Clearly there is something mesmerizing and delightful about anything that has to do with fractals (at least, that’s what I think). This fractal tree generator is a wonderful way to explore fractal designs. Original link. Thanks to @GabrielleNYC for sharing with me!
Check out this photo from Chase Clark. He’s got a series of photos from the initial 1.6 seconds of the Atlas V rocket launch (Nov 26, 2011) that is propelling the Mars Curiosity rover to Mars. Notice the ice on the rocket. Why is there ice? Why does it break off like that? What happens [...]
I am always trying to encourage people to Stay Curious. Sure, I can give you information (and will be happy to), but often it is better for people to be curious about something and discover answers for themselves. However, many folks are out of the habit of being curious, so I will help prod you [...]
We’re still in Cocoa Beach, FL after spending several days with folks from around the world who participated in the Mars Curiosity NASATweetup. Here’s a quick taste of the events. More to come! Video of the Pre-Tweetup dinner at Dixie Crossroads restaurant in Titusville, FL. Mars Curiosity Tweetup dinner from Braga on Vimeo. Video of [...]
I am very excited to have been asked to do a post on the Scientific American Guest Blog about my recent participation in the #GRAIL #NASATweetup. It went live yesterday (9/21/2011). Click on the screen capture below to go to the original location to read the entire post!
This sets of videos explains the GRAIL mission which is the focus of the NASATweetup that I will be attending Sept 7 & 8.
I first “met” Glendon Mellow online (I think via Twitter, where he is@flyingtrilobite) as I was working on projects for ScienceOnline2011. He graciously sent me a few of his new Moo business cards which had images of his artwork and a QR code on them (something we were including in many aspects of ScienceOnline2011). He [...]
Love this.
This is a Wordle image generated from the Tweets compiled from the ScienceOnline2011 hashtag #scio11 I’ve been busy working on various projects for this amazing gathering of science communicators, bloggers, editors, journalists, scientists–in general, four days full of amazing geekery.
This is a re-posting. I am adding two photos of snowflakes I took yesterday (Dec 4, 2010) in Durham, NC. I could not believe we had snow! I ran outside and shot these macros hand-held. Not great, but I was so excited. Will get out more this winter and work on some new techniques. It’s [...]
So amazing. I just love this. Learn more about electric eels and see some beautiful photos, here. HT: @edyong209 via Twitter and Tracy Staedter at Discovery.com here.
I never get tired of watching these animations of cellular processes. I’ve linked to an earlier animation several years ago (music version; narrated version), and as amazing as that was, it just keeps getting better. To see a really nice quality of this animation, go here.
I’ve just got to figure out a way to take photos like this (another beauty from the Nikon Small World contest previous winners). Peter Parks, Atlanta peronii (gastropod mollusk) (170X)
Yesterday we arrived at the NC Museum of Life and Science in Durham just in time to watch one of the animal keepers (Erin) providing the bears with some enrichment activity. She filled some balls with syrup and then tossed them into the exhibit for Yona, Gus, and Mimi to retrieve, play with, and snack [...]
A movie inspired on numbers, geometry and nature, by Cristóbal Vila. Go to www.etereaestudios.com for more info: theory behind, stills, screenshots, tutorials and workshops. HT: Jessica Palmer of Bioephemera at ScienceBlogs
