec is a unit of length used in astronomy -... →
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In the age of information, ignorance is a choice
– Donny Miller
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Woman demanding care at St. Mary's (St. Louis)...
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RICHMOND HEIGHTS • Anna Brown wasn’t leaving the emergency room quietly.
She yelled from a wheelchair at St. Mary’s Health Center security personnel and Richmond Heights police officers that her legs hurt so badly she couldn’t stand.
She had already been to two other hospitals that week in September, complaining of leg pain after spraining her ankle.
This...
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Anonymous asked: I think the problem with the schools is that they tried to teach me 2+2 before they taught me the sequence of the universe.