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Category Archives: Science
The God Particle, Martians, Tricky People & other news of the week
So many things to report today. That’s what I get for not attending last week’s Friday link party. A particle of science: Higgs Boson Discovery Confirmed (Huffington Post) After an experiment already being hailed as worthy of a Nobel Prize, … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Miscellaneous Musings, Science
Tagged child identity theft, child safety, Higgs Boson, insomnia, literary cakes, tricky people
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Is it the weekend yet?
As you may have noticed, I’m reserving most of my words this week for my novel-in-progress. But I wanted to share with you this amazing photo of the Valentine Rose Nebula to ease us all into the weekend. The Five-Year-Old: … Continue reading
“What did people think earthquakes were in the olden days?”
As the oldest member of my particular household, I am always relieved when The Five-Year-Old’s my-agile-brain-cannot-comprehend-your-extreme-agedness comments are directed at Daddyo instead of me. The Five-Year-Old, curiously: “Daddyo, what are earthquakes?” Daddyo, didactically: “The shifting of the earth’s tectonic plates.” … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged Earth Sciences, earthquakes, history of plate tectonics, what causes earthquakes
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A Very Special Two-More-Sleeps-Until-Christmas Message from The Five-Year-Old
Not that we’re counting down or anything… We hope your days this week are both merry and bright. And from Daddyo, a few links for your entertainment: Why Rudolph’s nose is red: An observational study (British Medical Journal) The BMJ’s … Continue reading
Friday News Roundup–Now Two Days Earlier!
Why two days early? Because if I waited until Friday, you’d miss this: Asteroid Flyby: How To Watch 4179 Toutatis Pass Earth (Via Huffington Post) The near-Earth asteroid 4179 Toutatis, which is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) wide, will zoom … Continue reading
Rogue Planet! and Other News of the Week
Although Daddyo logged the first official mention with an email time-stamped 12:21 a.m. yesterday morning, judging from my Facebook feed and inbox quite a number of you feel the rogue sunless planet drifting through the galaxies is the top science … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting Dilemmas, Science
Tagged kids use Facebook to get cat, rogue planet
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Casting Call for the Bunnies and Other News of the Week
All set for tomorrow’s Rabbit Farewell Event Aoife Barrington-Haber sent in this photo yesterday of the Dedham bunnies gathered on stage at First Church, Dedham in advance of tomorrow’s “Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow!” Rabbit Farewell Open House. Thanks, Aoife! Rumor … Continue reading
Battening down the hatches and other news of the week
Short post today, as The Five-Year-Old and I have a lot of work to do before Hurricane Sandy the Frankenstorm comes a-calling next week. When we haven’t been madly refreshing Weather.com to get the latest on the FrankenStorm Track, we’ve … Continue reading
Mommyo gets bad news about her Christmas list and Other News of the Week
A few short hits today, cuz it’s Friday and I’m feeling depressed that I won’t be able to spend Christmas morning playing with my wicked cool Firefly LEGO set. Mars Rover Curiosity sends back first photos (Space.com): After a successful … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Science
Tagged Firefly, free ecofriendly lunch sack, Lego, Mars Rover Curiosity, NASA, Serenity
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“Is Florida faster than Boston or slower?”
As I mentioned yesterday, we spent Christmas in Florida last year. As we were driving to the airport for our flight home, we started talking about time. Specifically, time zones and how they would affect our travel plans. On hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged Boston Massachusetts, Florida, geography, Pensacola Florida, time zones
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