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Stem Cell Rap
via Talking Science In 2009, Dr. Garlick succeeded in growing three-dimensional tissues from human embryonic stem cells, making him and his team of scientists the first to achieve the pioneering research for the field. READ MORE
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Institute for the Future: Map of the Robot Renaissance
via Boing Boing Last week, my colleagues and I at Institute for the Future held our Robot Renaissance conference, where we presented our research on the future of robotics. As part of this year-long project, we developed the above map to summarize our big forecasts and present some striking signals, present-day examples of technologies that…
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Global Eruption Rocks the Sun
via NASA Science On August 1, 2010, an entire hemisphere of the sun erupted. Filaments of magnetism snapped and exploded, shock waves raced across the stellar surface, billion-ton clouds of hot gas billowed into space. Astronomers knew they had witnessed something big. It was so big, it may have shattered old ideas about solar activity.…
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Heroes of Science
Etsy seller Eavesmade specializes in “lasercut science goodness,” and creates wonderful Heroes of Science wooden Christmas ornaments. The scientists offered are: Alfred Russel Wallace (evolution) Stephen Hawking (theoretical physics/cosmology) Rosalind Franklin (genetics) Johannes Kepler (mathematics/astronomy) Marie Curie (radiation/chemistry) Nicolaus Copernicus (astronomy) Jane Goodall (primatology) William Harvey (medicine/anatomy) Carl Sagan (astronomy/cosmology) Rachel Carson (ecology) Carl Linnaeus…
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Speaking Of… TRON: Legacy
via Tech Crunch Ok TRON fans, have I got a treat for you! I just returned from a two day TRON press event with some awesome interviews from the creators, cast and crew of TRON: Legacy and the original TRON. I asked many of the questions I solicited from TechCrunch commenters and everyone seemed to…
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Trivia Thursday
In this classic short story by Arthur C. Clarke, the remnants of a now-destroyed civilization are found within the Phoenix Nebula, the leftovers of a supernova that was once visible from Earth. Name it! The play “A Dixie Christmas Carol,” an adaptation of Dickens’ classic tale, was written by what well-known SF author? In Allen…
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Seuss Does Star Wars
Cartoonist Adam Watson has done a series of Seussian Star Wars images that are just lovely. I particularly like the G-rated “eviscerated” Tauntaun. You can also buy prints of his drawings here.
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Santa Claus is Real
Explained…with science! You can’t argue with science. See the proof at Surviving the World.
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Yes, Katie, There is a Darth Vader
The story of Katie, the little girl who was told by classmates that Star Wars was for boys, a few days ago has gone more than viral. BoingBoing mentioned it recently, and one of the comments on the article is so splendid that I want to highlight it here. From BoingBoing commenter kmoser: Katie, your…
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Seen Online
I say I’m allergic to dogs and he says “I’m allergic to the radioactive shards of my home planet” and I remember why I don’t call Superman. — sween Sleep tight! Your brain is a billion times more complex than your laptop. And laptops break all the time. — thomaslennon Field of Creams™ Brand Sex…