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A collection of notes, images, discoveries, amazements, and exclamations about all things science. Read more here.
Author Archives: Samuel Huckins
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
Here are some pictures from our visit last weekend to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower center. I think some turned out pretty well: Click for slideshow It’s an incredible place, always sporting newly flowering denizens this time of year. From turtles … Continue reading
Darwin’s anniversary present: one very cool spider
Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was a groundbreaking work resulting from decades of scientific observation and careful thought. Exactly 150 years after its publication on November 24, 2009 a paper was presented on a new species of spider … Continue reading
Faraday’s “Intuitive” Calculus: A lecture at SJCA
In a stimulating and spell-binding lecture on a number of papers by Michael Faraday Friday, Ryan Tweney, emeritus professor of psychology at Bowling Green State University, led the audience in an exciting journey covering acoustic surprises, optical illusions, excruciating experiments … Continue reading
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First Beam for the LHC
Today the first particle beam was successfully sent around the Large Hadron Collider! This utterly amazing piece of equipment, the largest, most powerful, and most expensive scientific experiment ever undertaken by humanity, will undoubtedly result in many profound revelations about … Continue reading
Beauty and Sadness at the National Zoo
It has been many years since I have been to the National Zoo. Much has changed, not just in the exhibits, but also how I think and feel about things such as zoos. There are several aspects I find undividedly … Continue reading
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