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Volcano Sunsets
Posted on April 23, 2010 | 3 CommentsIt shouldn’t surprise us that there was a spike in sunset pictures posted to flikr.com when the ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano began drifting over Europe. By the way, the...
Building Compost Piles: Remaking Me
Posted on April 15, 2010 | 8 CommentsMuch has been written about the benefits of compost as a soil ammendment and its ability to nurture all things green is almost unequalled. But my love affair with compost...
Of Dolphins, Corporate Personhood and Thee
Posted on February 4, 2010 | No CommentsThe Supreme Court and the nation’s Wall Street elite are busy celebrating the Court’s blessings upon corporate personhood, but scientists are urging us to consider dolphins “non-human persons.” Judged by...
Happy Holiday News: Champagne Good for Heart
Posted on December 26, 2009 | 1 CommentScientists have confirmed what we’ve known all along: a glass or two of champagne each day keeps the doctor away. No foolin’, champagne is good for the heart. So are...
The Known Universe
Posted on December 19, 2009 | 2 CommentsThis film, produced by the American Museum of Natural Science, takes us from the Himalayas to the farthest reaches of the known universe — and back again. Perspective is everything....
From Hubble: A Galaxy, on Edge
Posted on December 5, 2009 | 2 CommentsThere’s nothing quite like the views of the universe from the Hubble Space Telescope. Here’s the latest from HubbleSite.org. Notice the ghostly X-pattern of stars. Here’s how HubbleSite describes it:...
We Can’t Get There Without You
Posted on December 3, 2009 | No CommentsTomorrow is a big day for The Nobelity Project, the national theatrical launch of our film One Peace at a Time at Austin’s Arbor Cinema. This isn’t the end of...
A Yawning Gap
Posted on November 22, 2009 | No CommentsWe don’t know why we yawn. Bored? Sleepy? Just woke up? Or is it a signal of arousal, that is, time for bed? Or a signal of relaxation, a sign...
Side Man
Posted on November 5, 2009 | 8 CommentsThe sign said “Authorized Vehicles Only” beside the open gate at the top of the hill so I paused to consider whether that meant me or not when a guy...
That Mona Lisa Strangeness in Your Smile
Posted on November 2, 2009 | 4 CommentsScientists have discovered the secret behind Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile. They say it has to do with which cells in the eye’s retina pick up the image. Depending on the...