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Periodic Elements and Social Media?

Oct. 6, 2009

With a melting point of 3915° F (or 2430 K), unless you work with materials that hot to begin with, chances are you’ve never run across element 43.

Initially observed to be missing from his Periodic Table, Dmitri Mendeleev predicted in 1871 the future discovery of element 43, located between molybdenum and ruthenium. Numerous scientists and [...]

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Scientific Study of Twitter Proves What You Told Me: Value, Value, Value!

Jan. 30, 2009

Using data from an academic study of 309, 740 Twitter users, the image on the left represents the typical online social network on Twitter, comprised of people you follow and people who follow you. The image on the right symbolizes your inner circle; the people you send messages to the most.

Social networks have existed for [...]

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Can 24,500 Americans be Wrong? Or is Eternal Life Possible?

Jul. 6, 2008

According the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey (and the subject of future thought-provoking posts), the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life interviewed 35,000 Americans across 14 religious beliefs and determined 71 percent are absolutely certain they believe in God and 68 percent believe religious dogma can be interpreted in more than one way.
I’d like to [...]

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Fly Me to the Moon

Jun. 23, 2008

When the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite launch together on November 23, 2008 for a twin mission to the Moon, I will be on board.
I signed up yesterday.
Thanks to the “Send Your Name to the Moon” project, I join hundreds of thousands of fellow earthlings as our names will be [...]

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Fusion Power Exclusive! You Won’t Read This Anywhere Else!

Jun. 18, 2008

I am apparently making history with this post as no reporters or bloggers have carried what I’m about to write. Yet.
Radioactive waste is a hot topic these days. Nuclear power is safe and efficient but the disposal, transportation, and storage of the spent rods and fuel is a toxic and dangerous debate that few can [...]

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Martian Sunset

Jun. 3, 2008

NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit photographed this on May 19, 2005, showing sunset beyond Gusev crater.
I came across this image today via BoingBoing. A comment mentions the image looks neat as a computer desktop background.
I agree.
To make this image your computer’s background too, right click on the image and a window should pop up with [...]

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