Look At The Sun
Over at Discover Magazine, Chris’ friend Phil Plait (aka @badastronomer) points us to this pretty astonishing detailed photo of the sun by Alan Friedman at his Averted Imagination site. The… moreNot CGI: The Balloon House From ‘Up,’ Live Action Version
Yes, someone replicated the balloon-lifted house from Pixar’s “Up.” For real, or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof: It’s from an upcoming National Geographic Channel show called “How Hard Can… moreWhy You Can’t Dance
David Brent Dance – watch more funny videos Can’t dance? It might not be that you’re just a klutz, or, more precisely, there might be a biological reason for your… moreIt’s All In Your Head
A couple of news items this week indicate that we’re moving a little faster now in the direction of being able to control gadgets and machines with our minds and… moreBeautiful Science
They unveiled the winners of the Wellcome Image Awards for 2011 Wednesday, and… what? You don’t know what the Wellcome Images are? Oh, well, you’ll like this. Wellcome Images is… more
Crunch A Bunch O’ Bugs For Lunch
Once upon a time, when I was very young, there was a department store to which my family would trek once in a while. In that store, there was a… moreAre We There Yet? Why, Yes, We Are
A team of British engineers has moved to the actual building stage in the quest to create a rocket car that can exceed 1,000 mph. A thousand miles per… more
