Category Archives: Education

5.17.2013

by Dani Johnson

How Solar Flares Will Leave The Earth And Its Inhabitants Mostly Unharmed

Since we are in the peak (solar maximum) of the Sun’s 11 year cycle, we are seeing much more solar activity than we have in the past few years. It may seem scary to some, but the sun has been / read more…

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5.11.2013

by Eric Hall

Philosophy in Physics

The last week of the spring semester at the community college where I teach is next week. I had my last lecture session that covered new material on Thursday. The last topic discussed in my “Elements of Physics” class was / read more…

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5.10.2013

by Dani Johnson

Going to Mars with MAVEN

The Mars Rovers have shown us that minerals exist on Mars that only form in the presence of water. This discovery confirms the idea that the barren planet used to have potentially life-bearing water on its surface. Right now, the / read more…

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5.3.2013

by Brian Hudson

Of Schools, Skepticism, and Snopes

By now, I’m sure many of you have seen the alleged “science quiz” making the rounds on the Internet — the one that says dinosaurs lived with people and that an Apatosaurus is the best explanation for the Leviathan of / read more…

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5.3.2013

by Dani Johnson

Extreme Surface Features Of Mars: Olympus Mons, Tallest Volcano In The Solar System!

With Mars being our closest accessible neighbor, it’s no surprise that we have had so many missions to study the red warrior. The six active missions to Mars include the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Mars Exploration Rover (Opportunity), and the / read more…

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4.26.2013

by Dani Johnson

Saturn’s Magnetic Field Pulls “Rain” Into Atmosphere from Ring System

Saturn’s rings are responsible for a unique type of rain that falls into the atmosphere of the gas giant. Saturn’s magnetic field is pulling charged water particles into the atmosphere which interact with the atmosphere. Scientists estimate that there’s at / read more…

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4.19.2013

by Dani Johnson

7 Interesting Things About Our Solar System

The Solar System is a fascinating place, but it’s easy to be overwhelmed by its gargantuan size and the massive amount of data we have on everything we can gather data from. I have compiled a list of 7 things / read more…

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4.13.2013

by Dani Johnson

Solar System: Pale Blue Uranus

Uranus is a spectacular planet in our Solar System that scientists still don’t know much about. It is the seventh planet from our sun and it shares the title of Ice Giant with only Neptune. We’ve only had one space / read more…

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4.13.2013

by Chad Jones

What is beauty?

What does the word “beauty” bring to your mind? A pretty face, a flower, a mountain range, or even a sound can be easily described as beautiful. While I won’t disagree with any of these, today I’d like to share / read more…

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4.9.2013

by Mike Weaver

PSA: Fake Academic Journals

We in the science and skeptic community value peer-reviewed, scientific journal articles as being a reasonably high quality source of evidence and science. We use these articles to make a point, to inform our decisions, and to keep abreast of / read more…

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