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Daily Bucket - Rolling Your Own
The Daily Bucket is a place where we post and exchange our observations about what is happening in the natural world in our neighborhood. Each note about the bugs, buds, and birds around us is a record...
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Our Moral Foundations
During the past year, I was very involved in the Obama campaign as a local volunteer. As such, issues constantly came up that forced me to question why I supported or opposed them. Is it right? Is it...
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The Great Chicago Wheel of 1893 - World's Greatest Ride
We were talking about a book Melanie is reading about the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Americas by Columbus. A centerpiece...
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Our Inauguration Trip
We were fortunate this past year with many blessings. The re-election of Barack Obama was one of those. We worked hard locally to get our neighborhoods to vote for him. As a reward, we decided to make...
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Staring at the Sun
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) observes and images the sun at ten different wavelengths. On January 22, this image was released in an article describing those wavelengths and what they tell us...
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Daily Bucket - Dung Beetles @Night
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Backyard Science - Open Bucket
What? Are you talking to me? There's not been any Backyard Science diary posts for a while. But, I know you are still out there. Until the next one, here's a place to toss in your two cents...
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Watching Earth as it Breathes
Earth's climate is changing. It affects our weather, the oceans, ice, ecosystems, and society. Some of it is natural. But, humans are contributing to climate change in profound ways. Billions of tons...
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Daily Bucket - Wednesday 2/13/13
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The Daily Bucket is a place where we post and exchange our observations about what is happening in the natural world in our neighborhood. Each note about the bugs, buds, and birds around us is a record...
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Physics teaching was my career. When I see someone who is adept at explaining physics topics, I take notice. If that person does so with a style that is unique, I am even more interested. Henry Reich,...
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Curiosity - Drill, Baby, Drill on Mars
Wednesday February 20, the Mars Curiosity Rover team held a news conference to explain the techniques, challenges, and highlights of the recent success at drilling several centimeters into rocks....
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