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Author: jason

  • Sunday Science: Smart girls rock!

    Sunday Science: Smart girls rock!

    All too often we are seeing stories about how schools are taking their inane zero tolerance policies to the degree that is ridiculous. Case in point, Kiera Wilmot was arrested after conducting a simple science experiment. I commend Kiera and her family for weathering the stupidity of the Polk County School District. This bunch of so-called “educators” lost all common sense. You can read about it here.

    Schools today should be doing everything in their power to encourage all kids to get into science. The US is outsourcing our intellect to other countries, and we are going to pay a heavy price for it. Young science enthusiasts should be nurtured and guided into rewarding and challenging careers, not treated like criminals.
    Thankfully, Kiera and her family stayed true to their convictions, and aided by a huge uproar and the spotlight of the national media, they were able to have a very nice outcome to a very unnecessary situation.

    We salute you, Girls of Science!

  • Suzi on Saturday

    Suzi on Saturday

    Sorry guys,

    We are in the process of packing to move, and I fell behind on my writing this week.  I will have a special Suzi up on Saturday, along with updates to the site.  I will also throw in a sneak peek at our snazzy new decoder wheel and other cool gear for you to play with.  Next week, we will be back on a normal Tuesday/Thursday update cycle.

  • Inspirations: UFO!

    I have always loved futurism, especially when it’s retro styled.  Gerry Anderson’s UFO was one of my favorite series when I was a kid.  I remember when this theme music came on, I would make a beeline straight for the TV.  I think the Interceptors were about my favorite of the ships, but the Mobiles came in a very close second. While the story lines were kinda thin, the model ships and sets rocked, and you can’t beat purple hair and silver mini-skirts…

     

  • Sunday Science: This *could* be huge

    Sunday Science: This *could* be huge

    The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has called for a press conference to say that it has some big news.  Many in the science community are speculating that the information could involve the discovery of gravitational waves.  These waves are some of the last that Einstein predected that have yet to be discovered.

    You can read more about it here, as well as get a link to the press conference on Monday the 17th.  I will follow up next week with the results of the announcement.

     

     

  • Groovy: Just a chill Sunday

    Groovy: Just a chill Sunday

    I really enjoy the Yoshida Brothers art. They make some beautiful music

  • Happy Holiday!

    We wish you all a safe and wonderful Holiday Season!

    Thanks for making 2013 so great.

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  • Radio Cosmos

    Have you listened to Suzi FM yet?  It’s the best music you have never heard.
    We have only the best in cinematic, ambient, chill and house mixes ready to go.
    Just look in the sidebar for the Suzi FM player.  No sign-up or download required.

    Give us a listen, we change up the playlist weekly.  You can discover some great music, like Zagar’s “Space Medusa”.

  • Sunday Science: Water, water, everywhere

    Sunday Science: Water, water, everywhere

    So it seems that space, that we like to consider a frozen desert, has a lot more water than we first imagined.  Scientist have discovered an ancient lake, deep in space, that could be the oldest reservoir known. But this is no mere lake,it’s so large that it could provide each person on Earth an entire planet’s worth of water—20,000 times over.

    Wow…

    Go check out the article from NASA and let me know what you think.

    Oldest lake discovered
    Artist’s concept illustrates a quasar, surrounded by water vapor.
  • Sunday Science: Orbits

    Sunday Science: Orbits

    I had just a quick image to share with you, showing the motion of our Solar System.  It’s amazing how slow the outer planets move around the Sun.

    Orbits of the Solar System

  • Sunday Science: Alone in the galaxy?

    Sunday Science: Alone in the galaxy?

    I have been spending alot of time on Google+ and it’s become my favorite social media site.  So many different communities out there to meet new people and learn new things.

    One post that caught my eye came from Astrophysicist Brian Koberlein, where he talked about studying data from the Kepler Mission (Kepler is an orbital observatory NASA uses to search for Earth like planets in our galaxy).
    Based on early analysis of data taken from the Kepler Mission, it seems there are a ton of Earth sized planets, sitting in the habitable zone of stars the same size as our Sun.  But the one thing that strikes me as most amazing is that Kepler has only scanned a tiny fraction of our galaxy.

    Check out this image from artist Jon Lomberg that shows just how little of our galaxy that Kepler has been able to scan.  There could be billions of habitable Earth sized worlds in our galaxy alone. Now consider the fact that there are about 100 billion galaxies in the observable Universe, and let that simmer in your brain for a while.

    copyright Jon Lomberg jonlomberg.com
    copyright Jon Lomberg jonlomberg.com

     

    So go click on the link to Brian’s post, and let a Universe of possibilities open up in your mind. It’s scientists like Brian that help us understand where we are today, so that we can find a way to a better tomorrow!