Archive for the 'Science' Category
July 2nd, 2009, 5:14 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
Wired is reporting that cellular biologists from the Max Planck Institute are making headway in their studies of the regenerative abilities of salamanders. They’re hopeful these advances can be used to help humans regrow missing limbs as well.
This is a nice thought, but we all know how this is going to end. Those scientists would know as well, if only they kept up on the comic book lore. Over 45 years ago in The Amazing Spider-Man #6, Dr. Curt Connors tried this very experiment using reptile DNA. He successfully regrew his missing arm, but was also transformed into The Lizard. Connors has been cured of his affliction and relapsed to battle Spider-Man countless times. He’s even a front-runner to face off against the web-spinner in the next Spider-Man movie. Is this really the sort of menace we want to introduce into the world?
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July 1st, 2009, 5:10 pm by Jayson Peters
Eating? Put it down. Now. Before you click on the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 30th, 2009, 12:49 pm by Jayson Peters
 A bestselling author and award-winning science journalist will give a free lecture Friday night, July 3, at the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix.
David Ewing Duncan will present “Experimental Man: What One Man’s Body Reveals About His Future, Your Health and Oour Toxic World” at Adults’ Night Out, a free event for anyone 18 and older. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with Duncan’s presentation at 7 p.m. and a showing of Sharks 3D in the IMAX Theater at 8:15 p.m. (regular IMAX fees apply).
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June 25th, 2009, 10:46 am by Jayson Peters
This just in: Wallabies high on opium are responsible for crop circles.
And you thought it was plastered grad students and marketing gurus. Shame!
Photo: The Associated Press
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June 18th, 2009, 5:40 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
Here’s a story to make you feel better about your job. The AP is reporting that workers cleaning up Washington’s Hanford nuclear reactor have come across radioactive wasp nests. The wasps constructed the hives out of “fairly highly contaminated” mud containing radioactive cesium and cobalt. While most of the wasps have moved out, there could be thousands of nests to be cleaned out. This just goes to show that no matter how bad your job is, it can always get worse.
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Posted in: Science • Spider-Man • This and That • Weird • Monsters • Nuclear • Spider-Man • Super powers | 2 Comments »
May 2nd, 2009, 12:02 am by Jayson Peters
The bargains just keep on coming at warp speed from the Arizona Science Center.
Last week it was free admission (courtesy of Fry’s Marketplace). This weekend, among a full slate of Astronomy Day 2009 events, the Dorrance Planetarium will offer free shows midnight Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday.
 But that’s not all! Internationally known physicist Lawrence Krauss (pictured), author of the bestselling book The Physics of Star Trek, will use the fictional Federation universe as a launching pad to explain modern physics to the rest of us. Krauss’ lecture, 12:30 p.m. Sunday, is free with paid admission to the science center.
Red alert! Sunday is also the final day of the traveling Star Trek: The Exhibition.
The Arizona Science Center is located at 600 E. Washington St. in downtown Phoenix.
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April 30th, 2009, 8:45 pm by Jayson Peters
One week after offering free admission to hordes of bargain-hunting Valley residents, the Arizona Science Center is opening its Dorrance Planetarium from midnight Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday for free planetarium shows navigated by the audience.
The free Astronomy Day 2009 celebration is part of a weekend of special shows, giveaways, and astronomy experiences. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 16th, 2009, 2:48 pm by Jayson Peters
Fry’s Food Stores is sponsoring a free general admission this weekend (April 25 and 26) at the Arizona Science Center.
In addition to experiencing the science center for free, guests will be able to try samples of Fry’s products.
The science center, 600 E. Washington St., Phoenix, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and features newly renovated galleries, a planetarium with a state-of-the-art NanoSeam dome and an IMAX virtual trip to Kilimanjaro. Special ticketed exhibits, like Star Trek: The Exhibition, and IMAX or planetarium shows are not included in the free admission.
See also:
‘Star Trek’ exhibit’s stay in Valley cut short one week
Phoenix library cardholders save $2 at Arizona Science Center
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March 22nd, 2009, 11:57 pm by Jayson Peters
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence have released UFO reports covering the years 1987-93, including the strange tale of a woman who met a “fair-haired man with a Scandinavian-type accent” who took credit for crop circles as she walked her dog on a sports field in 1989.
The first set of files were released last summer and covered 1978-87.
More online:
UFO files show ‘close encounter’ (BBC)
Dog walker ‘met man from another planet’ (CNN)
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February 8th, 2009, 9:25 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
Scientists have taken a step closer to achieving one of science fiction’s holy grails: Teleportation. The January 23rd issue of Science details how researchers from the Joint Quantum Institute at the University of Maryland have teleported information between two atoms a meter apart. Sending information about the quantum state of an atom isn’t going to replace the airplane or car yet. I know it’s no Enterprise or even Nightcrawler, but everything’s got to start somewhere and this is a pretty cool start.
This Fox News article does a pretty good job of explaining the significance of this achievement. I’d like to take a moment to offer a word of advice to these researchers, watch out for household pests in the lab. I don’t want anything further delaying my shot at instant transportation.
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December 31st, 2008, 12:01 am by Chris "KeL" Adams
I’m sure inventing THIS will never come back to haunt mankind when this FLYING GUN is used as a tool to subjugate humanity by sentient robots in the near future….
It’s supposed to be part of the much-vaunted missile defense system, but then again Skynet was supposed to help control nukes too and we all know how that worked out. On the bright side, now I know what I need for my birthday.
Posted in: Internet • Science • Technology | 1 Comment »
November 21st, 2008, 10:53 pm by Jayson Peters
What looks like the beginning of an alien invasion movie is actually dashboard camera footage of a meteor recorded by an Edmonton, Alberta, police cruiser:
From the local newspaper’s site:
 Peace officer Adam Baxter was pulled over on Saskatchewan Avenue in Devon when he saw the phenomenon and captured it on the small, video camera mounted on the dashboard of his car.
“What started out looking like a shooting star suddenly erupted into a ball of flame and shot across the sky, disappearing behind the tree line,” he said.
Sources: Laughing Squid | Edmonton Sun | YouTube
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