The Known Universe

Back in Action

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121352948

Cern back up and running.

We have this blog because...

Apparently some people out there think the world will end in 2012 because a bad movie is coming out. For those of you who believe the world will end, go here... http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html

For those of you who think it's funny that we need websites like the above one...you are on the same planet with the other group of people. That is not funny, most of the time.

Owl Science Art Projects

http://princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/Jeryl-owl.htm

Oldest Bird-Like Dinosaur

Scientists in China have discovered the oldest dinosaur that had feathers. Thought to be between 1 to 11 million years older than the first known bird, the dinosaur, named Anchiornis huxley, was about 28 centimeters tall at its hip. From Science News: Click here for the Article.

Science + Sound = Get Down

Hawking Awarded Highest U.S. Civilian Honor

Persistent in his pursuit of knowledge, Stephen Hawking has unlocked new pathways of discovery and inspired people around the world. He has dedicated his life to exploring the fundamental laws that govern the universe, and he has contributed to some of the greatest scientific discoveries of our time. His work has stirred the imagination of experts and lay persons alike. Living with a disability and possessing an uncommon ease of spirit, Stephen Hawking’s attitude and achievements inspire hope, intellectual curiosity, and respect for the tremendous power of science.

Firm Place to Stand

Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a rocky surface, if only it weren't so broiling hot.

The Greatest Show on Earth

Richard Dawkins gives an introduction to his new book "The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution." He explains why this book was necessary, and what readers can expect from this highly-anticipated work. The book is available now in the UK, and will be released in the US on September 22nd!

The Art Of Science And The Science Of Art

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112515247

Alice Tangerini got her job illustrating plants for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History straight out of college in 1972. Her boss, botanist Warren Wagner, thinks she's now the best botanical illustrator in the U.S. — even with just one good eye. (read/hear/see more at the link above)

Ask the Expert: Are There Eleven Dimensions?

Joseph Campbell - Hero Cycle - The Matrix

Drawing the Universe - Matthew Ritchie

Why are there still Chimpanzees?

We were surprised by the source too...

Korn - Evolution - Youtube

"Perfect Gods" by Robert Longo

Robert Longo uses graphite like clay, molding it to create images like the writhing, dancing figures in his seminal "Men in the Cities" series. By the late 1980s Longo's drawings had grown in scale and over the next two decades their thematic range deepened into a group of distinct series of monstrous ocean waves, mushroom clouds, women's busts, handguns, and menacing sharks. (http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/)

NOVA- new season

Darwinius masillae

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/05/19/2009-05-19_missing_link_found_fossil_of_47_millionyearold_primate_sheds_light_on_.html

Feast your eyes on what a group of scientists claim is the Holy Grail of human evolution.

Richard Dawkins - The Gaps in Science

Update (or is there?)

The man who lives in the Star Trek house

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/review/8039807.stm

Tony Alleyne decided to turn his flat into a Star Trek spaceship after his wife left him. He now lives amid the transporter deck and LCARS control panels in Hinckley, Leicestershire.

Camera

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2138

500,000,000 years in 50 seconds flat

Secular Fundamentalism? Is there a value in Mythology?

http://bigthink.com/samharris

PASTA

Flying Spaghetti Monster
www.venganza.org

Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster

David Attenborough Sums Up Evolution In Minutes

Why We Believe in Gods

Celebration

http://www.newscientist.com/special/darwin-200

Richard Dawkins on CBC News

The Demon-Haunted World: Carl Sagan

Open-Mindedness

Christopher Hitchens - The Tyranny of a Callous God

The Evolution of Religions: Jared Diamond

The Pale Blue Dot

Neil deGrasse Tyson - The Universe

Bill Nye of Astrology