On My To-Do (make that Must-Do) List
I’ve just got to figure out a way to take photos like this (another beauty from the Nikon Small World contest previous winners). Peter Parks, Atlanta peronii (gastropod mollusk) (170X)
Bears at NC Museum of Life & Science
Yesterday we arrived at the NC Museum of Life and Science in Durham just in time to watch one of the animal keepers (Erin) providing the bears with some enrichment activity. She filled some balls with syrup and then tossed them into the exhibit for Yona, Gus, and Mimi to retrieve, play with, and snack [...]
Numbers, Geometry & Nature
A movie inspired on numbers, geometry and nature, by Cristóbal Vila. Go to www.etereaestudios.com for more info: theory behind, stills, screenshots, tutorials and workshops. HT: Jessica Palmer of Bioephemera at ScienceBlogs
Look what I’ve learned today
Here are some great science links that I was told about today from the Science Online 2010 conference (being held in Durham, NC this weekend). Fold It: Contribute to science research by playing protein folding games (very cool) Science for Citizens: the source for science you can do Mindmeister: Real-time Brainstorming A bit of humor: [...]
Imaging the Qeiyafa Ostracon
There are many websites and blogs discussing all manner of interesting things about the Qeiyafa ostracon. I have hesitated to add to the noise conversation. However, I would like to point you to an article (available as a PDF for download here) which details the science behind the imaging of the ostracon. I find this [...]
Coming to my town
Gotta show the home town pride. Major props for the following two events being hosted in the Triangle. First up, ScienceOnline2010, January 14-17th, 2010 at Sigma Xi in the Research Triangle Park. This is officially an “unconference.” More about conversation than lecture. Here’s a list of who’s coming. And here’s the program. But don’t worry, [...]
50 Things we know now that we didn’t know this time last year
The Princess Bride had it right all along. There really are R.O.U.S.s (see #36 below). Jeff Houck, a reporter for the Tampa Tribune suggested an award for best quote of the year be given to Richard Fisher (director of NASA’s Heliophysics Division) for a response he made when being interviewed by NPR (October 2009) about [...]
The Snowflake
It’s no secret that I love snow. One of the best books that I’ve seen about snowflakes is The Snowflake: Winter’s Secret Beauty by Kenneth Libbrecht (photography by Patricia Rasmussen). If you’ve ever been mesmerized by the shape of a snowflake that has fallen onto your gloved hand, then this book will delight you. The [...]
Today’s Hubble Advent Image
The December 8th image from the Hubble Advent Calendar is stunning. If twinkling lights conjure up memories of Christmas, then here are enough to last a lifetime! The Hubble site has a zoomable image, which allows you to focus in on one particular section of the cluster. Click on the image below to go to [...]
Foamed Saccharides with Protein Inclusions
Time for a Christmas tradition and science mashup. Try this “experiment” in your kitchen with your kids. Foamed Saccharides with Protein Inclusions Discussion In this experiment you will produce a solid mixture composed mainly of various monosaccharides, disaccharides and polypeptide compounds. Since a great deal of heating is necessary to bring about the desired chemical [...]
Thinking about Genesis from the view of Revelation
Pete Enns, at the BioLogos Science and the Sacred blog asks readers today to “read the opening chapters of Genesis … from a different angle” because “[if] we want a clue as to how to read the opening chapters of the Christian Bible, we should go to the closing chapters.” Read the post here.
BioLogos announces Pete Enns as new senior fellow
BioLogos announced today that Pete Enns will be joining their team as a senior fellow of biblical studies. Enns has been guest-writing on their Science and the Sacred blog and participated in the recent workshop noted here. The full announcement (and links to team member biographies) is found here.
Hubble Telescope Advent Calendar
I always feel a special connection to the Hubble telescope. And not just because I taught astronomy in an Earth science class. It is because I know one of the astronauts, Kathryn Thornton, who was a mission specialist EVA crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on the STS-61 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing and [...]
Pete Enns on Mesopotamian Myths and “Genre Calibration”
Pete Enns is the Friday “guest voice” again at Science and the Sacred (the
Statement generated as result of workshop “In Search of a Theology of Celebration”
I’ve been mentioning the workshop “In Search of a Theology of Celebration” in a few posts. The BioLogos blog Science and the Sacred has another post about this workshop, along with a link to a statement signed by the participants. In the recent post, “Exploring the Truths of Scripture and the Truths of Nature” a [...]
