Dec 24, 2010
Before you read on check out One-Minute Astronomer Brian Ventrudo’s update of a classic book Stargazing for Beginners – “How to know the night sky as well as you know the streets of your own home town”
There was an ugly rumour that the giant red star, Betelgeuse, that is the right shoulder (on the left as you look at it) of the constellation Orion is “about to” go supernova. …
Dec 20, 2010
Anyone can pick someone famous, a Zuckerberg, a Jobs, a Gaga, and call them their person of the year. But, how about a personal person of the year? Here’s my pick of the people who have had the biggest impact on me this year, whether through their retweet efforts on Twitter, their comments on my Facebook page, or simply by being entertaining…so in no particular order:
Justin Reid – for …
Dec 15, 2010
Regular Sciencebase followers will by now know only too well the Periodic Table of Videos from Nottingham University and my good friend Martyn Poliakoff. The creators of the video series recently ran a competition for viewers to create a movie-style poster to promote the videos and had an astounding array of entries, some entirely original others a pastiche of the promotional poster for well-known movies, such as The Godfather, Forrest Gump, ET, The Exorcist, Star …
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Dec 9, 2010
Today, medical journal The Lancet has publicly criticised the Canadian government for its attitude towards asbestos, saying that although Canada will not expose its own citizens to asbestos, it will continue exporting the deadly substance to developing nations [Canada accused of hypocrisy, Lancet].
A few facts about asbestos
All forms of asbestos are proven human carcinogens
No exposure to asbestos is without risk
All forms of asbestos cause the debilitating lung disease asbestosis
All forms of asbestos can cause …
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