Monthly Archives: November 2011
Interesting Article No.0: Preview
For the next week, I’ll be on holiday! So in preparation, and to keep my post-a-day going, I’ll be publishing some “Interesting Articles”. These will be about various things that I wanted to cover at the time, but didn’t get … Continue reading
Burzynski Clinic Quackery Update
Since the story about Billie Bainbridge and the Burzynski Clinic has come to light, there have been many more posts about it, in what is known as the Streisand effect. Here are some which are essential reading: Threats from The … Continue reading
Symphony of Science – We’ve Got to Be That Light
Symphony of Science – We’ve Got To Be That Light. They are remarkable explorers. Onwards!
Brush With Death
Excellent forced perspective video. Really well put together, and rather ingenious. Derp. Onwards!
Curiosity Launches To Mars
The giant NASA rover ‘Curiosity‘ has been launched to Mars today. It is expected to arrive at Mars in early August 2012, at which point the trickiest part of it’s mission will occur: the landing. Assuming this is successful, Curiosity, … Continue reading
The Unseen Sea
A beautiful time lapse video of clouds over the San Francisco Bay Area, by Simon Christen. It’s truly magical to see the clouds roll over the city and surrounding area, and the way they mimic water is fascinating. The final … Continue reading
Burzynski Clinic Quackery
Quackery appears in many forms, such as homeopathy, and although it is often amusing to see, it can be very dangerous. Take for example the recent Burzynski Clinic quackery that is currently going on. A few days ago, The Observer published … Continue reading
The Atlas detector at the LHC… in LEGO!
Want to see the Atlas detector at the Large Hadron Collider… in LEGO? Here you go! Fantastic piece of work by Sascha Mehlhase (image here from his site), and a really great idea too. LEGO is such a versatile tool to … Continue reading
Péter Fankhauser: Meet Rezero, the Dancing Ballbot
Interesting idea and execution of a robot that moves, balances, and even dances, on a ball. From TED: “Onstage at TEDGlobal, Péter Fankhauser demonstrates Rezero, a robot that balances on a ball. Designed and built by a group of engineering … Continue reading
Bach – Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major BWV 1007
Johann Sebastian Bach – Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major BWV 1007. Movements 1-3 out of 6. The first movement “Prelude” is just sublime. Performed by Yo-Yo Ma.
