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Scientific Blogging In Sacramento Magazine

Scientific Blogging In Sacramento Magazine

Jul 22 2009 | comment(s)

If you're inclined to follow print media, and live in the Sacramento area, and came down on the side of Sacramento Magazine in the great SacMag/SacTown (1) War, you might be interested to know they did a profile of us in their July issue.

There's no online version, which would seem to be a strategic error.    Local company+1 million readers = bonus traffic.   
Win A $25,000 Life Science Prize From GE

Win A $25,000 Life Science Prize From GE

Jul 22 2009 | comment(s)

I assume all of you know this but, if not, here is the blurb I keep getting from the kind marketing folks at Science.

The upside: $25,000

The catch: The topic is limited to molecular biology.   

The criteria: This is for 'early career life scientists' so you may be excited, since the average age is now 42 years old before getting an R01 grant but, no, they mean only those who were awarded their Ph.D. in 2008.  So the only ones eligible are what you researchers call 'slave labor'.
Dark Spot On Jupiter: New Impact 15 Years After The Last One

Dark Spot On Jupiter: New Impact 15 Years After The Last One

Jul 20 2009 | comment(s)

Yesterday I wrote how Anthony Wesley, who hails from Canberra, Australia, grabbed this shot of a new dark spot near the south pole of Jupiter.

It's left to bigger minds (and bigger telescopes) than mine to sort out what caused it but while the blogosphere has been buzzing, JPL has been observing.
Did Something Hit Jupiter? A New Black Spot Appears

Did Something Hit Jupiter? A New Black Spot Appears

Jul 19 2009 | comment(s)

Was there an impact on Jupiter or is that new dark spot just a  temporary anomaly?

Anthony Wesley, who hails from Canberra, Australia, grabbed this shot of a new dark spot near the south pole of Jupiter.   The great thing about astronomy is it's one of the last areas in science where 'amateurs' can still do great things before Big Science gets to it.
Apollo 11 Hoax - Sometimes Roswell That Ends Well

Apollo 11 Hoax - Sometimes Roswell That Ends Well

Jul 18 2009 | comment(s)

In case you've been living under a rock, you probably know that Monday is the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.   I don't remember seeing it on TV when I was a lad, though I am told I did (I do remember watching the live liftoff of Apollo 17, since Kennedy is about an hour drive from my boyhood home in Florida and we went to that one) but most everyone middle aged and older will - it remains the most watched program in history(1).
Tangential Science: It's A Google Economy, Stupid

Tangential Science: It's A Google Economy, Stupid

Jul 18 2009 | comment(s)

Tangential Science: it's not necessarily science, but it's still funny.