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Wednesday, 18 May 2016

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Thank you to all our Sauropocalypse hosts! 

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [2016-05-18 20:06:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (134 visits) info

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As regular readers will know, Matt and I have recently spent ten glorious days travelling the dinosaur museums of Utah, in a once-in-a-lifetime event that we have been calling the Sauropocalypse. In that time, we visited seven different museums and — this is the truth — had an absolutely fantastic time in all of them.

You Can Fool Some of The People All of The Time 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [2016-03-27 08:45:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (152 visits) info

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Greg Fishel is a fellow meteorologist who works on air in Raleigh, NC, and like me he is not afraid to tell the truth about climate science, in spite of the fact that some his viewers think it’s all a hoax. Like all of us, he often gets messages via email/social media purporting to show that he and every major science organization on Earth is wrong, and he had one

60 Minutes of Real Climate Science 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [2016-02-08 01:07:25]  recommend  recommend this post  (156 visits) info

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It’s almost impossible for the average person with no science background to get good basic info about climate change (on TV or online). So, here’s some information that you can rely on. First dispelling a popular myth, and then a lecture by Dr. Michael Mann to Physics students at the Univ. of Virginia recently. Regurgitated Climate Myth Those who find the truth extremely inconvenient to their political worldview, love to

If Journalism is About Truth, Then Why Are Top Newspapers Knowingly Publishing This Lie 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [2016-02-07 02:48:46]  recommend  recommend this post  (186 visits) info

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Astrology is bunk. Hopefully you know that, but it really does beg the question of why almost every Sunday paper in America will publish a load of silly lies tomorrow, and yes it does matter. Science literacy is a serious issue in the U.S. How do I know? First of all, not ONE of the top Republican candidates for President of the United States will admit that climate change is

Son of ‘Bridge of Spies’ pilot to deliver father’s story at HMNS Wednesday 

BEYONDbones [2016-01-12 23:28:07]  recommend  recommend this post  (177 visits) info

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When it comes to American espionage, few people are as close to the truth as Francis Gary Powers, Jr., and fewer have a story to tell as exciting as his father’s — one that excited movie director Steven Spielberg enough … Continue reading

Forty eight hours with only half the truth told. 

Cambriangirl - Science! Geology! Writing! [2015-10-19 11:35:24]  recommend  recommend this post  (162 visits) info
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

We can’t ignore the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: World Ocean Day aims to raise concern for plastic pollution 

BEYONDbones [2015-06-10 21:27:20]  recommend  recommend this post  (197 visits) info

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I once heard there is an island of plastic the size of Texas floating in the North Pacific. Turns out this is just a myth. The truth is much, much worse. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not an island. … Continue reading

Why you should care about endangered species today, tomorrow, and every day 

BEYONDbones [2015-05-15 01:01:04]  recommend  recommend this post  (136 visits) info
The truth of the matter is that we humans are bound to this Earth, and as the dominant species, it is easy for us to allow industry and propaganda to run rampant, decimating whole populations of the animals with which … Continue reading

Georgia 4th District Congressional Candidate Involved In Chemtrail Picket of The Weather Channel 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [2015-01-16 00:02:29]  recommend  recommend this post  (189 visits) info

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A sitting U.S. Congressman former candidate for the 4th district of Georgia is apparently involved in a demonstration against the The Weather Channel in Atlanta. (I have corrected an earlier version that incorrectly id’s him as a congressman). Why? Because we meteorologists are hiding the truth about those white lines you see behind planes. It seems they are not just frozen water vapor produced by combustion of jet fuel, but instead are

geology uncyclopedia 

Accidental Remediation [2014-12-23 14:54:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (135 visits) info
I'm going to be taking some time off for the holidays. But before I go, something trivial to enjoy in my absence: Someone pointed me to the uncyclopedia entry for "geologist" a while back. It's pretty amusing, although many of the jokes are getting old at this point. Geologists love beer? Whoda thunkit? I will admit, however, that some stereotypes have a kernel of truth. I touched on the

Come research with us! 

