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Florence Nightingale was a data scientist
Everyone knows Florence Nightingale as a dedicated and courageous caregiver, the founder of modern nursing. But she was also quite a good statistician. In 1850’s, while she served at the British military hospitals in Turkey, she instituted rigorous data collection and analysis for medical records. She collected … Continue reading
Massive 2016 Snowstorm Seen from Space
As #blizzard2016 passes over #Chicago, the #EastCoast seen in distance clearly has a long way to go. #YearInSpacepic.twitter.com/qMrkTXo9ie — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 23, 2016
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Boston breaks seasonal snowfall record
Residents in the Boston-Cambridge area can take some small comfort in the fact that this winter has in fact broken the record for most snowfall in a season. “Superbowls, World Series’, Stanley Cups, and snowfall records,” Mayor Martin J. Walsh tweeted. “We are truly … Continue reading
Super-Resolution Imaging
Today’s 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three pioneers in the area of super-resolution imaging: Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell, and W. E. Moerner. Super-resolution imaging is a set of techniques that allows light microscopes to detect incredibly small … Continue reading
Fun Science: The Backyard Cricket Thermometer
The loud crickets chirping in unison tonight reminded me of A. E. Dolbear’s observation that crickets can tell you the current temperature. According to his classic 1881 communication: T = 50 + (N-40)/4 where N is the number of field cricket chirps per … Continue reading
The view from INSIDE a fireworks show
Awesome video from a small drone that was apparently unharmed by the experience.
Engineers use LEGOs for cheaper, flexible plant research
As reported by Mike Krapfl-Iowa State at Futurity.org, scientists have been constructing high-tech apparatus for conducting plant research using LEGO bricks: Ludovico Cademartiri, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Iowa State University, was looking for something modular, scalable, and structurally precise. … Continue reading
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Tagged innovation, LEGO, plant research
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MST3K history as told by the participants
For those of a certain age and mindset, Mystery Science Theater 3000 is a cultural icon. Here is a great recap of its history from Wired Magazine.
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Tagged Comedy Channel, MST3K, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Sci-Fi
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Spectacular Night Sky as Winter Turns to Spring
As Winter turned to Spring here in Eastern Massachusetts, tonight’s sky was spectacular (the image above is a fairly good approximation). At about 9 o’clock facing West, there was an amazing view of Orion looming in the middle of the sky, … Continue reading
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