Tag Archives: Nature

Light and Shadow

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

These photographs were taken in Wawona, just inside the south entrance to Yosemite National Park. April is warm this year.  Mornings in the 30′s, daytime temperatures sometimes reaching the 70′s.  A few days ago it snowed, though all traces are … Continue reading →

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The Life of Pi: A movie review

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

What you’ve heard about this movie is true: it’s the tale of a boy who winds up in a lifeboat in the Pacific with a Bengal tiger. It’s also true that most critics have praised The Life of Pi. I’m … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Ig Nobel Prizes

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

There’s still time to get tickets for the September 20 Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony at Harvard, where ten researchers will receive recognition for unusual discoveries.  The prizes are the brainchild of Marc Abrahams, editor and co-founder of “The Annals … Continue reading →

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People and the Planet: A Report by the Royal Society

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

On April 26, The Royal Society, the UK’s 350 year old academy of science, released the results of a 21 month study of patterns of population and consumption.  Sir John Sulston, chair of the working group, put it very simply: … Continue reading →

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Another Regulation Conundrum

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

My previous post centered on regulations to force bloggers to disclose seemingly small-fry issues, like whether they were comped with an ebook for reviewing independently published authors. Thursday’s paper ran a story from the New York Times on a more … Continue reading →

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The California Wolf

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

On December 28, a 2 1/2 year old male wolf crossed the border into California after a 1,000 mile journey south through Oregon.  Wolf OR7, as he is called by Fish and Game, is the first wild wolf in the … Continue reading →

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