James Hansen is EarthSky Scientist Communicator of the Year
Dr. James Hansen, an outspoken authority on climate change, has been selected as EarthSky Scientist Communicator of the Year. EarthSky asked its 600+ Global Science Advisors to nominate and vote on which scientist had best communicated with the public about vital science issues or concepts during 2008. Listen to Dr. Hansen in the 8-minute EarthSky Clear Voices for Science podcast, James Hansen on why scientists should speak out.
Mathematical models to predict migration
Every year, millions of people migrate from one country or continent to another. Joel Cohen’s mathematical models are used to map patterns in human migration.
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Chronicles of a Science Experiment - Episode 5
In this fifth episode of Chronicles of a Science Experiment, EarthSky’s Jorge Salazar talks to Aaron Strickland about how his science experiment might impact the real world, outside of the lab.
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In this fifth episode of Chronicles of a Science Experiment, EarthSky’s Jorge Salazar talks to Aaron Strickland about how his science experiment might impact the real world, outside of the lab.
more... - Will you see the meteor shower this weekend?
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January 2, 2009. The Quadrantid meteor shower rates as a major shower – but few people ever see it. This meteor shower makes its best showing before dawn this weekend, as seen from middle and far northern latitudes.
more... - Give me five minutes, I'll give you Saturn in 2009
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By early March of 2009, Saturn will be the brightest “star” ascending in the east after sunset.
more... - Can ants be lazy?
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Scientists have noticed that ants tend to specialize in jobs within their colonies. Biologist Anna Dornhaus at University of Arizona wanted to know if this makes ants more efficient, or less.
more... - How different from Earth are distant exoplanets?
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Astronomer Dave Charbonneau talks about searching distant solar systems – light-years away – for a planet like Earth with a life-giving atmosphere.
more... - Will we live in a post-human future?
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Hear Nick Bostrom, director of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University talk about transhumanism — the belief that human life will be radically enhanced in the future.
more... - James Hansen on why scientists should speak out
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James Hansen, director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, was selected as the EarthSky Scientist Communicator of the Year. In this EarthSky Clear Voices for Science podcast, Dr. Hansen warns of Earth’s climate reaching a ‘danger zone.’
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- Larry Sessions Making sense of misconceptions
- Shortly after my last blog in September, I was abducted by aliens who flew me to Thermoman's home planet of Ultron where I was taught […]
Posted by Larry Sessions January 3, 2009 (0)
- Robin Bell Data, data, data - how we dream of data
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Moving from McMurdo to South Pole to AGAP S Camp is something that on paper was designed to take a week...four days at South Pole […]
Posted by Robin Bell January 3, 2009 (2)
- Dan Kulpinski Indonesia's coral reefs rebounding quickly
- It's a hopeful sign as we enter 2009: Coral reefs damaged by the 2004 tsunami are recovering suprisingly quickly.
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Posted by Dan Kulpinski December 30, 2008 (0)
- Lindsay Patterson Measure your authentic happiness
- Answer this question: Are you happy? You might be inclined to answer a quick "yes" or "no," but if you're anything like me, you'll soon […]
Posted by Lindsay Patterson December 22, 2008 (1)
- Beverly Spicer Microwave greetings of the season!
- It's the holiday season and cyber messages are more clever than ever.
Here is a great electronic greeting clip produced by Bikini and AKQA.film, […]
Posted by Beverly Spicer December 21, 2008 (0)
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