Science
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A very special audio blog posting. Vote for me!
I’ve been distracted by a very demanding new job for the past few weeks, but in the back of my head I’ve constantly been thinking about this cool Public Radio Talent Quest contest that a friend alerted me to. It’s like American Idol (sort of), only instead of discovering new singers the idea is to discover new public radio hosts.…
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Molten Mercury
Keeping with my planetary theme of late, here’s a recent news story on how Mercury likely has a molten core. Clearly, scientists are still learning much about how planets, even those in our own solar system, form and develop.
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I miss Stephen Jay Gould
The other day, my husband and I watched an old Charlie Rose interview with Stephen Jay Gould, which prompted me to pull out a few of his books. The one that grabbed my attention most this time is Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life. For those who don’t know, Gould proposed that science and religion…
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Dry Ice in the Rain…
Every Friday (okay, every other Friday when I’m busy) I teach a science lesson at a local elementary school. Mostly, I try to keep my lessons fairly fun– a little science followed by some explosions, a laser, bubbles, and now and then some green goo. Today, I taught the kids a little about phase changes and sublimation. I brought in…
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Harvard Biovisions Video: The Inner Life of a Cell
This video The Inner Life of a Cell by Harvard Biovisions is incredible! I just saw it for the first time today. The complexity of a single cell is unbelievable! I felt as if I were watching a science fiction movie. Who doesn’t think those walking vesicles aren’t cool? As a geologist, I generally prefer my life fossilized, but this…
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Hear Bug_Girl talk about (bug) sex!
This week’s episode of The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe includes a titillating conversation with our very own Bug_Girl. She tells us all about the recent disappearance of the bees, and then gives us a few delightful tidbits on the bizarre mating habits of our other tiny buggy friends. Download that episode on iTunes or off the site by clicking…
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The Origin of the Earth: Part V
Here is the fifth and final installment of my Origin of the Earth paper. Enjoy! For those of you who are just reading this, be sure to check out Parts I-IV below. The Origin of the Earth Part V: The Moon, the Magma Ocean, and the Mantle The Moon and the Magma Ocean: Since an early magma ocean may have…
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Boston: Where the Biomed Industry Comes to Play.
My fair city is currently playing host to the biomedical industry’s biggest bash of the year, leaving us up to our ears in scientists, lawyers, pharmaceutical reps, accountants, and any corporate type who rakes in the dough by researching areas of medicine such as stem cell or gene therapy. It’s been sold to the rest of us Bostonians as “the…
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