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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Making the Hippo Dance

The folks over at Radiolab do a really excellent job of making science accessible for a broad audience. In between seasons of their show, they put out shorter pieces on their web page. In this great piece, they talk about the craft of taking the big, heavy ideas of science (the aforementioned hippo) and making them light and interesting and engaging (i.e. the dancing).


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Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Cat's Eye Nebula



By Matt Bishop and Sandra Llewellyn

There's more than meets the eye in The Cat's eye Nebula

Thursday, March 11, 2010

The Eagle Nebula



Andrew Katzman & Liz Brown
Let the Eagle Soar!
The Eagle Nebula is a stunning object in our galaxy. Too bad it no longer exits...

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Eta Carinae

Eta Carinae: One of the galaxy’s most massive stars.

By Kalei and Devon