Dec 1st, 2008
by Chris Brady.
This is the last project my father worked on in his career with NASA. This year is the 10th birthday of the station, although it continues to grow and be rebuilt. CNET has some great photos.
The space station as it looked in August 2005. For most of its habitable history (about eight years), the ISS [...]
Jun 16th, 2008
by Chris Brady.
This story is just too cool not to link. Penn State faculty are collaborators on this project and they will be spending 8 days underwater at aquarius, the world’s only underwater research station. This is SO cool! When I was a kid I used to love Marine Boy. I was a swimmer (up until college [...]
Jun 11th, 2008
by Chris Brady.
Can I get an Amen?
Cow & Boy by Mark Leiknes.
May 28th, 2008
by Chris Brady.
Francis Collins is not only (or was) the head of the Human Genome Institute, he is also a convert to Christianity. He wrote The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (which leads me to make two observations [1] we know it is scholarly because there is a colon in the title and [...]
Mar 13th, 2008
by Chris Brady.
Loony Fundamentalist points us to an article on the important study that shows that 26% of American teenage girls have at least one STD. But was it for humor or a simple error that led to this nonsensical post title:
Scientific Researchers: Abstinence causes the spread of STDs
Abstinence-only sex education programs may lead to increased [...]