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The Way the Future Blogs, an online memoir by science fiction writer Frederik Pohl » Blog Archive » Isaac, Part 4, and some other guys.
This blog entry by Frederik Pohl is really poignant for me because the event he recalls is just months after my birth, and to hear about his great [...]

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I saw this post on The Consumerist where a recent home buyer discovered after closing on the house that the previous homeowner had committed suicide there. She’s somewhat disgruntled because this wasn’t disclosed nor was it legally required to be before she bought the place.
I get that there’s a moment’s “whoa” factor. When my husband [...]

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I just checked out the short article ‘Is The “Uncanny Valley” Pseudoscience?’ at io9 and saw this chart for the first time:
The idea of the “uncanny valley” always sounded plausible to me, even though I don’t find robots and animations as creepy as some people apparently do, but now having seen the chart that defines it, [...]

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YouTube - THE RINGS OF THE EARTH , 3DS Max Animation .
I sent this e-mail off to the Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait, and maybe I’m exposing what a big dummy I am, but still. Watching that video made me wonder:
If the Earth had rings like that, how would that have impacted our understanding of geometry [...]

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I had no idea who Dara Ó Briain was until I saw this video posted to Pharyngula, but I’m totally a fan now. There’s lots more if you search YouTube.

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