Category: Creativity
How Big Is That Spaceship?
I think I just found the coolest website ever. Do you want to know how big the spaceships are on Star Trek? Star Wars? Farscape? Want to know how the Serenity compares to a Boeing 747? Or how about the International Space Station, the original series Enterprise, the battleship Yamato, and the next generation Enterprise? … Read more
Mark Is Stunningly Brilliant Except When It Comes to Classical Mythology
[Note: Ken neglected to provide a title for his first post, so I made one up. — Mark] Classical mythology is, perhaps, far more ingrained in Western society than my co-blogger Mark may realize. From a scientific perspective it would appear that the only contribution is to naming conventions for some astronomical objects and some… Read more
Damn the Gods
I just watched the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans. It was an unpleasant experience on several levels. First of all, it’s just not a very good movie. Some of the effects are cool, but mostly it’s kind of boring. The filmmakers seem to think that fast and furious violence will make up for… Read more
Google Earth Meets the Prado Museum
If you’ve ever used Google Earth—or it’s online cousin Google Maps—you know you can pan around an image of the Earth and zoom in on interesting stuff. As an experiment, the folks at Google have worked with the Prado Museum in Spain to digitize 14 of their paintings and make them available online using the… Read more
Crabcakes VECO
Lindsay Beyerstein has a cruel streak. Read more
