The Cool Science Stuff Thread

[trysail]

Note the tree count on page 3.

http://www.uea.ac.uk/mac/comm/media/press/CRUstatements/rebuttalsandcorrections/yamal

 

[butters]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/s...with-their-minds.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general

there are days i really love science.

 

[Bacigalupo]

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/05/huge-turtle-was-titanoboas-neighbor/

 

[islandman]

Greek experts find Roman wrecks nearly a mile deep

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two Roman-era shipwrecks have been found in deep water off a western Greek island, challenging the conventional theory that ancient shipmasters stuck to coastal routes rather than risking the open sea, an official said Tuesday.

Greece's culture ministry said the two third-century wrecks were discovered earlier this month during a survey of an area where a Greek-Italian gas pipeline is to be sunk. They lay between 1.2 and 1.4 kilometers (0.7-0.9 miles) deep in the sea between Corfu and Italy.

 

[Bacigalupo]

It came for vengeance.


http://www.science20.com/squid_day/squid_your_plate_could_inseminate_your_mouth-91085

 

[Luxanna]

China launches it's first mission carrying a female astronaut, and will attempt to dock with their newly launched space station. If successful, China will be the third nation to do so.

http://i46.tinypic.com/av5vm8.jpg

Full story
http://www******.com/16170-china-launches-1st-female-astronaut-shenzhou-9.html

 

[Bacigalupo]

We're gonna need a bigger bottle of No-Doz.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18531924

 

[coachdb18]

China launches it's first mission carrying a female astronaut, and will attempt to dock with their newly launched space station. If successful, China will be the third nation to do so.

http://i46.tinypic.com/av5vm8.jpg

Full story
http://www******.com/16170-china-launches-1st-female-astronaut-shenzhou-9.html

So they already told her that thing sticking out in the front is called a probe, right?

 

[Peregrinator]

http://the-scientist.com/2012/06/25/promotional-science-video-criticized/

Promotional Science Video Criticized
A video from the European Commission, aimed at encouraging women to enter STEM fields, is criticized for its use of clichés, including high heels and short skirts.


Watch the video on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=g032MPrSjFA

 

[Weird Harold]

How many pictures can you fit on a 4GB memory card?

With this camera, about 0.1: Gigapixel Camera

 

[SalviaDivinorum]

It's not rocket science. Wait...

 

[islandman]

How many pictures can you fit on a 4GB memory card?

With this camera, about 0.1: Gigapixel Camera

I wonder if today's displays can show such fine detail.

 

[thør]

http://the-scientist.com/2012/06/25/promotional-science-video-criticized/

Promotional Science Video Criticized
A video from the European Commission, aimed at encouraging women to enter STEM fields, is criticized for its use of clichés, including high heels and short skirts.


Watch the video on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=g032MPrSjFA

I am currently not in Europe ie. just a bit east) and am dealing with women scientists and engineers who are wearing short skirts and high heels and I totally approve!

 

[Weird Harold]

I wonder if today's displays can show such fine detail.

Gigapixel images aren't meant to be viewed as a single image, they're meant to permit "zoom and crop" editing with megapixel resolutions suitable for viewing as a single image. Or, they're meant to allow "zoom and pan" mapping, where you're going to want to zoom in on a different address than I am.

A don't think the typical consumer computer has enough RAM to hold a complete GPx image in memory, let alone display one without scaling/reducing it.

 

[islandman]

Gigapixel images aren't meant to be viewed as a single image, they're meant to permit "zoom and crop" editing with megapixel resolutions suitable for viewing as a single image. Or, they're meant to allow "zoom and pan" mapping, where you're going to want to zoom in on a different address than I am.

A don't think the typical consumer computer has enough RAM to hold a complete GPx image in memory, let alone display one without scaling/reducing it.

Makes sense.

Thanks.

 

[Bacigalupo]

Makes sense.

Thanks.

Never mind that shit! Here comes Mongolia!

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/0...s-70-million-year-old-tyrannosaurus-skeleton/

 

[Quoll]

Join the revolution in Australian natural history
We have the world's largest collection of Australian dinosaur fossils and we're building the country's biggest natural history museum to house them. But here's the best part; you can be directly involved so together we can make history come alive!

 

[TartfromHell]

just stumbled across this thread and scanned through the posts – interesting!


i don’t know if anyone had answered HB1965’s request for books on Byzantine, but one i would recommend is:

Norwich, John Julius. Byzantium: The Decline and Fall. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.

also, if interested in Byzantine art, an excellent book is:

Talbot-Rice, David. Art of the Byzantine Era. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1993.


one of my favourite web sites on solar activity (and just overall): www.spaceweather.com


exoplanets: a great book:

Jayawardhana, Ray. Strange New Worlds: The Search for Alien Planets. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011

he also gives a brilliant lecture -- if he’s ever visiting your area, i’d highly recommend attending!

http://www.rayjay.net/


a lot of other great topics i’d like to respond to, but that’s a good start ...

 

[islandman]

just stumbled across this thread and scanned through the posts – interesting!


i don’t know if anyone had answered HB1965’s request for books on Byzantine, but one i would recommend is:

Norwich, John Julius. Byzantium: The Decline and Fall. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.

also, if interested in Byzantine art, an excellent book is:

Talbot-Rice, David. Art of the Byzantine Era. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1993.


one of my favourite web sites on solar activity (and just overall): www.spaceweather.com


exoplanets: a great book:

Jayawardhana, Ray. Strange New Worlds: The Search for Alien Planets. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011

he also gives a brilliant lecture -- if he’s ever visiting your area, i’d highly recommend attending!

http://www.rayjay.net/


a lot of other great topics i’d like to respond to, but that’s a good start ...

Welcome to the thread.

Feel free to post interesting science-y stuff.

 

[islandman]

Never mind that shit! Here comes Mongolia!

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/0...s-70-million-year-old-tyrannosaurus-skeleton/

Don't you mean "there goes the T-Rex"?

 

[MemphisMan9]

From the other day, but...

It's not enough to worry about the heat and flames of the Colorado fires. How ' bout some meteors?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/...olorado-firefighters-20120621,0,7588199.story

 

[semen4her]

From the other day, but...

It's not enough to worry about the heat and flames of the Colorado fires. How ' bout some meteors?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/...olorado-firefighters-20120621,0,7588199.story

Aw, was the name MemphisMan 1-8 taken?

 

[MemphisMan9]

Aw, was the name MemphisMan 1-8 taken?

It's a half-assed 69?

Seven ate Nine?

 

[semen4her]

So now you're telling me MemphisMan69 was taken too?

Don't tell me you forgot how to spell 69.

 

[Balladeer08]

I am currently not in Europe ie. just a bit east) and am dealing with women scientists and engineers who are wearing short skirts and high heels and I totally approve!

Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof.

WE WANT PICTURES!!!

Lots, and lots of pictures. 8)