1. So long, and thanks for all the quarks 2. Spaceships 3. Surprise! U.S. might meet its climate targets
It’s A Good Week For Science
Month: September 2011
Flying Squirrel Man
Via James Fallows. This is quite ridiculous:
Ryan Adams’ Ashes & Fire
Streaming on NPR.
Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) “Covers” the Black Eyed Peas
These are awesome: Jeff Tweedy recites “My Humps” from Jasmine Davila on Vimeo.
Where are all of our photos?
Really?:
The Magic of Truth & Lies
This is worth a watch:
Good Reads
1. How Google Translator Works 2. The World’s Largest Employers 3. Our Rare-Earths Conundrum 4. A Clever New Personal Turbine 5. The First Ever Spaceship Factory 6. Netflix Looks Desperate 7. Finally, Pay by Phone 8. Remember These Sites? Here’s a preview:
Black Bears!
The last park I visited this summer was Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It’s not the biggest park, or the most visually impressive, but it was by far one of my favorites. Filled with green rolling mountains, streams, and thick woods, it was an overwhelmingly refreshing place to visit. I hope to return. While there, we stumbled upon a family of black bears. They unexpectedly emerged from some brush on the side of the road, presumably having just climbed part of the mountainside to the road which zig-zagged its way up the ridge to Clingmans Dome, the highest point in Tennessee. I fumbled to get my camera, and managed to take a bunch of rushed and somewhat blurry shots. This
“A Shaved Llama. That is all.”
Via Grandiloquent Bloviator.
Roundabouts