Russian Space Web
In the process of reading SpaceRace, and searching the web for further resources and information, I came across Anatoly Zak’s incredible website, Russian Space Web. According to Zak’s site, “The mission of this...
Read MoreThe Race for Space: Launching a Satellite for the International Geophysical Year (1957)
The race for space for a long time was a dream of von Braun’s rocket scientists, and Sergei Korolev (Russian: áõрóõÌÂù ßðÌÂòûþòøч Úþрþûёò) in Russia,...
Read MoreThe Race for Space–The American-Soviet Battle for Space
I am reading an exciting book entitled SpaceRace by D. Cadbury, Harper Collins, 2006. If you are interested in the space program, enjoy historical suspense, then this is a book for you. The book weaves the story of the German...
Read MoreEvolution Enters The November Ballot Box
Evolution is an election issue in Ohio this year. Ninety percent of the science faculty at Case Western Reserve signed a letter endorsing the candidacy of Tom Sawyer for Ohio School Board. Sawyer is running against the incumbent...
Read MoreThe Shenandoah Valley
Drove today from Marietta to Dublin (VA) on our way to Lynchburg, about 400 miles. Most of the drive was in the gorgeous Shenadnoah Valley. I’ve written before about the Shenandoah Valley in an earlier post in a discussion...
Read MoreRest and Sleep for NASA: Participate in the Bed Rest Study
I read an interesting article in the New York Times online today entitled NASA Seeks Volunteers to Spend 3 Weeks in Bed (It’s Tougher Than You Think). Apparently, according one of the NASA scientists (Dr. Liz...
Read MoreKatrina Re-Visited
Last Fall, I wrote a Katrina online activity entitled, Hurricane Katrina: A Citizen Resource. This citizen resource is designed to help us understand the magnitude of this natural disaster, and to point us toward ways to reduce...
Read MoreHow Are Quakes Related?
I came across an interesting article No, One Quake Did Not Lead to Another, in New York Times Online. The article pointed out that following Hawaii’s 6.7 quake on October 15, two other big quakes occurred, a 6.8 near...
Read MoreThe Hawaii Quake, or Is It Quakes?
In the wake of the mid-October Hawaii quake, scientists are not sure whether the >6 aftershock was an aftershock, or an independent earthquake. The first quake, which was measured at 6.7 on the Richter scale occurred at 7:07...
Read MoreEarthquakes in Hawaii—Unusual or Part of Hawaii’s Geology?
The other day I heard a CNN news-reader, during the time when readers don’t read, but speak for themselves, say right after a story of the October 15th big Hawaii earthquake: “My, what a strange place for an...
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