Posts Tagged ‘Science’
Northern Lights and Coronal Mass Ejection: Existential Threat from Methanogenic Cattle
Reading Time: 3 minutesNORTHERN LIGHTS AND CORONAL MASS EJECTION: METHANOGENIC CATTLE OAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has announced a G2 geomagnetic storm watch for tomorrow, August 28, which could potentially boost aurora activity. Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are plasma and magnetic field explosions from the Sun’s corona. When aimed at Earth, they trigger geomagnetic storms that affect…
Read MoreHistory of Infinity Day: Why is it on August 8?
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF INFINITY DAY: AUGUST 8 Infinity Day, also known as Universal & International Infinity Day, is a commemoration held on the 8th day of the 8th month of each year to celebrate and promote Philosophy and Philosophizing for the ordinary person.
Read MoreHistory of the 1st Moon Landing – Apollo 11: 57 Years Ago
Reading Time: 5 minutesHISTORY OF THE 1ST MOON LANDING: APOLLO 11 ifty-seven years ago today, at 4:17 Eastern Time, July 20, 1969, the American lunar module touched down on the Moon, and about seven hours later, at 10:56:15 pm EDT, the first human stepped out of the Apollo 11 lunar module onto the Moon. With the immortal words…
Read MoreHistory of Pi Day: 3.14
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF PI DAY Podcast version his holiday is often overlooked by those who do not speak Greek or those who do not speak Geek… but for the science major, this is a special celebration. Though it is an irregular constant number, we have the first three digits of “Pi” regularly and annually on…
Read MoreScience of the Winter Solstice
Reading Time: 2 minutesScience of the Winter Solstice: what does it mean, how it ushers in Winter
Read MoreHistory of Mistletoe: Why is it the Kissing plant?
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF MISTLETOE Podcast istletoe was prominent in the traditions of the Druids and the lore of Northern Europe, as I’ve mentioned previously in my article on Christmas Traditions. The Druids used the mistletoe of their sacred oak as part of their ritual five days after the new moon following the Winter Solstice. In…
Read MoreInformation Reformation: How the Web Was Like the Reformation
Reading Time: 3 minutesInformation Reformation: 5 Ways Martin Luther and the Gutenberg movable type printing press presaged the Internet explosion of information.
Read MoreHistory of Daylight Saving Time – Fall Back
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME – ENDING Daylight Saving Time, or DST, is a clever campaign to convince us that we’re getting more daylight each day when, in reality, we’ve simply changed our clocks and then forgotten about it within two weeks. DST begins each year at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March…
Read MoreHistory of Fall: What is the Autumnal Equinox?
Reading Time: 2 minutesHistory of the Fall: how does it relate to the Autumnal Equinox?
Read MoreScience of the Blood Full Moon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteScience of the Blood Full Moon This Sunday, September 7th, we’ll experience a dramatic Blood Full Moon as the Earth experiences its second total lunar eclipse of the year. What do these words mean?
Read MoreScience of Blue Moon
Reading Time: 2 minutesSCIENCE OF BLUE MOON “Do you see that full moon in the sky tonight? That happens once in a blue moon.” Scientifically, this happens 7 times in 19 years or about once in 3 years. A blue moon occurs today, August 19, at 2:26 PM EDT (18:26 GMT). It’s also a supermoon. I first wrote…
Read MoreScience of the Strawberry Moon
Reading Time: 2 minutesScience of the Strawberry Moon Strawberries emerge in May and ripen in June, giving their name to June’s Full Moon. This Strawberry Moon, which often coincides with the Summer Solstice, will reach peak illumination in the United States on Friday, June 21, at 9:08 p.m., E.T. It also goes by other names: Green Corn Moon,…
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