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Thirty-Six Years Ago Today: Mount St. Helens 

It's the thirty-sixth anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Please take a moment to remember those who died that beautiful May morning, and to appreciate the power of a volcano to change... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Man-made metamorphic rocks 

There’s a cup of tea next to me, steaming gently. I’ve already written about the history of the drink, how a Chinese herb ended up defining Englishness and having the power to create riots in Ireland. But what of the cup? It’s a posh one … Continue reading

Linux - the Xiaomi Miwifi mini router with openwrt 

OMG!  This is the cheapest ac router in the world.  Naturally, I didn't want to use it as a router, but just an access point.  The firmware it comes with is in all Chinese, and I wanted to put in openwrt.  This is not a project for you!  It was not a project for me! In the end I got it working with the latest openwrt image.  It has a lot of power and full ac.  But I don't how I got it

Crowdsourcing GIS / VGIS – “The Big Pathwatch” 

“Crowdsourcing” – using the combined power of lots of people doing little tasks to achieve a bigger task – is a word we hear a lot today. But it is not often we hear it in conjunction with “GIS” – an acronym which few people outside of geography know (Geographical Information System). The world of

Forty eight hours with only half the truth told. 

I’ve got stories to finish but the motivation is not there. It’s nice that people say I’m good at stuff, but last weekend my motivation was stolen by a ghost. Isn’t it sad that old friends hold the power to rewrite your history when they talk to others? Isn’t it sad that those others actually

14 easy costumes that show your inner nerd 

Sure, you can go daring. You can go scary. If you’re into zombie and cat costumes, more power to ya. But if you’re still searching for your look this year, consider going geek! Especially if you’re coming out to Spirits … Continue reading

September 3, 2015 

NASA’s Next Horizon in SpaceThe New York Times Why Many Native Alaskans Support Arctic DrillingBloomberg Business Wind Power in Alaska is Taking OffEnergy Information Administration Hawaii Governor Dumps Oil & Gas For 100% RenewablesThe Nation Cape Verde Hit by First Hurricane in a CenturyNASA Earth Observatory The Fingerprints of Sea Level RiseNASA Watching Rising Seas

Spatial Big-Data: 10 stunning services 

In the last month the German website Spiegel-Online showed some nice examples of big-data combined with geodata. Geodata get’s more important with every GPS-enabled device that is sold, form that will store your address, IP that is monitored, customer in a global market. Let me Introduce you some stunning examples of geo-enabled web applications. Maybe you get some inspiration to power your business with some spatial data too. Big-Data: Twitter Visuals Welcome to the firehose. Every [...]

Using Jupyter for data analysis 

Data analysis in the modern-day computing industry is of great essence as the world tries to understand the data that has been accumulated in many systems across the globe. Extraction of useful information is a task being focused so much in most organizations as this is marking the lifetime for existence in the business world. For a while, there has been a number of platforms allowing users/organizations to analyze and understand the trends with big data in their workplaces/projects. R, a [...]

Energized Just How Nature Intended 

“The world belongs to the enthusiastic” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Without vitality, there is no existence. We were born with energy, we’re energy. So it’s very important to take actions to refuel we use our personal vitality consistently. Electricity can be acquired because there is lots in life that could strain your power and that’s not […] The post Energized Just How Nature Intended appeared first on Liberty, Equality, and

May 22, 2015 

Hundreds of Natural Gas Leaks Under Los Angeles StreetsLos Angeles Times Tiny Marine Plants Play Major Role in Phosphorus CycleNational Science Foundation Dikes in the Fish River Canyon of NamibiaGoogle Maps Drought and Heat Could Zap the Western Power GridNational Science Foundation The Coming LNG Supply GlutSNL Financial Consol Begins Fracking Under the Pittsburgh International

May 12, 2015 

NASA Discovers a Lopsided Star ExplosionNASA How Stars ExplodeNASA Wind Power Without WindmillsForbes Triassic Fossil Forest Discovered in AntarcticaNational Science Foundation Kentucky’s Big Bat Cave LiDAR ProjectCavingNews.com Google’s First Driverless Cars: 11 Very Minor Accidents in 6 Years and 1.7 Million MilesCTVNews.ca Whiskey Island60 Minutes Spring Field Trip Guide: Oak Creek-Mormon Lake Graben North-Central ArizonaArizona

Taking a PhD into the real world 

Here in Canberra, the “Science meets Parliament” event is running.  I am not attending- the luminaries and power players can do their thing, but out on the wrong side of the tracks, our factory needs to keep putting lasers on sharks for the good of the economy.  Luckily, some of the scientists there have taken to twitter, so snippets and thoughts are able to escape.  Given that engagement is

GISconnector for Excel 

GISconnector for Excel – the beginning of a beautiful friendship between ArcGIS and Excel The GISconnector transforms ArcGIS and Excel into an ingenious overall system: The power of Excel is available in ArcGIS and vice versa – ArcGIS and Excel turn into an integrated working environment. This unique combination enables a smooth transfer of data and functions between the two programs – this works without an editing session. The GISconnector for Excel software completely [...]

GeoPoll: What should we do with radioactive waste? 

I don’t think it is any secret that the world is facing an imminent energy crisis. We are trying to generate more power than ever before, but at the same time, we now realize we have to do it... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Sumatra +10: contemplating the power of tsunami 

Whilst touring Port Lockroy in Antarctica last Christmas Day, one of the exhibits describing the scientific research undertaken there had this interesting footnote: This is pretty mind-blowing, if you think about it: an isolated Antarctic outpost at around 65 degrees … Continue reading

The iPhone 6 Pressure Sensor- It’s REALLY Good 

The new iPhone 6 has a pressure sensor, and this may very well be the beginning of a massive increase in atmospheric weather observations. It comes at a time when computer power is making it possible to run numerical weather models at resolutions we’ve only dreamed of in the past. NOAA is already running a model with a resolution of 3km (the HRRR), and the UK Met office just bought

Money, Power and the Media in the Ebola Crisis 

Beyond urgent medical and humanitarian consequences and response demands, the growing Ebola crisis has serious implications for governments, the private sector, and public messengers. To address these issues, The Earth Institute will sponsor “Ebola and the Politics of Pandemic,” a discussion with experts in public health, this Thursday, Nov.

Attention Movie Lovers: Now you too can spend a “Night at the Museum” with overnights at HMNS! 

Editor’s note: This post was written by Julia Russell, HMNS Overnight Program Coordinator and Curator of Education Collections. Movies have the power to entertain and transport us, and yes, maybe even teach us a thing or two. We laugh, we cry, … Continue reading

The Incredible Arizona Monsoon of 2014 

I can honestly say that it was the summer clouds that drew first to Arizona. Growing up in California, we had some nice clouds but nothing like the power and size of a summer desert cloud.Friend John P. forwarded this link to me - an amazing 7 minute video by Bryan Snider that captures the power and beauty of the just concluded Arizona monsoon. Check it out here. You will be amazed!In his own words:"It was incredible, epic, amazing," said Snider, a founding member of Arizona Storm Chasers who [...]