Highly Allochthonous [2014-12-19 15:30:35]  recommend  recommend this post  (161 visits) info
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a university professor with an active research program must be in want of grad students. MS and PhD students are generally the people who actually do all of the interesting science that we never … Continue reading

Linux - Security 

Ontario-geofish [2014-12-14 15:42:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (225 visits) info
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Reference All the MS virus guys want to go after Linux and Android.  The truth is that these things are probably 10 times more secure than a standard Windows setup.  Nearly all Linux and Android exploits involve carefully downloading a bad program, or a tailored attack on a major target.  As opposed to Windows, where a simple click is sufficient. I tell everybody that if you have Windows

The Winter Forecast Is Out, and It’s Probably Wrong! 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [2014-10-16 22:51:24]  recommend  recommend this post  (84 visits) info
  NOAA Released the 2014/2015 winter forecast today and it is probably wrong. I’m not taking a slam at NOAA here, they will also admit to you that the odds are that this forecast will not be correct. The truth is, that any forecast beyond 5-7 days has very low skill. That said, we cannot learn to make long-range forecasts unless we try, and that’s how science works: we make

Northern Convergence: Victoria, Finding Geology and a Rare Ecosystem in a Beautiful City 

Geotripper [2014-08-17 04:24:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (872 visits) info

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We start our blog journey through Canada with a view of alpine peaks, forests and birds. If the picture seems a little fuzzy, it's because it is a highly cropped view down one of the main avenues in the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island (below). And truth be told, the peaks are actually in the United States. They are the Olympic Mountains, across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. We had not

My scientific media diet, the arborization of science, and the Red Queen 

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [2014-07-25 23:03:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (143 visits) info
I was reading a rant on another site about how pretentious it is for intellectuals and pseudo-intellectuals to tell the world about their “media diets” and it got me thinking–well, angsting–about my scientific media diet. And then almost immediately I thought, “Hey, what am I afraid of? I should just go tell the truth about

Brittle Stars are EVERYWHERE: 5 EXTREME Ophiuroid Habitats! 

Echinoblog [2014-05-21 04:47:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (110 visits) info
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Brittle stars are EVERYWHERE. They are not only among the most diverse, but also the most ABUNDANT of echinoderms (over 2000 species!) (go here for the full thing) The truth is that they live frakkin' EVERYWHERE. The diversification of brittle stars is thought to have been successful mainly because they've found a niche just about anywhere and everywhere they can!  Of course, they live in

The Never Ending Need For Hardcore Videos 

Uncovered Earth [2014-04-30 19:55:46]  recommend  recommend this post  (77 visits) info
There are certain things about human nature that cannot be explained, and maybe it’s because we don’t truly want to know the root of the truth, it’s much more pleasurable to accept it as fact, and allow things to fall into place as they will. No matter how many sexual partners one may have through […] The post The Never Ending Need For Hardcore Videos appeared first on Uncovered

Mine Closure: Conferences, Webcasts, and the Truth about Pascua Lama 

I think mining [2014-04-26 07:45:03]  recommend  recommend this post  (81 visits) info

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Next week in Brazil is the first InfoMine conference on Mine Closure.  About ninety folk will gather to discuss mine closure in Brazil and South America.  I have read the papers: not a lot of fascination to the rest of us.  Mostly about the theory and postulated future of mine closure laws & regulations in

Everything at HMNS is yours, Houston, so OWN IT! 

BEYONDbones [2014-04-15 22:01:52]  recommend  recommend this post  (93 visits) info

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Texans know big. We’ve got a big state where they say everything’s bigger. Of course, there are the stereotypes about big hair, big portions, big hearts (OK, these are rooted in some truth) — but there are also a lot … Continue reading

Don’t believe the crocodile tears: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson & the truth about animal empathy 

BEYONDbones [2014-03-03 21:15:20]  recommend  recommend this post  (89 visits) info
Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes to you from Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, bestselling author of nine books on the emotional lives of animals. It is pretty common to hear the expression “crocodile tears” in reference to somebody who does not feel … Continue reading
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