January 2011
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National Geographic Magazine: USA Surnames →
Another really cool infographic. It reveals the top 25 surnames in each state of the US. Pretty cool.
[via Map of the Week]
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Sun-centric vs. Earth-centric solar system →
Really cool informational model/object (can’t call it a graphic since it’s moving, right?). Shows how complicated the Earth-centric solar system is, compared to the Sun-centric one… Of course, if we were to look at the Sun-centric galaxy against a Sagittarius A-centric galaxy model, it would probably be even more amusing. Still, thank you Copernicus!
Truly enjoyable.
[via io9]
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“Thomas P. Lowry, 78, of Woodbridge, has acknowledged that he used a fountain pen...”
– WashPost: Archives: historian tampered with Lincoln pardon. Haha.
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“If astronomers in the far future have records handed down from our era,...”
– NYT: Darkness on the Edge of the Universe. Really interesting op-ed by Brian Greene and the quote above is a thoroughly interesting one from the end of the article.
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“In an effort to cast off its anti-science image, the Catholic Church has...”
– Pope: God Was Behind the Big Bang | LiveScience Etc.. Better than a 6,000 year old Earth where cavemen and dinosaurs coexisted, eh?
Watchcrookedindifference:
Lunar Hammer and Feather Drop - Astronaut David Scott demonstrates that Galileo was right.
Test of Galileo’s findings done in the almost-perfect vacuum of the moon’s surface. Awesome.