Science
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Round Three of the Public Radio Talent Quest!
Thanks to everyone who voted for me in the second round of the Public Radio Talent Quest — because of you, I just made it into Round Three! More details to come on what the new challenges will be. Whatever they are, they’re sure to be lots of fun and I can’t wait! Kudos to the three very talented people…
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Pink rocks! (Another day at sea for Evelyn)
Hi All, I was very excited yesterday because our dredge basket came up with pink- yes, pink!- rocks. In addition to several hundred pounds of gray, brown, and black basalt (what we usually bring up in a dredge), we brought up several dozen pebbles and cobbles which were pale to bright pink in color. I’ve attached some photographs of some…
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Moment of Science for Mr. Wizard — EXTENDED!
Okay peeps, today was the announced final day to get your YouTube videos in for the Moment of Science contest (the winner of which will receive a complete set of Mr. Wizard’s World DVDs and awesome handmade skeptical jewelry from Surlyramics!). But, here’s the deal — my Internet access the past few days has been spotty at best and nonexistent…
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Something to get geeked about
The Wellcome Trust has just made tens of thousands of scientific images FREE to you online!! “All content has been made available under a Creative Commons Licence, which allows users to copy, distribute and display the image, provided the source is fully attributed and it is used for non-commercial purposes.” Ok, who can find the coolest image first? I’m really…
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Geoporn
Or maybe, “e-rock-ica?” Anyway, I just got this e-mail from Evelyn that is pure, well, Evelyn. The subject line is “Some of My Favorite Rocks.” The message is as follows: +++ Here are photographs of some of my favorite rocks– the basalt and glass breccias we’ve been finding along fault zones. The colors don’t show up well in the photos,…
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Monday Morning Freethinker Gossip
Breaking news! Notable Humanist Salman Rushdie is back on the market after agreeing to divorce his ridiculously gorgeous Top Chef-hosting former-modeling wife Padma Lakshmi. (Side note: not to be confused with NPR correspondent Lakshmi Singh or something.) The split has been rumored for quite some time now, so it’s not a total shocker. (I read that she wasn’t even at…
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More Ninetyeast Ridge Adventures
Here’s another great missive from Evelyn, our favorite geology grad who is currently in the Indian Ocean studying an underwater volcano chain! Enjoy! (part 1 is here) Hard to believe that July is here and that I’ve been at sea for over two weeks! I am still spending five more weeks onboard the ship and then traveling for two weeks,…
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Win free DVDs!
Breaking news: the family of Mr. Wizard has graciously offered to up the ante in our YouTube challenge by adding a full set of Mr. Wizard’s World DVDs! This would be fabulous for a teacher, anyone with young kids, or a big fan of the show, so encourage others to upload their 5-minute science experiments! You can see the DVD…
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