Sortint out Science

RSS Feed Homepage

Articles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

The scientific tourist #15 ? say hello to Lucy
2008-04-08 14:27:00
This week's "sciencey" tourism picture comes from the "Museum of Man" in San Diego -- it's a reconstruction of the Australopithecine "Lucy "... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #15 — say hello to Lucy", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/04/08/ the_scientific_tourist_15_--_say_hello_to _lucy/" });
More About: History , Biology , Humanity , Tourist

Casual Friday ? meet the Aptera
2008-04-04 13:51:00
There's been plenty of ink spilled about potential electric cars -- but if you asked me (and I'm fully aware you haven't), I'd have to pick the Aptera as the most likely to succeed in the near term. Here's a Popular Mechanics video of a test drive they conducted of the prototype... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Friday — meet the Aptera", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/04/04/ casual_friday_--_meet_the_aptera/" });
More About: Technology , Meet , Tubing

Carnivalia 3/26 - 4/1
2008-04-02 14:15:00
No fooling, there's plenty of good reading material in all of last week's (vaguely) "sciencey" blog carnivals... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia 3/26 - 4/1", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/04/02/ carnivalia_326_-_41/" });
More About: Space , Astronomy , Biology , Humanity , Critical thinking

The scientific tourist #14 ? Neither Montezuma?s, nor a castle
2008-04-01 14:02:00
This week's "sciencey" tourism picture is of "Montezuma's Castle " in Arizona ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #14 — Neither Montezuma’s, nor a castle", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/04/01/ the_scientific_tourist_12_--_montezumas_c astle/" });
More About: History , Humanity , Tourist

Casual Friday ? robot vs. puppy
2008-03-28 13:18:00
Yes, it's a silly way to spend a few minutes, but you just have to appreciate the out-and-out silliness of this interaction of a robot toy and a dog... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Friday — robot vs. puppy", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/28/ casual_friday_--_robot_vs_puppy/" });
More About: Robot , Puppy

Carnivalia 3/19 - 25
2008-03-26 12:51:00
The past week's selection of blog carnival goodness... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia 3/19 - 25", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/26/ carnivalia_319_-_25/" });
More About: Biology , Math , Geology

The scientific tourist #13 ? dude, where?s my cottonwood?
2008-03-25 13:08:00
For this week's "sciencey" tourism picture, we go back to the White Sands National Monument for an image of a cottonwood tree... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #13 — dude, where’s my cottonwood?", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/25/ the_scientific_tourist_13_--_dude_wheres_ my_cottonwood/" });
More About: Biology , Dude , Tourist

Things I?d blog about if I only had the time?
2008-03-23 20:18:00
Life's been crazy busy for me the past few weeks (thus, no podcast episode for a while), and it won't get better for a few more days, but I thought at least I could pass along some interesting links I've run across. Yeah, it's a cop out, but I guess it's better than nothing.... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Things I’d blog about if I only had the time…", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/23/ things_id_blog_about_if_i_only_had_the_ti me/" });
More About: Technology , Space , Astronomy , Biology , Climate

Casual Friday ? where whales came from
2008-03-21 12:56:00
An interesting piece of the understanding of whale evolution, and transitional forms of species... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Friday — where whales came from", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/21/ casual_friday_--_where_whales_came_from/" });
More About: Biology , Whales

Carnivalia 3/12 - 18
2008-03-19 13:21:00
As usual, the past week has resulted in plenty of blog carnival goodness.. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia 3/12 - 18", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/19/ carnivalia_312_-_18/" });
More About: Space , Humanity , Critical thinking

The scientific tourist #12 ? Vanguard gets going
2008-03-17 13:26:00
This week's "sciencey" tourism picture is of a cutaway model of a later Vanguard satellite, on display at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamagordo... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #12 — Vanguard gets going", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/17/ the_scientific_tourist_12_--_vanguard_get s_going/" });
More About: Tourist

Casual Friday ? Kibo & DEXTRE in space
2008-03-14 12:47:00
Courtesy of YouTube, an overview of the Kibo ELM-PS module and DEXTRE robot that are on their way to the space station... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Friday — Kibo & DEXTRE in space", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/14/ kibo_dextre_in_space/" });
More About: Technology , Space , Tubing

Carnivalia 3/5 - 11
2008-03-12 12:11:00
As usual, the past week has given us a broad selection of blog carnival goodness... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia 3/5 - 11", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/12/ carnivalia_35_-_11/" });
More About: Space , Biology , Humanity

The scientific tourist #11 ? gypsum pedestals
2008-03-11 13:31:00
This week's "sciencey" tourist picture is of a gypsum pedestal in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico (USA)... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #11 — gypsum pedestals", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/11/ the_scientific_tourist_11_--_gypsum_pedes tals/" });
More About: Biology , Geology , Tourist

Casual Friday ? ?Apollo on Steroids?
2008-03-07 11:35:00
Things may or may not play out this way, and it remains to be seen if political backing will stay in place, but the following video shows how the U.S.'s return to the moon is currently planned to work... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Friday — “Apollo on Steroids ”", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/07/ casual_friday_--_apollo_on_steroids/" });
More About: Technology , Space

