It appears to be I Fucking Love Science! (IFLS) week again.
This surfing seal is a cutie. Guess what? IFLS.
Remains of extinct giant penguin discovered. My question: how do they know its head looked like that? IFLS.
The headline could have used a little editorial assistance. 60 years after his death, Alan Turing’s morphogens help solve the mystery of how our digits developed. Yup. Moar IFLS.
Second super moon of the summer showed up on August 10. IFLS.
Theoretically, this means of interstellar propulsion could work. Thinking spacey thoughts yet? IFLS.
The Smithsonian answers the question, what happens to your body in space without a space suit?
Literary link here: Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander connection with newly discovered neolithic ruins in Scotland. National Geographic.
“Backroads” Bill Steer explores northern Ontario’s dolmen stones. CBC.
We had not one, but two earthquakes in Sudbury on August 5th. One was a 3.8 (!) They’re not frequent, but they’re freaky 🙂
This Shai Reshef guy has a really good idea: accessible, affordable education. TED.
LEGO for science geeks girls! Sure wish I had this kind of stuff when I was a kid. Barbie and her friends had to make do (I dressed them up in “costumes” and made them popsicle stick “swords”—maybe the LEGO ladies wouldn’t have attracted me, after all).
Feed your brain. It’ll give you ideas for teh stories 🙂
Always Looking Up 