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Sidewalk Science: La Navidad Mexicana, Part 1. Or, When You're Sliding Into First...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009. La Navidad Mexicana, Part 1. Or, When You're Sliding Into First. And then there’s the weather. In Michigan, in late December, there are always variables—it may or may not be snowing, it may or may not be windy—but it is always cold. Really, really cold. Regardless of the fact that we always have an excellent time in Michigan over Christmas, the family decided this year to try for a spot where living might. Why aren’t we supposed to drink the water? In Mexico, Traveler’s...
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Sidewalk Science: September 2008
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Monday, September 22, 2008. Superstition: Was Stevie Wonder Wrong? Having grown up in a fairly superstition-free household (exception: see. My mother’s diet books. 8221; When pressed for an explanation linking cause and effect, Helen retreated into a self-satisfied smirk, and advised me with her arms crossed over her chest to “wait and see.”. Article: " The evolution of superstitious and superstition-like behaviour. Also, Jerry Langton's fun book. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). What is Sidewalk Science?
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Sidewalk Science: Does this Ring a Bell?
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Thursday, November 20, 2008. Does this Ring a Bell? My friend Will e-mailed me this. Is there something there? If so, couldn't find it. November 20, 2008 at 9:08 AM. Anonymous, click the word "this.". I saw this in the Times and immediately thought of Sidewalk Science. I felt very smart. November 20, 2008 at 9:17 AM. Thanks, ks.cleary I'm a techno-idiot. November 22, 2008 at 3:28 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). What is Sidewalk Science? Send Me Your Questions! Q and A/Mulligan: Solar Panels.
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Sidewalk Science: October 2008
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Thursday, October 9, 2008. Street Rats and Rock Doves. Yesterday my curiosity finally outweighed my fear of censure, and I went in to the pet store at the base of the building to ask about the birds. Alice, who owns the pet store together with her husband, was at first defensive. “They’re yours? 8221; I asked. “Yeah”- and then, after studying her son’s homework, rebuking him, and signing it with reluctance- “is there a problem with my pigeons? Website declares, “If you love the under-appreciated th...
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Sidewalk Science: An Evening in Rat Brains
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Monday, April 20, 2009. An Evening in Rat Brains. Lately I’ve been into exploring the science-art intersection/interaction/interface. This is something I’ve been interested in since I began, in college, to notice congruence between my studies in geomorphology and literature. As my understanding of natural processes deepened, so did my thinking on literary structure and themes—I found I could use science as a context for thinking about literature, and vice versa. Labels: Science and Art. Ask my your NYC-s...
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Sidewalk Science: GBW: IKEA cometh to Brooklyn
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008. GBW: IKEA cometh to Brooklyn. The Brooklyn IKEA is also pleading its case as a social/environmentally responsible superstore by applying for a silver LEED certificate. The most significant green feature of IKEA is the huge photovoltaic array on its roof, which provides the building with somewhere between 5 and 10 percent of its energy needs. What happens to the electrons after they arrive at the "p" sheet? November 19, 2008 at 8:18 AM. Is the supply replenished by the photons?
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Sidewalk Science: Finally, the Mind-Twitter Intersection
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Finally, the Mind-Twitter Intersection. Last year, Ben McGrath wrote a great article. For the New Yorker about the new frontier in prosthetics, which involves using the brain to transmit signals to robotic appendages. I was reminded of that article by the Silent Barrage installation at Exit Art over the weekend, and again by this. Again, sign me up. I wonder what the range on that is. or if it can be improved. April 25, 2009 at 12:00 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Sidewalk Science: April 2009
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Finally, the Mind-Twitter Intersection. Last year, Ben McGrath wrote a great article. For the New Yorker about the new frontier in prosthetics, which involves using the brain to transmit signals to robotic appendages. I was reminded of that article by the Silent Barrage installation at Exit Art over the weekend, and again by this. Monday, April 20, 2009. An Evening in Rat Brains. This past Friday, I went to Exit Art’s Corpus Extremus. Pictures: http:/ www.exitart.org/site...Silen...
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Sidewalk Science: Part 2: Why is there Poop in My Margarita? my subterranean mexican blues.
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Saturday, January 24, 2009. Part 2: Why is there Poop in My Margarita? My subterranean mexican blues. My vicarious experience with Montezuma’s Revenge over the Christmas holiday raised some questions. Where, I wondered, does Mexico get its freshwater supply? And how does fecal matter make its way into this water? And what does Mexico do to filter or process its water to make it fit for human consumption? Rainwater infiltrates quickly through the highly permeable limestone until it reaches the. In the mor...
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Sidewalk Science: Q & A/Mulligan: Solar Panels
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Thursday, November 20, 2008. Q and A/Mulligan: Solar Panels. In response to my post the other day about photovoltaic cells, I received a number of responses indicating I had done an inadequate job explaining the technology. One dear friend wrote:. Okay, I believe you because I trust you, but I don't totally comprehend the concept of how PV cells generate energy. It seems like scientists are trying to fool me into believing some gobbledygook they made up. When the two layers come together, the extra elect...