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Science Education
One Truth, Many Paths
Red Planet Will Shine On Christmas Eve – Half-Mile Wide Asteroid May Hit Mars Next Month
This European Space Agency handout shows a view of planet Mars. NASA experts said that an asteroid hurtling towards Mars has a one in 75 chance of chance of scoring a direct hit on the red planet next month. (AFP/ESA-HO/File)
Yahoo Video (must endure commercials)
Reflected Solar Radiation During Solstices
Two images showing the amount of reflected sunlight at southern and northern summer solstices respectively (watts / m²).¹
Solar energy is measured in “watts per square meters.”
Winter Solstice – Astronomically Speaking
Eric Weinstein’s World of Science is an excellent Internet resource for Mathematics & Science. Click on the globe for a Quicktime Movie of the Earth as its axis shifts through the seasons with relationship to the Sun.
Komodo Mary & the Virgin Births – Self-fertilisation among reptiles
Komodo embryo
“A female Komodo dragon without a male Komodo dragon is like a fish without a bicycle.” – Anonymous Lesbian-separatist herpetologist.
Parthenogenesis, the production of offspring without fertilization by a male, is carried out by King Edward potatoes, bees and greenfly but is rare in vertebrate species. – Telegraph.uk.co
Virgin births excite scientists
By Roger Highfield, Science Editor
Komodo Dragon facts Last Updated: 2:03am GMT 21/12/2006
Nearly all vertebrates breed by sexual reproduction, either laying eggs or giving birth to live young. The few exceptions to this rule include animals such as North American whiptail lizards, which can breed without mating in a process known as parthenogenesis. In several species of these lizards, males have never been found. – MSN Encarta.com
Hey Flatbush Junctioners! Know Your Storm Flood Zone!
Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
Global Disaster Interactive Map
Heritage at Risk – Beta
Environmental disasters, tourism, and political turmoil threaten the integrity of our global heritage. Shown below are the potentially devastating effects of seismic activity and climate change on our unique landscapes and legacies. For more information about this experimental new application, please see the our blog
This summer, with all of the Hurricane Hype, our insurance company of over twenty years (Liberty Mutual) dropped us because of the risk of flood damage and since we have a wood-framed home. This was a week before a re-finance from an adjustable mortgage. Convenient! A buddy sent me a flood map and there is a finger of flood water that runs from Paerdegat Basin in Canarsie down Farragut past our block and over Nostrand Avenue in the event of a major hurricane (or Nor’Easter). The OEM site allows you to enter your address to find your flood zone. It’s amazing how a few numbers makes such a difference. Location Location Location! PS: Liberty Mutual recently sent us a letter asking us back as customers- at a higher premium of course!
Updated link to Gowanus Lounge’s 4/07 posting. 1/4/08
