Tag: Archaeology

Wednesday Wanderings: Einstein and Music, Antioch’s Gates of Hell, Umlauts, and Giant Spheres in Bosnia

~ M.A. Kropp

It seems Einstein found music an important part of his scientific thinking: Einstein and Music The article is a bit sensationalized, but there seems to be some sort of pyschic phenomenon in the location of the ancient city of Antioch in Turkey: Antioch Gates of Hell The umlaut, that phonetic mark made up of two … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Einstein and Music, Antioch’s Gates of Hell, Umlauts, and Giant Spheres in Bosnia

Wednesday Wanderings: World’s Largest Cave, Ancient Pompeii Opens, ST VII Concept Art, and Planetary Exploration Timeline

~ M.A. Kropp

This is the largest cave in the world, and has its own mini-climate: Son Doong Cave Italy has opened six villas preserved in ancient Pompeii: Pompeii Here's some really neat concept art that Lucasfilm has released from The Force Awakens: Star Wars Art This is a rather neat look at planetary exploration timelines from 2003 projected … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: World’s Largest Cave, Ancient Pompeii Opens, ST VII Concept Art, and Planetary Exploration Timeline

Wednesday Wanderings: Archaeological Looting, Special Hugo presenter, LEGO Gummies (!), and a Book that Can Purify Water

~ M.A. Kropp

Looting of important archaeological sites is a global problem. A team of scientists in Scotland are targeting the issue: Saving Artifacts Even with all the brouhaha over this year's Hugo awards, the show did go on. With one special presenter: Hugo Presentation LEGO Gummy Candies? Yes, please!: LEGO Gummies A book that can purify water: … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Archaeological Looting, Special Hugo presenter, LEGO Gummies (!), and a Book that Can Purify Water

Wednesday Wanderings: Monolith Found Underwater, Time Lapse Earth Video, Miss Piggy Gets Distracted, and Dr. Who Season 9 Trailer

~ M.A. Kropp

A stone monolith, which may be 10,000 years old, has been discovered underwater in the Sicillian Channel: Monolith Dmitry Pisanko took publicly available footage from the ISS and made this rather lovely time lapse video of the Earth from space: Earth Video We were all devastated by the announced break-up of Kermit the Frog and … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Monolith Found Underwater, Time Lapse Earth Video, Miss Piggy Gets Distracted, and Dr. Who Season 9 Trailer

Wednesday Wanderings: English Language Oddities, Organic Food, Coffee is Good, Yoga is Good, and Scary Tower Climbing

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I just saw a conversation on Facebook about this very thing. I'm guilty of it with a few. Others make me cringe when I hear them. Here are 25 phrases that many people get wrong: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/25-common-phrases-that-youre-saying-wrong.html In food related "things people get wrong," here are five myths about organic food: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/blog/5-myths-about-organics?sf14914084=1 This one is about … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: English Language Oddities, Organic Food, Coffee is Good, Yoga is Good, and Scary Tower Climbing