A research paper recently made available on line makes an interesting point about belief in conspiracy theories: In a pair of studies, willingness to credit one such theory appears to correlate with a willingness to believe another, even when the … Continue reading
Rare color photographs taken by Life magazine photographer Frank Scherschel in mid-1944 have recently been made public. They show American troops preparing for the D-day invasion, the war’s devastation to a French city, and celebrations of victory. You can see … Continue reading
I previously posted a link to the Scale of the Universe web page where you can interactively explore the cosmos from the smallest to the largest and click on objects for more information about them. Commentator ixtrix points out a … Continue reading
Here’s a fascinating web page that lets you zoom in and out with a slider at the bottom to see objects on different scales, starting with the size of a human being and zooming out to see the size of … Continue reading
A rabbit named Champis, who lives in Sweden, likes to herd sheep: I’m not sure about that choice of music… According to the Associated Press Champis is self-taught. The video was shot by Dan Westman, a sheepdog breeder who’s friends … Continue reading
The deserved popular XKCD web comic strip makes a good point here that had occurred independently to me after seeing videos of the terrible Japan tsumani last year: Efforts to discourage use of the term “tidal wave” misguided, because while … Continue reading
I’m back to blogging, I hope. Sorry for the long break. In the meantime, here’s something from my brother Tom’s animal advocacy Pack Mentality blog, a YouTube video of a dog who enjoys watching the movie Marmaduke: by … Continue reading
In the mid-1970s I was stationed at the Navy Public Affairs Center in Norfolk, where at one point I was assigned to shoot photos of a group of Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps midshipmen. Part of that training, unsurprisingly, involved … Continue reading
Sorry I’ve been silent here of late; I’ve been both busy and rather under the weather. I hope to get back to posting regularly soon. In the meantime, here’s an entertaining medley of Star Wars music performed by battling cellists, … Continue reading
This interactive ad in (I think) Columbus Circle subway station in New York lets anyone try to keep pace with champion marathoner Ryan Hall for 60 feet or so. Imagine being able to keep this up for 26 miles and … Continue reading