Step the First
Download Miro Player, the free and open-source RSS aggregator for video podcasts. I’m sure there are others, but Miro is, to my experience, the sleekest and most user friendly.
Miro (Formerly “Democracy Player”)
Step the Second
Subscribe to the following shows:
Nova’s Science Now presents engaging science from a longtime standard in documentary-making.
PBS has a HUGE collection of classic clips from their documentaries. Awe inspiring, wonderful stuff!
National Geographic’s Wild Chronicles are great, short clips to enchant you.
dh love life is Daryl Hannah’s regular video blog exploring sustainable living. Fun and thoughtful (although a bit too new age at times).
EcoGeeks’ Wild Classroom has it’s misses, but overall it’s a worthy subscription.
Wired Science often introduces me to the more “out-there” science news.
Dr. Kiki’s Food Science is fun, entertaining, and involves the che...
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Hey Everybody! It’s Another Global Cooling Report!From: ideonexus.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 02:00:36
I’m sure this one, unlike the last one and the one before that is for really real this time. Really. This one even made Digg, Drudge, Faux Noise, etc, etc… meaning it’s totally got legs for absolutely certain this time. Right?
The article in question openly admits that they’ve had nothing but anecdotal evidence to support their “Global Cooling” hypothesis for the last few months, but then tries to lay claim to some hard scientific evidence with the fact that t...
more Science Etcetera Mercuryday, 20080305From: ideonexus.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 01:00:13
A moment of silence please for Gary Gygax, Dead at 69, inventor of Dungeons & Dragons, which I played during lunch at school and on Saturdays with my friends, and it was a very uncool thing to do back then, exercising your brain and imagination, but is now mainstream. I and my 30th level Drow Thief, Perin Dragonsbane, thank you for all the adventures Gary.
Avalanche on Mars
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured live footage of Avalanches on North Polar Scarps of Mars. Also c...
more Future Wonder of the World: Three Gorges DamFrom: ideonexus.com
Post Date: 2008-03-06 01:30:09
Three Gorges Dam Before Filling Reservoir
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When Three Gorges Dam goes fully online in China in 2009, after 17 years of construction, it will be 607 feet high and 1.4 miles long. Its reservoir will be 410 miles in length and 3,700 feet in width. It will be the largest dam on Earth, and probably the largest dam our planet will ever see.
The dam’s reservoir will require the relocation of over 1.5 million people. 13 full-sized cities were l...
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