Carnivalia
2008-03-05 13:29:00
The past week's crop of science-related blog carnival goodness... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/05/ carnivalia-22/" });
More About: Space , Biology , Math , Humanity , Critical thinking

The scientific tourist #10 ? what a smile!
2008-03-04 14:38:00
This week's "sciencey" tourist picture is of a Coelacanth model in the Natural History Museum in Paris...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #10 — what a smile!", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/03/04/ the_scientific_tourist_10_--_what_a_smile /" });
More About: Biology , Smile , Tourist

Casual Friday — MSL has a snack
2008-02-29 07:25:00
In the fall of 2009, NASA will launch the next generation of rover to Mars. This beast, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is the size of a Mini Cooper, will draw its energy from a nuclear power pack, and will carry a science package that will set whole new standards in sophistication...
More About: Friday , Snack , Casual

Carnivalia
2008-02-27 15:05:00
Somehow this post got blown away on the server, so here goes again -- last week's science-related blog carnivals, in alphabetical order...

Carnivalia
2008-02-27 05:29:00
As always, a cornucopia of reading material awaits you in the past week's crop of science-related blog carnival goodness...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/02/27/ carnivalia-22/" });
More About: Space , Biology , Math , Humanity

The scientific tourist #9 ? the view out front
2008-02-26 13:32:00
This week's "sciencey" tourist picture comes from the Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico, USA. The cliff dwellings and other structures at Bandelier were built by the ancestors of modern day Pueblo dwellers, who lived in the canyon from the 1100s into the mid 1500s... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #9 — the view out front", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/02/26/ the_scientific_tourist_9_--_the_view_out_ front/" });
More About: History , The View , Humanity , View , Front

The Beagle, Redux
2008-02-24 14:40:00
Since the last two SOS podcast episodes have been all about Charles Darwin, and the historical context surrounding him, this seems like a good time to remind everybody about the Beagle Project... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Beagle, Redux", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/02/24/ the_beagle_redux/" });
More About: History , Biology

Casual Friday ? espresso book machine
2008-02-22 13:34:00
Granted, this looks like a bit of a kludge currently -- but I have to think that it's only a matter of time until big swaths of book store inventory is replaced by a more refined version of this sort of machine... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Friday — espresso book machine", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/02/22/ casual_friday_--_espresso_book_machine/" });
More About: Technology , Machine , Book , Espresso

Episode 19 ? The Evolution of the Theory of Evolution, Part 2 of 2
2008-02-21 14:20:00
In the last episode, I talked about the development of evolutionary theory leading up to Darwin and his contemporaries. Now it's time to turn to the man himself... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Episode 19 — The Evolution of the Theory of Evolution, Part 2 of 2", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/02/21/ episode_19_--_the_evolution_of_the_theory _of_evolution_part_2_of_2/" });
More About: History , Biology , Watson

Carnivalia
2008-02-20 15:12:00
As always, the past week has provided plenty of blog carnival goodness for your reading pleasure... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/02/20/ carnivalia-21/" });
More About: History , Biology , Critical thinking

The scientific tourist #8 ? I?m petrified!
2008-02-19 13:15:00
This week's "sciencey" tourist picture comes from the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #8 — I’m petrified!", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/02/19/ the_scientific_tourist_6_--_im_petrified/ " });
More About: Geology , Tourist

Casual Friday ? the melting of the North polar ice cap
2008-02-15 13:39:00
A sobering look at what trends are telling us about the Arctic sea ice in upcoming summers... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Friday — the melting of the North polar ice cap", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/02/15/ casual_friday_--_the_melting_of_the_north _polar_ice_cap/" });
More About: Polar

Carnivalia
2008-02-13 14:58:00
This past week's crop of science-related blog carnivals, just waiting for you to dig in... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/02/13/ carnivalia-20/" });
More About: Space , Astronomy , Biology , Math , Humanity

Episode 18 ? The Evolution of the Theory of Evolution, Part 1 of 2
2008-02-12 14:17:00
Today, the 12th of February, 2008, is the 199th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. Since this has been dubbed "Darwin Day," and all sorts of events are planned for the upcoming year commemorating Darwin's turning the "big 200" in 2009, I thought it'd be a good time to discuss how evolutionary theory has changed over the centuries, and what Darwin's unique contributions really were... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Episode 18 — The Evolution of the Theory of Evolution, Part 1 of 2", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/02/12/ episode_18_--_the_evolution_of_the_theory _of_evolution_part_1_of_2/" });
More About: History , Biology

The scientific tourist #7 ? the shifting sands of time
2008-02-11 13:43:00
This week's "sciencey" tourist picture comes from the ruins of Ostia Antica, Rome's ancient harbor town -- at one time situated where the Tiber river runs into the Mediterranean... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #7 — the shifting sands of time", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/02/11/ the_scientific_tourist_5_--_the_shifting_ sands_of_time/" });
More About: History , Time , Humanity , Sands , Tourist