A Giant Radio-Controlled Model Airbus
File this under "Freakin' Cool." Continue reading...
View ArticleCitizen Science Musings: The Scientific Art of Roger Hayward
Part of that story involves one of the lesser-known characters in that story, an extremely gifted artist and amateur scientist named Roger Hayward. Continue reading...
View Article“Earthrise” from the Moon, Animated
Another iconic (literally) moment was the capture of this photo, which came to define an entire new--there's just no other way to say it--worldview. Continue reading...
View ArticleOpen Access publishing initiative, SCOAP3, to start on 1 January 2014
With the support of partners in 24 countries[2], a vast fraction of scientific articles in the field of High-Energy Physics will become Open Access at no cost for any author: everyone will be able to...
View ArticleBorax Bead And Flame Tests
You can perform simple qualitative analysis to detect certain metals in various substances using borax bead, and flame tests. The inoculating loop for these tests is very easy to make. Continue reading...
View ArticleCSL is Dead; Long Live CSL!
Over the last week or so some of our members have approached me both via email and on the CSL Facebook Group asking about how we might revive or reconfigure the organization to keep some part of it...
View ArticleThis Week at Hilton Pond (1-14 January 2014)—#588—“Wood Duck Nest Boxes:...
The ball falling in Times Square last New Year's Eve also signaled the beginning of our 33rd year at Hilton Pond Center, and this week's 588th installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond" marks the 15th...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Radio Astronomy Conference
In addition to the lectures, there will be great conversations, radio observations by KSL Labs - 12 GHz. Educational Radio Telescope and Radio Astronomy Supplies, 21cm Spectral and Continuum Radio...
View ArticleTo Learn Python, Sometimes the Hard Way is Easiest
Some time ago I decided it would be a good idea to learn the Python programming and scripting language. Then things got in the way, as they often do, and another good intention bit the dust. Continue...
View ArticleLearning About Science, Old School
It was with considerable pleasure that I ran across a wonderful UNESCO publication called 700 Science Experiments for Everyone. Continue reading...
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