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Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:33:44 -0700

Inside the Jefferson Library of Congress is the Washington DC Mall's best kept secret, a monument to knowledge filled with Enlightenment Era quotes, the names of great minds, and, most interestingly to my mind, a set of eight mosaics portraying women as metaphors for the different sciences. Other elements in this building, such as a cherub employing the art of entomology and a dome depicting each nation's contribution to world culture, where America is depicted contributing science, illustrate how strongly early Americans cherished scientific thought, innovation, and the natural world. I've posted photos of the science tributes in the library in hopes of inspiring others to visit this American monument to Enlightenment ideals.

If You Watch FIVE HOURS of Cable News, Expect to Find ONE MINUTE of Coverage Devoted to Either Science or the Environment : Framing Science

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:55:09 -0700

We are doomed.

Future Wonder of the World: Three Gorges Dam | ideonexus.com

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:06:50 -0800

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. When its reservoir was initially filled, there was a noticable wobble to the Earth's spin. It will be the largest dam on Earth, and probably the largest dam our planet will ever see.