Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Are We Alone?

Daniel Kainer, Biology Professor at Lone Star College-Montgomery, delivered a fascinating presention about the possibility of life beyond the stars. With over a 100 billion stars in the galaxy and over 100 billion galaxies in the unverse, that's a lot of possibilites. Or is it? Learn more about Fermi's Paradox in the slideshow below.

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Astrobiology enthusiast should also check out:
Planet Quest from NASA at http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/
SETI Institute at http://www.seti.org/
Pale Blue Dot speech from Carl Sagan at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pfwY2TNehw
Murmers of Earth (images and sounds from the Voyager Interstellar Record) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mvg9WCPOYM

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Find Your True North

Jason Moulenbelt taught the basics of an old fashion compass: how to find Magnetic North, True North, take a bearing, take a back bearing, and triangulate your position.


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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Are You a Wind, Water or Fire?

Barbara Morrison of Texas Yoga Center revealed the secret path to longevity and vitality through Ayurveda, the ancient Indian healing system.


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