From today’s Astronomy Picture of the Day, NASA and JPL go dramatic, presenting a description of the Curiosity rover’s landing process as something like the trailer for a suspense film. Not bad, actually: The Curiosity rover, about the size of … Continue reading
I spent my childhood in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, where every summer everyone looked forward to donuts from Britt’s, a small shop in the small boardwalk area that served what I’ve always suspected are the best donuts on the planet. … Continue reading
This is a nifty short video on population growth that’s fast-moving and interesting and blessedly doesn’t stray into politics or alarmism, though it does make some points that ought to provoke some sober thought. Some might find it a little … Continue reading
These people might need to switch to decaf: I wonder if this is the same guy as the one in the airplane restroom yesterday. by … Continue reading
This was featured Tuesday, July 10, on NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day website, which is always worth a look. What does this have to do with astronomy? Well, it shows a bunch of locations on Earth, and Earth is … Continue reading
One performer in one take plays 100 well-known guitar riffs in historical order in 12 minutes. (If I said I liked the earlier ones best would that be telling my age? …) by … Continue reading
In the city of Sabadell in Spain’s Catalonia region, a lone bassist in the Plaza Sant Roc is soon joined by a cellist and then gradually the rest of an orchestra and chorus to perform the Ode to Joy from … Continue reading
The longest-serving mail carrier in the United States is still on the job in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Originally from Brooklyn, he served as a bomber ball turret gunner during World War II (and survived a plane crash), for a … Continue reading
Here’s another film inspired by the video game Portal 2, in which a sort of gun is able to shoot holes in walls, ceilings, and floors, and the last two of them are connected, so if you pass through one, … Continue reading
There are so many species on Earth that each year biologists discover, describe, and name scads of new ones. The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University has taken to producing a top ten list of particularly interesting … Continue reading