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The Makers of Things Present and Future
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There’s a story at the Christian Science Monitor about makerspaces across America, like the one we have in town @ whitewatermakerspace.org, 1206 E Bluff Rd, Whitewater, WI 53190. It’s a new-old idea, as Noelle Swan writes: The ‘maker movement’ is heralded as a new industrial revolution – combining the spirit of the old shop class…
Holiday, Science/Nature
So how do fireworks work?
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Watching Mercury transit the Sun from Mars
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Business, Science/Nature, Technology
WATCH LIVE @ 9 pm CT: SpaceX Unveils 1st Manned Dragon Spacecraft
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Studying Fire to Prevent Wildfires
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Massive wildfires cost billions of dollars and burn millions of acres in the U.S. every year, but we know surprisingly little about the basic science of how they spread. At the Fire Lab in Missoula, Montana, researchers reverse-engineer spreading fires using wind tunnels, fire-whirl generators, and giant combustion chambers. They’re finding that fire is a mysterious…
Animals, Science/Nature
A Good Day for Nine Beagles
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On May 6, 2014, Beagle Freedom Project rescued nine beagles from a laboratory in Nevada. Until this day, these beagles had never known a kind touch, been loved or felt safe. Their lives are about to change forever. The policy questions concerning these dogs include (1) whether this testing is necessary, (2) whether it should…
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The Dangers of a Herd Mentality
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#171572331 / gettyimages.com Insight from Esther Inglis-Arkell: Going with the herd makes us feel safe, but herd behavior can go very wrong. It’s not just crowds panicking and trampling. Enough of a crowd, and enough familiarity, will let smart people make exactly the wrong choice…. When the energy of the crowd heats up, or when…
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How to Read (a Few Words) Without One’s Glasses
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Ongoing Natural Discoveries
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Beautiful Whitewater, City, Education, Good Ideas, School District, Science/Nature
Science Night in Whitewater
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Diet Coke & Mentos from John Adams on Vimeo. Last night was Science Night in Whitewater, and many hundreds from the city turned out to see dozens of displays and exhibits. My family had a fine time, and I’d say that Science Night (held periodically but infrequently) is one of our favorite public events in…
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The World Outside My Window
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Hubble Records Distant Star Clusters
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What Might Mars Have Been Like?
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NASA scientists have tried to imagine how that planet might have looked when it once had flowing water (as they believe it did): In a dramatic new video out of the NASA Goddard Conceptual Image Lab, animators conceive of what Mars may have looked like when its atmosphere and surface temperature allowed for water. The…